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I sin afgørelse bemærkede den forelæggende ret, at der var en betydelig risiko for, at Domstolen ville afvise det i sag C-51/96 forelagte spørgsmål fra realitetsbehandling med den begrundelse, at sagen om foreløbige forholdsregler var afsluttet.
In its judgment, the national court considered that there was a clear risk that the Court of Justice might declare inadmissible the question submitted in Case C-51/96 on the ground that the judge hearing the application for interim measures had disposed of all outstanding matters.
Retten fandt således, at den ikke skulle afvente Domstolens dom i førstnævnte sag, og at den, eftersom der var tvivl om besvarelsen af det i den verserende sag rejste spørgsmål, skulle anmode Domstolen om en præjudiciel afgørelse.
It therefore decided that it would be inappropriate to await the judgment of the Court of Justice in the first case and that, since the answer to the question raised in the proceedings before it was uncertain, it should seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice.
Desuden giver de oplysninger, den nationale ret har givet, i fornødent omfang suppleret som beskrevet ovenfor, Domstolen et tilstrækkeligt kendskab til de faktiske omstændigheder og de regler, der danner baggrund for hovedsagen, således at den kan give en fortolkning af traktatens regler om fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser i forhold til den i sagen omhandlede situation.
The information supplied by the national court, supplemented as necessary by the abovementioned details also sufficiently apprises the Court of the factual and legislative background to the main proceedings to enable it to interpret the Treaty rules on freedom to provide services in the light of the circumstances of those proceedings.
I relation til Christelle Deliège's påstand om, at der blev fastlagt en foreløbig løsning, bemærkede den forelæggende ret, at den fandt det meget vanskeligt, for ikke at sige umuligt, i praksis at finde frem til en sådan løsning under behørig hensyntagen til samtlige parters interesser, idet den berørte person ikke havde foreslået konkrete foranstaltninger i så henseende.
As regards Ms Deliège's application for a delaying measure, the national court considered that it would be very difficult, or even impossible, in practice to impose such a measure whilst safeguarding the interests of all parties, and the plaintiff had not made any specific suggestion in that regard.
Under disse omstændigheder udsatte Tribunal de première instance de Namur sagen, idet den forelagde Domstolen følgende præjudicielle spørgsmål:
In those circumstances, the Tribunal de Première Instance, Namur, stayed proceedings pending a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice as to:
»Er det i strid med Rom-traktaten, navnlig artikel 59,85 og 86, at kræve, at en sportsudøver, der er professionel eller halvprofessionel eller aspirerer til en status som professionel eller halvprofessionel, skal have en tilladelse fra sit forbund for at kunne stille op i en international turnering, hvor det ikke er landshold, der konkurrerer?«
'Whether or not it is contrary to the Treaty of Rome, in particular Articles 59, 85 and 86 of the Treaty, to require professional or semiprofessional athletes or persons aspiring to professional or semiprofessional activity to be authorised by their federation in order to be able to compete in an international competition which does not involve national teams competing against each other.'
I det omfang det forelagte spørgsmål drejer sig om konkurrencereglerne for virksomhederne, finder Domstolen derimod ikke, at den har modtaget tilstrækkelige oplysninger til at kunne udtale sig om afgrænsningen af det eller de i hovedsagen relevante marked(er).
On the other hand, in so far as the question submitted relates to competition rules applicable to undertakings, the Court does not consider that it has sufficient information to enable it to give any guidance as to definition of the relevant market or markets involved in the main proceedings.
Det fremgår heller ikke klart af forelæggelsesafgørelsen, hvilken form for virksomheder og hvor mange virksomheder der opererer på de(t) relevante marked(er).
The judgment making the reference likewise does not clearly disclose the nature and the number of the undertakings operating in the said market or markets.
Desuden kan Domstolen ikke på grundlag af de af den forelæggende ret givne oplysninger tage stilling til, om og i hvilket omfang der er samhandel mellem medlemsstaterne, eller om en sådan samhandel påvirkes af reglerne om udtagelse af judokæmpere.
Furthermore, the information supplied by the national court does not enable the Court to give an informed ruling as to the existence and extent of trade between Member States or as to the possibility of such trade being affected by the rules for the selection of judokas.
