20.12.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 335/31 DIRECTIVES DIRECTIVE 2007/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (?), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3, Whereas: (1)  Council Directives 89/665[EEC of 21 December 1989 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and adminis- trative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts (*) and 92/13/EEC of 25 February 1992 coordinating the laws, regulations and adminis- trative provisions relating to the application of Community rules on the procurement procedures of () O] C 93, 27.4.2007, p. 16. () O] C 146, 30.6.2007, p. 69. (}) Opinion of the European Parliament of 21 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 15 November 2007. (*) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 33. Directive as amended by Directive 92/50/EEC (O] L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 1). entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications  sectors (°) concern the review procedures with regard to contracts awarded by contracting authorities as referred to in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (°) and contracting entities as referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2004/17[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (7). Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13EEC are intended to ensure the effective application of Directives 2004/18/EC and 2004/17[EC. (2)  Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC therefore apply only to contracts falling within the scope of Directives 2004/18/EC and 2004/17EC as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, whatever competitive procedure or means of calling for compe- tition is used, including design contests, qualification systems and dynamic purchasing systems. According to the case law of the Court of Justice, the Member States should ensure that effective and rapid remedies are available against decisions taken by contracting auth- orities and contracting entities as to whether a particular contract falls within the personal and material scope of Directives 2004/18/EC and 2004/17/EC. (3)  Consultations of the interested parties and the case law of the Court of Justice have revealed a certain number of weaknesses in the review mechanisms in the Member States. As a result of these weaknesses, the mechanisms () OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 14. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/97[EC (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 107). (6) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/97/EC. () OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/97/EC.