Sommario: 

1. Introduzione. 

2. Il Tfeu: tra libertà di organizzazione e vincoli a tutela della concorrenza. 

3. Il diritto secondario. 

4. Il caso dell’acqua. 

5. Una disciplina d’eccezione. 

6. Conclusioni.

Abstract:

Contracting authorities are free to choose how to provide services of general economic interest, as the externalisation is not imposed under EU law. This also apply to water services. If a contracting authority chooses to externalise the provision of a given service, the provider shall be selected through procedures in line with the principles of non-discrimination, transparency and competition. If the thresholds are met, EU secondary law will apply. If a significant portion of the economic risk is transferred to the contractor, this now includes Directive 204/23/EU on concessions. Water concessions however have been excluded from the scope of application of this directive