Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 31 March 2022.#LB v Smetna palata na Republika Bulgaria.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public procurement – Directive 2014/24/EU – Applicability to a purely internal situation – Article 58(1) and (4) – Selection criteria – Technical and professional ability of the tenderers – Protection of the financial interests of the European Union – Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 – Article 8(3) – Control measures – Possibility for national authorities protecting the financial interests of the European Union to assess differently a public procurement procedure.#Case C-195/21.