Spørgsmålene om, hvorvidt Domstolen har kompetence til at besvare de præjudicielle
The jurisdiction of the Court to answer the questions referred to it and their admissibility
i sig selv begrunde, at disse turneringer sidestilles med konkurrencer mellem landshold, som kan falde uden for fællesskabsrettens anvendelsesområde.
events between national teams which might fall outside the scope of Community law.
Domstolen skal besvare de forelagte spørgsmål, for så vidt som de vedrører fortolkningen af traktatens regler om fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser.
provide services. The questions are inadmissible, however, in so far as they concern interpretation of the competition rules applicable to undertakings.
Fortolkningen af traktatens artikel 59
Interpretation of Article 59 of the Treaty
Det skal i denne forbindelse bemærkes, at den omstændighed, at et sportsforbund ensidigt betegner de sportsudøvere, der er medlem af forbundet, som amatører, ikke i sig selv udelukker, at de pågældende udøver økonomisk virksomhed i traktatens artikel 2's forstand.
In that regard, it is important to note that the mere fact that a sports association or federation unilaterally classifies its members as amateur athletes does not in itself mean that those members do not engage in economic activities within the meaning of Article 2 of the Treaty.
Indledningsvis bemærkes, at i betragtning af Fællesskabets mål henhører sportsudøvelse under fællesskabsretten, for så vidt der er tale om en økonomisk virksomhed i traktatens artikel 2's forstand.
It is to be remembered at the outset that, having regard to the objectives of the Community, sport is subject to Community law only in so far as it constitutes an economic activity within the meaning of Article 2 of the Treaty.
Domstolen har i øvrigt anerkendt, at sport har stor samfundsmæssig betydning i Fællesskabet.
The Court has also recognised that sporting activities are of considerable social importance in the Community.
Denne retspraksis underbygges i øvrigt af erklæring nr. 29 om sport, som er knyttet til slutakten for den konference, der vedtog ordlyden af Amsterdam-traktaten.
That case-law is also supported by the Declaration on Sport (Declaration 29) annexed to the final act of the Conference which adopted the text of the Amsterdam Treaty.
Hvad angår de omtvistede reglers karakter gælder fællesskabsbestemmelserne om fri bevægelighed for personer og tjenesteydelser ikke alene for offentlige myndigheders retsakter, men tillige for andre former for regler, hvis formål er at give kollektive bestemmelser for lønarbejde og tjenesteydelser.
As regards the nature of the rules at issue, that the Community provisions on the free movement of persons and services not only apply to the action of public authorities but extend also to rules of any other nature aimed at regulating gainful employment and the provision of services in a collective manner.
Afskaffelsen mellem medlemsstaterne af hindringerne for den frie bevægelighed for personer og den fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser ville nemlig blive truet, hvis afskaffelsen af nationale skranker blev modvirket af hindringer, som skyldes, at sammenslutninger eller organer, der ikke henhører under den offentlige ret, udøver deres retlige autonomi.
The abolition as between Member States of obstacles to freedom of movement for persons and to freedom to provide services would be compromised if the abolition of State barriers could be neutralised by obstacles resulting from the exercise, by associations or organisations not governed by public law, of their legal autonomy.
Det følger heraf, at traktaten, navnlig artikel 59, 60 og 66, kan finde anvendelse på sportslig virksomhed og regler udstedt af sportsforbund som de i hovedsagerne omhandlede.
It follows that the Treaty, and in particular Articles 59, 60 and 66 thereof, may apply to sporting activities and to the rules laid down by sports associations of the kind at issue in the main proceedings.
Det skal bemærkes, at traktatens bestemmelser om personers frie bevægelighed ikke står i vejen for en regulering eller praksis, der af ikkeøkonomiske grunde udelukker fremmede spillere fra visse kampe som følge af disse kampes særlige karakter og rammer, hvorfor de udelukkende vedrører sporten som sådan, som f.eks. ved kampe mellem landshold fra forskellige lande.
It must be recalled that the Treaty provisions concerning freedom of movement for persons do not prevent the adoption of rules or practices excluding foreign players from certain matches for reasons which are not of an economic nature, which relate to the particular nature and context of such matches and are thus of sporting interest only, such as, for example, matches between national teams from different countries.
