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Calls on Member States, football governing bodies and football clubs to make a commitment to the protection of the health and safety of workers and to take the player as a factor in regulating the sporting calendar, setting a maximum number of games to be played per season not including games played for the national side; calls on the Commission to ensure that relevant health and safety and employment legislation applies to footballers as it would do in regard to any other worker in the EU;
Calls on Member States, football governing bodies and football clubs to make a commitment to the protection of the health and safety of workers and to take the player as a factor in regulating the sporting calendar, setting a maximum number of games to be played per season not including games played for the national side; calls on the Commission to ensure that relevant health and safety and employment legislation applies to footballers as it would do in regard to any other worker in the EU;
Recommends that the prevention of and fight against doping should constitute an important concern for the Member States; calls for a policy aimed at preventing and combating doping and stresses the need to fight irregularities through checks, research, testing, long-term monitoring by independent doctors and through education and, at the same time, prevention and training; calls on professional clubs to adopt a pledge to combat doping and to monitor compliance through internal checks;
Recommends that the prevention of and fight against doping should constitute an important concern for the Member States; calls for a policy aimed at preventing and combating doping and stresses the need to fight irregularities through checks, research, testing, long-term monitoring by independent doctors and through education and, at the same time, prevention and training; calls on professional clubs to adopt a pledge to combat doping and to monitor compliance through internal checks;
Calls on the Commission to pursue actions against discrimination, racism and violence, as under European directives footballers too are entitled to a workplace free of racism, following on from Parliament's Declaration of 14 March 2006 on tackling racism in football
Calls on the Commission to pursue actions against discrimination, racism and violence, as under European directives footballers too are entitled to a workplace free of racism, following on from Parliament's Declaration of 14 March 2006 on tackling racism in football
Texts Adopted , P6_TA(2006)0080 . in which it condemned all forms of racism and violence in general and in stadiums in particular, and to call on all parties concerned to play an active role, eliciting more stringent sanctions against racism and violence, be they on the field or in the stands and to further encourage the exchange of best practices in this area; notes that a key tool to achieving this is for the Commission to ensure the effective implementation by Member States of Council Directive 2000/43, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of racial or ethnic origin;
Texts Adopted , P6_TA(2006)0080 . in which it condemned all forms of racism and violence in general and in stadiums in particular, and to call on all parties concerned to play an active role, eliciting more stringent sanctions against racism and violence, be they on the field or in the stands and to further encourage the exchange of best practices in this area; notes that a key tool to achieving this is for the Commission to ensure the effective implementation by Member States of Council Directive 2000/43, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of racial or ethnic origin;
Considers that sports merchandising and the production of sports articles accounts for EUR 1 000 000 000 per annum (the equivalent of producing 40 million footballs per annum); recognises child labour and the abuse of health and safety and labour rights is a severe problem; asks the Commission actively to support initiatives and campaigns to fight child labour in football related industries and examine all political and legal possibilities to ensure that the rights of all workers, including children, are respected.
Considers that sports merchandising and the production of sports articles accounts for EUR 1 000 000 000 per annum (the equivalent of producing 40 million footballs per annum); recognises child labour and the abuse of health and safety and labour rights is a severe problem; asks the Commission actively to support initiatives and campaigns to fight child labour in football related industries and examine all political and legal possibilities to ensure that the rights of all workers, including children, are respected.
