# When is there ‘cross-border interest’?

**URL:** https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/when-is-there-cross-border-interest/2645
**Category:** Procurement
**Created:** [13 February 2013 12:37 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/when-is-there-cross-border-interest/2645 "2013-02-13T12:37:57Z")
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#### Post date: [13 February 2013 12:37 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/when-is-there-cross-border-interest/2645/1 "2013-02-13T12:37:57Z")

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#### Post date: [13 February 2013 12:38 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/when-is-there-cross-border-interest/2645/2 "2013-02-13T12:38:08Z")

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Cross border interest is not formally defined, but has been identified in case law. It will be more likely to apply where the contracting authority covers an area close to a country border, or when the border runs through a conurbation. The Telaustria judgement is the key example.