Domstolen har imidlertid udtalt, at en sådan indskrænkning i de omhandlede bestemmelsers anvendelsesområde må begrænses til, hvad dens formål kræver, og ikke kan påberåbes til støtte for at udelukke en hel sportsart fra traktatens anvendelsesområde.
The Court stressed, however, that that restriction on the scope of the provisions in question must remain limited to its proper objective and cannot be relied upon to exclude the whole of a sporting activity.
Det skal undersøges, om en virksomhed som den, der udøves af Christelle Deliège, kan udgøre en økonomisk virksomhed i traktatens artikel 2's forstand og nærmere bestemt en tjenesteydelse i traktatens artikel 59's forstand.
It is important to verify whether an activity of the kind engaged in by Ms Deliège is capable of constituting an economic activity within the meaning of Article 2 of the Treaty and more particularly, the provision of services within the meaning of Article 59 of that Treaty.
Det skal indledningsvis understreges, at der i forelæggelsesafgørelsen i sag C-191/97 bl.a. tales om beløb, der udbetales på grundlag af tidligere resultater, og sponsorkontrakter, der er direkte forbundet med sportsudøverens resultater.
The selection rules at issue in the main proceedings do not relate to events between teams or selected competitors from different countries comprising only nationals of the State of which the Federation which selected them is a member, such as the Olympic Games or certain world or European championships, but reserve participation, by the national federation, in certain other international events of a high level to athletes who are affiliated to the federation in question, regardless of their nationality.
Endvidere har Christelle Deliège for Domstolen anført, at hun som følge af sine sportslige præstationer har modtaget støtte fra det franske fællesskab i Belgien og fra den belgiske nationale olympiske komité, og at hun er blevet
The mere circumstance that the placings achieved by athletes in those competitions are taken into account in determining which countries may enter representatives for the Olympic Games cannot justify treating those competitions as
Reglerne går derimod ud på, at adgangen til at deltage i visse andre internationale konkurrencer på højt plan for de enkelte nationale forbund forbeholdes sportsudøvere, der er tilknyttet det pågældende forbund, uanset deres nationalitet.
It is important to note first that the judgment making the reference in Case C-191^97 refers among other things to grants awarded on the basis of earlier sporting results and to sponsorship contracts directly linked to the results achieved by the athlete.
Det forhold, at der tages hensyn til de placeringer, sportsudøverne har opnået i disse turneringer, ved afgørelsen af, hvilke lande der kan tilmelde repræsentanter til De Olympiske Lege, kan ikke
Moreover, Ms Deliège stated to the Court that she had received, by reason of her sporting achievements, grants from the Belgian French-speaking Community and from the Belgian Inter-Federal
sponsoreret af et pengeinstitut og af en bilfabrikant.
and Olympic Committee and that she has been sponsored by a banking institution and a motor car manufacturer.
Det tilkommer den nationale ret ud fra disse fortolkningsbidrag at vurdere, om Christelle Deliège's sportslige virksomhed og navnlig hendes deltagelse i internationale turneringer er en økonomisk virksomhed i traktatens artikel 2's forstand og nærmere bestemt en tjenesteydelse i traktatens artikel 59's forstand.
It is for the national court to determine, on the basis of those criteria of interpretation, whether Ms Deliège's sporting activities, and in particular her participation in international tournaments, constitutes an economic activity within the meaning of Article 2 of the Treaty and, more particularly, the provision of services within the meaning of Article 59 of the Treaty.
Hvad dernæst angår begreberne økonomisk virksomhed og tjenesteydelser i henholdsvis artikel 2 og artikel 59 i traktaten bemærkes, at disse begreber fastlægger anvendelsesområdet for en af de fundamentale friheder, der garanteres ved traktaten, og at de derfor ikke kan fortolkes indskrænkende.
As regards, next, the concepts of economic activities and the provision of services within the meaning of Articles 2 and 59 of the Treaty respectively, it must be pointed out that those concepts define the field of application of one of the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty and, as such, may not be interpreted restrictively.
Såfremt det lægges til grund, at Christelle Deliège's virksomhed kan betegnes som en tjenesteydelse, skal det undersøges, om de i hovedsagerne omhandlede udtagelsesregler udgør en hindring for den fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser i traktatens artikel 59's forstand.