Jean-Luc Bennahmias 1.2.2006
Jean-Luc Bennahmias 1.2.2006
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Jan Andersson, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Alejandro Cercas, Ole Christensen, Derek Roland Clark, Luigi Cocilovo, Jean Louis Cottigny, Harlem Désir, Harald Ettl, Carlo Fatuzzo, Ilda Figueiredo, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Roger Helmer, Stephen Hughes, Sepp Kusstatscher, Jean Lambert, Thomas Mann, Csaba Őry, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Jacek Protasiewicz, José Albino Silva Peneda, Jean Spautz
Jan Andersson, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Alejandro Cercas, Ole Christensen, Derek Roland Clark, Luigi Cocilovo, Jean Louis Cottigny, Harlem Désir, Harald Ettl, Carlo Fatuzzo, Ilda Figueiredo, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Roger Helmer, Stephen Hughes, Sepp Kusstatscher, Jean Lambert, Thomas Mann, Csaba Őry, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Jacek Protasiewicz, José Albino Silva Peneda, Jean Spautz
Mihael Brejc, Françoise Castex, Luca Romagnoli, Gabriele Stauner, Patrizia Toia, Anja Weisgerber
Mihael Brejc, Françoise Castex, Luca Romagnoli, Gabriele Stauner, Patrizia Toia, Anja Weisgerber
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on Culture and Education, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on Culture and Education, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
A. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) has handed down a number of judgments in Bosman (C-415/93), Walrave (C-36/74), Deliège (C-51/96, C-191/97), Lehtonen (C-176/96), Meca-Medina (C-519/04 P), Laurent Piau (C-171/05 P) and many other cases,
A. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) has handed down a number of judgments in Bosman (C-415/93), Walrave (C-36/74), Deliège (C-51/96, C-191/97), Lehtonen (C-176/96), Meca-Medina (C-519/04 P), Laurent Piau (C-171/05 P) and many other cases,
B. whereas its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection commissioned a study in September 2005 entitled ‘Professional Sport in the Internal market’, and whereas it also notes the Independent European Sport Review,
B. whereas its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection commissioned a study in September 2005 entitled ‘Professional Sport in the Internal market’, and whereas it also notes the Independent European Sport Review,
C. whereas professional football has both an economic and a non-economic dimension,
C. whereas professional football has both an economic and a non-economic dimension,
D. whereas professional football in this resolution should always be understood to mean the exercise of an economic activity,
D. whereas professional football in this resolution should always be understood to mean the exercise of an economic activity,
E. whereas professional football clubs and leagues also play a vital social and cultural role in their local and national communities,
E. whereas professional football clubs and leagues also play a vital social and cultural role in their local and national communities,
F. whereas for many decades professional football has increasingly been characterised by an international dimension and has equally been affected by different international regulatory and legislative regimes,
F. whereas for many decades professional football has increasingly been characterised by an international dimension and has equally been affected by different international regulatory and legislative regimes,
G. whereas professional football, in addition to being a local, national and European socio-cultural phenomenon, is capable of generating significant revenue ,
G. whereas professional football, in addition to being a local, national and European socio-cultural phenomenon, is capable of generating significant revenue ,
H. whereas the importance of the social and cultural aspects of professional football and the traditions and history associated with the game should never be sidelined in a misguided attempt to view top-level professional football as a purely economic pursuit,
H. whereas the importance of the social and cultural aspects of professional football and the traditions and history associated with the game should never be sidelined in a misguided attempt to view top-level professional football as a purely economic pursuit,
I. whereas, by contrast with the governance in some branches of professional sports such as tennis and cycling, which has been adjusted pro-actively to reflect the changing circumstances in the market, rules and regulations of governing bodies in football have developed passively.
I. whereas, by contrast with the governance in some branches of professional sports such as tennis and cycling, which has been adjusted pro-actively to reflect the changing circumstances in the market, rules and regulations of governing bodies in football have developed passively.
