Cingia de' Botti (
Cremunés: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cremona in the
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region
Lombardy, located about southeast of
Milan
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and about southeast of
Cremona.
Cingia de' Botti borders the following municipalities:
Ca' d'Andrea
Ca' d'Andrea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about east of Cremona.
Ca' d'Andrea borders the following municipalities: Cappella de' Picenardi, ...
,
Cella Dati,
Derovere,
Motta Baluffi,
San Martino del Lago
San Martino del Lago ( Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona.
San Martino del Lago borders the following municipalit ...
,
Scandolara Ravara
Scandolara Ravara ( Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona.
Scandolara Ravara borders the following municipalities: C ...
.
In a 2005 ruling of the
European Court of Justice, the comune's award of a concession contract for public
gas
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distribution services was criticised, as the contract had been awarded to a company called ''Padania'' without a competitive
procurement process, contrary to EU regulations. Padania was a public-sector company owned by the Province of Cremona and most of the comunes within the province, including Cingia de’ Botti, but also open, at least to some degree, to private part-ownership.
[European Sources Online]
Press Release: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-231/03. Consorzio Aziende Metano (Coname) v. Comune di Cingia de’ Botti. The awards by a municipality of a public service concession to a company with predominantly public share capital must comply with transparency criteria
published 21 July 2005, accessed 4 November 2022
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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