If it is assumed that Ms Deliège's activity can be classified as a provision of services, it is necessary to consider whether the selection rules at issue in the main proceedings constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services within the meaning of Article 59 of the Treaty.
Særligt for så vidt angår det første af de to begreber fremgår det af fast retspraksis, at en lønnet arbejdsydelse eller en tjenesteydelse mod vederlag skal anses for økonomisk virksomhed i traktatens artikel 2's forstand.
As regards more particularly the first of those concepts, according to settled case-law, the pursuit of an activity as an employed person or the provision of services for remuneration must be regarded as an economic activity within the meaning of Article 2 of the Treaty.
Det bemærkes i denne forbindelse, at de i hovedsagerne omhandlede udtagelsesregler i modsætning til de regler, der fandt anvendelse i Bosman-sagen, ikke fastlægger betingelserne for professionelle sportsudøveres adgang til arbejdsmarkedet og ikke indeholder udlændingeklausuler, der begrænser antallet af statsborgere fra andre medlemsstater, der kan deltage i en turnering.
It must be pointed out that, in contrast to the rules applicable to the Bosman case, the selection rules at issue in the main proceedings do not determine the conditions governing access to the labour market by professional sportsmen and do not contain nationality clauses limiting the number of nationals of other Member States who may participate in a competition.
Det bemærkes, at sportslig virksomhed og navnlig en eliteidrætsudøvers deltagelse i en international turnering kan indebære, at der præsteres flere forskellige, men tæt sammenflettede tjenesteydelser, som kan falde ind under traktatens artikel 59, selv om der ikke betales for visse af disse ydelser af dem, der modtager ydelserne.
It must be stated that sporting activities and, in particular, a high-ranking athlete's participation in an international competition are capable of involving the provision of a number of separate, but closely related, services which may fall within the scope of Article 59 of the Treaty even if some of those services are not paid for by those for whom they are performed.
Det skal i denne sammenhæng blot bemærkes, al udtagelsesregler som de i hovedsagerne omhandlede ganske vist uundgåeligt medfører en begrænsning af antallet af deltagere i en turnering, men at en sådan begrænsning er et naturligt led i afviklingen af en international sportsturnering på højt plan, som nødvendigvis forudsætter, at der vedtages visse regler eller udtagelseskriterier.
In that context, it need only be observed that, although selection rules like those at issue in the main proceedings inevitably have the effect of limiting the number of participants in a tournament, such a limitation is inherent in the conduct of an international high-level sports event, which necessarily involves certain selection rules or criteria being adopted.
Sådanne regler kan derfor ikke i sig selv betragtes som en hindring for den fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser, som er forbudt efter traktatens artikel 59.
Such rules may not therefore in themselves be regarded as constituting a restriction on the freedom to provide services prohibited by Article 59 of the Treaty.
Som eksempel kan nævnes, at arrangøren af en sådan turnering giver deltagerne mulighed for at udøve deres sportslige virksomhed under forhold, hvor de kan måle sig med andre sportsudøvere, og til gengæld gør sportsudøverne gennem deres deltagelse i turneringen det muligt for arrangøren at skabe en stor sportsbegivenhed, som publikum kan overvære, som tv-kanaler kan transmittere, og som kan interessere annoncører og sponsorer.
For example, an organiser of such a competition may offer athletes an opportunity of engaging in their sporting activity in competition with others and, at the same time, the athletes, by participating in the competition, enable the organiser to put on a sports event which the public may attend, which television broadcasters may retransmit and which may be of interest to advertisers and sponsors.
Desuden giver sportsudøveren sine egne sponsorer en reklameydelse, der er baseret på selve den sportslige virksomhed.
Moreover, the athletes provide their sponsors with publicity the basis for which is the sporting activity itself.
Endvidere bemærkes, at når der i forbindelse med en international sportsturnering indføres et system for udvælgelse af deltagerne frem for et andet, skal dette ske ud fra en lang række hensyn, der er uafhængige af den enkelte sportsudøvers personlige situation, såsom den pågældende sportsgrens karakter, organisation og finansiering.
