Luxembourg, 14/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - A public authority cannot award a public service concession to a company without putting it out to tender if the transaction is not 'in-house'. The public service contracts directive does not apply in respect of a concession, but the public authority must comply with the general rules of the EC Treaty as well as the principles of non-discrimination, equal treatment and transparency, explains the Court of Justice in a press release about its ruling in...