Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2023.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Public contracts for services contracts – State printing office – Production of identity documents and other official documents as well as systems for managing such documents – National legislation providing for the award of contracts for such production to a public undertaking without first conducting a procurement procedure – Article 346(1)(a) TFEU – Directive 2014/24/EU – Article 1(1) and (3) – Article 15(2) and (3) – Special security measures – Protection of a Member State’s essential security interests.#Case C-601/21.