19. Notes that the Court of Auditors (paragraph 7.27 of the Annual
Report) found five cases where the grounds for claiming exemption from tender procedures were questionable, of which four related to the Court of Justice, and one case (also concerning the Court of Justice) where a procurement need appeared to have been
split into several contracts; takes
note of the replies of the Court of Justice which justify the procedures followed in all five case
...[+++]s; endorses the recommendation of the Court of Auditors (paragraph 7.30) that "all institutions should apply the same thresholds when deciding whether a proposed procurement of services or supplies falls within the scope of Public Procurement Directives 92/50/EEC and 93/36/EEC";