Court of Justice (Fourth Chamber) 10 September 2020, C-367/19 (Tax-Fin-Lex d.o.o. v Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve.)

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In Case C-367/19, the core legal dispute involves the rejection of a tender submitted by Tax-Fin-Lex d.o.o. for a public contract by the Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve, based solely on the bid price of zero euros. The Court ruled that Article 2(1)(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU does not provide a legal basis for rejecting a tender solely due to a proposed price of EUR 0.00, emphasizing the need for a thorough assessment of the tender's reliability and compliance with principles of equal treatment and transparency. This decision clarifies the interpretation of public contracts and the conditions under which tenders may be deemed abnormally low.AI