WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3937/97 by Gordon ADAM to the Commission. Player transfer restrictions imposed by the British Ice Hockey Association Ltd (BIHA) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Date: 1997-12-12
Institutions: ADAM, European Parliament
Subjects: EEC Treaty, discrimination on the basis of nationality, equal treatment, free movement of workers, professional sport, sports body

16. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 187/97

In accordance with Article 1(2) of the Directive in question, the Commission is looking into ways and means of
making this Directive and the more specific rules which apply to some categories of foodstuffs more coherent.
This work should be completed in the course of 1998.

(1)  OJ L 175, 19.7.1993.

(98/C 187/146)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3937/97

by Gordon Adam (PSE) to the Commission

(12 December 1997)

Subject: Player  transfer  restrictions  imposed  by  the  British  Ice  Hockey  Association  Ltd  (BIHA)  and  the

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

The  British  Ice  Hockey  Association  Ltd,  as  the  governing  body  of  the  sport  of  ice  hockey  for  the  United
Kingdom, under the authority of the international Ice Hockey Federation of which it is a member, imposes a
range  of  fees  for  the  registration  of  players  from  Ice  Hockey  Associations  other  than  those  from  the  United
Kingdom in addition to the fees which are charged for the registration of United Kingdom players.

The fee for players from other European Union countries is increased depending upon the country with which
they have first registered.

The BIHA also asks for an International Transfer Card (ITC) fee which varies depending on the charge levied by
the country of origin of the player.

Are the fees imposed compatible with the Treaty of Rome, since they restrict young people from other European
Union countries from playing recreational and professional ice hockey in the United Kingdom?

Does the Bosman case have implications for sports other than football, and in particular for ice hockey?

(98/C 187/147)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3950/97

by Gordon Adam (PSE) to the Commission

(12 December 1997)

Subject: Player  transfer  restrictions  imposed  by  the  British  Ice  Hockey  Association  Ltd.  (B.I.H.A.)  and

International Ice Hockey Federation (I.I.H.F.)

The  British  Ice  Hockey  Association  Ltd.,  as  the  governing  body  of  the  sport  of  Ice  Hockey  for  the  United
Kingdom, under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation of which it is a member, imposes a
range of fees for the registration of players from Ice Hockey Associations other than those comprising the United
Kingdom, which are in addition to those fees which are charged for the registration of United Kingdom players.

The fee for players from other European Union countries is increased depending upon the country with which
they have first registered.

The  B.I.H.A.  also  asks  for  an  International  Transfer  Card  (I.T.C.)  fee  which  varies  depending  on  the  charge
levied by the country of origin of the player.

Are  the  fees  imposed  within  the  scope  of  the  Treaty  of  Rome,  since  they  restrict  young  people  from  other
European Union countries from playing recreational and professional ice hockey within the United Kingdom?

Does the Bosman case have implications for other sports in addition to football, and in particular to ice hockey?