Moreover, the adoption, for the purposes of an international sports tournament, of one system for selecting participants rather than another must be based on a large number of considerations unconnected with the personal situation of any athlete, such as the nature, the organisation and the financing of the sport concerned.
Hvad endelig angår de indvendinger, der er fremsat i de for Domstolen afgivne indlæg, dels om at hovedsagerne vedrører et rent internt forhold, dels om at visse internationale arrangementer falder uden for traktatens territoriale anvendelsesområde, skal der erindres om, at traktatens bestemmelser om fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser ikke finder anvendelse på en form for virksomhed, hvis elementer alle hører hjemme i en enkelt medlemsstat.
Although a selection system may prove more favourable to one category of athletes than another, it cannot be inferred from that fact alone that the adoption of that system constitutes a restriction on the freedom to provide services.
Selv om et udvælgelsessystem kan vise sig at være mere fordelagtigt for en kategori af sportsudøvere end for en anden, giver dette ikke i sig selv grundlag for at konkludere, at et sådant system udgør en hindring for den fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser.
However, a degree of extraneity may derive in particular from the fact that an athlete participates in a competition in a Member State other than that in which he is established.
Det tilkommer således naturligt de berørte enheder, såsom arrangørerne af turneringerne, sportsforbundene eller foreningerne af professionelle sportsudøvere, at fastsætte passende regler og foretage udtagelsen i henhold hertil.
Accordingly, it naturally falls to the bodies concerned, such as organisers of tournaments, sports federations or professional athletes' associations, to lay down appropriate rules and to make their selections in accordance with them.
nødvendigeviden og erfaring, afspejler den valgte organisationsform inden for de fleste sportsgrene, der som hovedregel hviler på, at der findes ét forbund i hvert land.
adopted in most sporting disciplines, which is based in principle on the existence of a federation in each country.
Det skal desuden bemærkes, at de i hovedsagerne omhandlede udtagelsesregler både gælder for turneringer inden for Fællesskabet og for turneringer, der finder sted uden for dette, og at de både vedrører medlemsstaternes statsborgere og tredjelandes statsborgere.
Moreover, it must be pointed out that the selection rules at issue in the main proceedings apply both to competitions organised within the Community and to those taking place outside it and involve both nationals of Member States and those of non-member countries.
Det må i denne forbindelse anerkendes, at det forhold, at en sådan opgave tildeles de nationale forbund, som normalt består af personer med den
In that connection, it must be conceded that the delegation of such a task to the national federations, which normally have the necessary knowledge and experience, is the arrangement
»En regel, hvorefter det kræves, at en sportsudøver, der er professionel euer naivprofessionel eller aspirerer til en status som professionel eller halvprofessionel, skal have en tilladelse fra eller være blevet udtaget af sit nationale forbund for at kunne deltage i en international sportsturnering på højt plan, hvor det ikke er landshold, der konkurrerer, udgør ikke i sig selv en hindring for den fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser, som er forbudt efterEF-traktatens artikel 59 (efter ændring nu artikel 49 EF), forudsat at reglen er nødvendig som led i organiseringen af en sådan turnering.*
'A rule requiring professional or semiprofessional athletes or persons aspiring to take part in a professional or semiprofessional activity to have been authorised or selected by their federation in order to be able to participate in a high-level international sports competition, which does not involve national teams competing against each other, does not in itself, as long as it derives from a need inherent in the organisation of such a competition, constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services prohibited by Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 49 EC)'
Generaladvokat G. Cosmas fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Domstolens plenum^ den 18. maj 1999.
Advocate General G. Cosmas delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Full Court on 18 May 1999.
Præjudiciel »Forordning (EØF) nr. 1612/68 — arbejdskraftens frie bevægelighed — begrebet social fordel — ret for en vandrende arbejdstagers ægtefælle til at opnå tidsubegrænset opholdstilladelse i værtsmedlemsstaten« (Domstolens plenum)
Preliminary ruling (Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 — Free movement of workers — Social advantage — Right of the spouse of a migrant worker to obtain leave to remain indefinitely in the territory of a Member State) (Full Court)
Immigration Rules, der fandt anvendelse over for »herværende og fastboende« personer i Det Forenede Kongerige, var mere gunstige end dem, der gjaldt for hans ægtefælle og ham.
preliminary ruling from the Court on the following questions: