CELEX: 62011CA0201
Language: en
Date: 2013-07-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-201/11 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v European Commission, Kingdom of Belgium, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Appeals — Television broadcasting — Directive 89/552/EEC — Article 3a — Measures taken by the United Kingdom concerning events of major importance for the society of that Member State — European Football Championship — Decision declaring the measures compatible with European Union law — Statement of reasons — Articles 49 EC and 86 EC — Right to property)

7.9.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 260/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v European Commission, Kingdom of Belgium, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   (Case C-201/11 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Television broadcasting - Directive 89/552/EEC - Article 3a - Measures taken by the United Kingdom concerning events of major importance for the society of that Member State - European Football Championship - Decision declaring the measures compatible with European Union law - Statement of reasons - Articles 49 EC and 86 EC - Right to property)
   2013/C 260/03
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) (represented by: D. Anderson QC, and D. Piccinin, Barrister, instructed by B. Keane and T. McQuail, Solicitors)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Montaguti, N. Yerrell and A. Dawes, acting as Agents, and M. Gray, Barrister), Kingdom of Belgium, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (represented by: L. Seeboruth and J. Beeko, acting as Agents, and T. de la Mare, Barrister)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 February 2011 in Case T-55/08 UEFA v Commission dismissing an action for annulment of Commission Decision 2007/730/EC of 16 October 2007 declaring compatible with Community law measures taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (OJ 2007 L 295, p. 12)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 204, 9.7.2011.