J. whereas professional football does not function like a typical sector of the economy, and whereas its various actors, including supporters, players, clubs, leagues and associations, do not operate as normal consumers or enterprises,
J. whereas professional football does not function like a typical sector of the economy, and whereas its various actors, including supporters, players, clubs, leagues and associations, do not operate as normal consumers or enterprises,
K. whereas pan-European competition in professional football depends substantially on equal conditions for the clubs in the different Member States,
K. whereas pan-European competition in professional football depends substantially on equal conditions for the clubs in the different Member States,
L. whereas ECJ case-law confirms that professional football clubs and associations are economic entities and are thus subject to Community law whenever they pursue an economic activity,
L. whereas ECJ case-law confirms that professional football clubs and associations are economic entities and are thus subject to Community law whenever they pursue an economic activity,
M. whereas it is thus the responsibility of the national and European political and sporting authorities to ensure that, when Community law is applied to professional football, this does not compromise its social and cultural purposes, by developing an appropriate legal framework,
M. whereas it is thus the responsibility of the national and European political and sporting authorities to ensure that, when Community law is applied to professional football, this does not compromise its social and cultural purposes, by developing an appropriate legal framework,
N. whereas the Treaty provides no exemption for professional football, but whereas sports regulations that are inseparably associated with the organisation and orderly conduct of a sporting competition, and thus serve to ensure a free contest between the clubs, are not subject to the EC’s legal framework and whereas the declarations of Nice and Amsterdam recognise the specific nature of sport and its social functions,
N. whereas the Treaty provides no exemption for professional football, but whereas sports regulations that are inseparably associated with the organisation and orderly conduct of a sporting competition, and thus serve to ensure a free contest between the clubs, are not subject to the EC’s legal framework and whereas the declarations of Nice and Amsterdam recognise the specific nature of sport and its social functions,
O. whereas it has emerged from the above-mentioned cases and others that, in practice, professional football is affected by different kinds of legislation at different levels and from different sources, which are often contradictory and conflicting,
O. whereas it has emerged from the above-mentioned cases and others that, in practice, professional football is affected by different kinds of legislation at different levels and from different sources, which are often contradictory and conflicting,
P. whereas gaming and betting do not come within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market
P. whereas gaming and betting do not come within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market
OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p.
OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p.
Q. whereas the application of the principles of the single market and competition law to professional football is likely to create a damaging absence of legal certainty; whereas it is thus important to create a clear legal framework to allow for the full development of this sector,
Q. whereas the application of the principles of the single market and competition law to professional football is likely to create a damaging absence of legal certainty; whereas it is thus important to create a clear legal framework to allow for the full development of this sector,
Notes that professional football is not just a major social and cultural phenomenon in Europe but also a source of substantial revenue for a small minority of clubs at the top of the sport’s pyramid structure;
Notes that professional football is not just a major social and cultural phenomenon in Europe but also a source of substantial revenue for a small minority of clubs at the top of the sport’s pyramid structure;
Further recognises that those professional clubs operating at lower financial levels constitute a vital part of the various European football structures and make a valuable contribution to the economies, traditions, heritage and culture of Europe’s footballing nations;
Further recognises that those professional clubs operating at lower financial levels constitute a vital part of the various European football structures and make a valuable contribution to the economies, traditions, heritage and culture of Europe’s footballing nations;
Recognises that professional football must comply with rules and regulations emanating from multiple sources and that this causes ambiguity in an already grey area; states that EC legislation is applicable to professional football while acknowledging the specificity of sport, but also that national legislation in the Member States needs to be applicable to professional football at the domestic level; notes that the application of a third layer of regulation is monitored and controlled by national governing bodies as well as byUEFA and FIFA, respectively the European and world governing bodies in professional football;
Recognises that professional football must comply with rules and regulations emanating from multiple sources and that this causes ambiguity in an already grey area; states that EC legislation is applicable to professional football while acknowledging the specificity of sport, but also that national legislation in the Member States needs to be applicable to professional football at the domestic level; notes that the application of a third layer of regulation is monitored and controlled by national governing bodies as well as byUEFA and FIFA, respectively the European and world governing bodies in professional football;
Concurs with the European Council’s Declaration of December 2000 on the specific characteristics of sport and its social function in Europe, which supports the independence of sports organisations and recognises that it is the task of sporting organisations to organise and promote their particular sports in the way which they think best reflects their objectives;
Concurs with the European Council’s Declaration of December 2000 on the specific characteristics of sport and its social function in Europe, which supports the independence of sports organisations and recognises that it is the task of sporting organisations to organise and promote their particular sports in the way which they think best reflects their objectives;
Notes that the rules of the governing bodies applicable to professional football may fall either outside or within the scope of the Treaty, and may be capable of justification under, or be prohibited by, the Treaty;
Notes that the rules of the governing bodies applicable to professional football may fall either outside or within the scope of the Treaty, and may be capable of justification under, or be prohibited by, the Treaty;
Notes that professional football has suffered from the absence of a clear interpretation of the existing legal framework, and that the recurrence of legal challenges to the structures and rules of the sport has created great uncertainty; believes that greater legal certainty will help all actors involved to make better use of the advantages the internal market provides;
Notes that professional football has suffered from the absence of a clear interpretation of the existing legal framework, and that the recurrence of legal challenges to the structures and rules of the sport has created great uncertainty; believes that greater legal certainty will help all actors involved to make better use of the advantages the internal market provides;
Believes that, before legal stability can be created and promoted, guidance is needed from the Commission on the current legal framework as it applies to professional football;
Believes that, before legal stability can be created and promoted, guidance is needed from the Commission on the current legal framework as it applies to professional football;
Notes that the sport faces a number of urgent challenges, particularly with regard to the governance of professional clubs, and, in order to meet these challenges cooperation is required between the EU, the Member States and football’s governing bodies;
Notes that the sport faces a number of urgent challenges, particularly with regard to the governance of professional clubs, and, in order to meet these challenges cooperation is required between the EU, the Member States and football’s governing bodies;
Notes that case-law has to a large extent shaped the legal environment in which professional football operates; stresses however that there are a number of outstanding subjects which need further attention at Community level and which relate to the regulation of professional football by UEFA and FIFA; in this regard, recommends a cost control system in order to achieve a balance between the revenues and expenditures of a club and to achieve financial stability and prevent unfair competition; the percentage should be determined by the respective regulating body in Europe;
Notes that case-law has to a large extent shaped the legal environment in which professional football operates; stresses however that there are a number of outstanding subjects which need further attention at Community level and which relate to the regulation of professional football by UEFA and FIFA; in this regard, recommends a cost control system in order to achieve a balance between the revenues and expenditures of a club and to achieve financial stability and prevent unfair competition; the percentage should be determined by the respective regulating body in Europe;
Notes that the most urgent issues currently affecting professional football concern the disturbing proliferation of cases of maladministration of certain clubs, corruption of referees or players and suspected money-laundering; recommends a vigorous campaign by the national and European political and sports authorities to establish greater transparency and good governance in European professional football;
Notes that the most urgent issues currently affecting professional football concern the disturbing proliferation of cases of maladministration of certain clubs, corruption of referees or players and suspected money-laundering; recommends a vigorous campaign by the national and European political and sports authorities to establish greater transparency and good governance in European professional football;
11. , Recognises at all times that matters concerning the general organisation and rules of professional football are best left to the football authorities and that action on the part of the EU should only be taken where necessary;
11. , Recognises at all times that matters concerning the general organisation and rules of professional football are best left to the football authorities and that action on the part of the EU should only be taken where necessary;
Believes that the national dimension in football, whether at club or at national team level, constitutes one of the most popular elements of the game; notes that the pyramid structure of football in effect integrates national and European competitions in a way which is appealing to supporters; considers that any attempt to remove the national element from football would jeopardise the continued existence of national competitions and teams and, ultimately, such events as the World Cup, and believes therefore that any moves at EU level which might remove the national element should be avoided, as this would be detrimental to the game;
Believes that the national dimension in football, whether at club or at national team level, constitutes one of the most popular elements of the game; notes that the pyramid structure of football in effect integrates national and European competitions in a way which is appealing to supporters; considers that any attempt to remove the national element from football would jeopardise the continued existence of national competitions and teams and, ultimately, such events as the World Cup, and believes therefore that any moves at EU level which might remove the national element should be avoided, as this would be detrimental to the game;
Recognises the importance of trade marks in the sports industry except where they are used to impede the free movement of goods;
Recognises the importance of trade marks in the sports industry except where they are used to impede the free movement of goods;
Notes that the concept of persons providing a service in professional sports covers not only those linked with the organisation (club) by means of an employment contract but also those who are free to provide their services throughout the EU;
Notes that the concept of persons providing a service in professional sports covers not only those linked with the organisation (club) by means of an employment contract but also those who are free to provide their services throughout the EU;
Emphasises the importance of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications gained in another Member State in allowing the free movement of workers and freedom to provide services within the EU as enshrined in the Treaty;
Emphasises the importance of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications gained in another Member State in allowing the free movement of workers and freedom to provide services within the EU as enshrined in the Treaty;
Believes that the introduction of European licences and diplomas in the field of the provision of services in professional sports would be a considerable step forward;
Believes that the introduction of European licences and diplomas in the field of the provision of services in professional sports would be a considerable step forward;