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REFERENCE for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC, from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid (Spain), made by decision of 24 October 2007, received at the Court on 15 April 2008, in the proceedings
V zadevi C-152/08, katere predmet je predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe na podlagi člena 234 ES, ki ga je vložilo Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid (Španija) z odločbo z dne 24. oktobra 2007, ki je prispela na Sodi�če 15. aprila 2008, v postopku
Advocate General: M. Poiares Maduro, Registrar: R. Grass, the Court proposing to give its decision by reasoned order in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 104(3) of its Rules of Procedure, after hearing the Advocate General, makes the following
Grass, po odločitvi, da se odloči z obrazloženim sklepom v skladu s členom 104(3), prvi pododstavek, Poslovnika, po opredelitvi generalnega pravobranilca sprejema naslednji
This reference for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 37 of the Additional Protocol, signed on 23 November 1970 in Brussels and concluded,
Predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe se nana�a na razlago člena 37 Dodatnega protokola, ki je bil podpisan 23. novembra 1970 v Bruslju ter sprejet, odobren in
2008 — CASE C-152/08 approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/72 of 19 December 1972 (OJ 1973 C 133, p.
2008 – ZADEVA C-152/08 potrjen v imenu Skupnosti z Uredbo Sveta (EGS) �t. 2760/72 z dne 19. decembra 1972 (UL L 293, str.
17) (‘the Additional Protocol’), annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, signed at Ankara on 12 September 1963 by the Republic of Turkey, of the one part, and by the Member States of the EEC and the Community, on the other part, and concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 64/732/EEC of 23 December 1963 (OJ 1973 C 113, p.
1, v nadaljevanju: Dodatni protokol), priložen k Sporazumu o pridružitvi med Evropsko gospodarsko skupnostjo in Turčijo, ki so ga 12. septembra 1963 v Ankari podpisale Republika Turčija na eni strani in države članice Evropske gospodarske skupnosti in Skupnost na drugi strani in ki je bil sprejet, odobren in potrjen v imenu Skupnosti s Sklepom Sveta 64/732/EGS z dne 23. decembra 1963 (UL 1964, 217, str.
1) (‘the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement’).
3685, v nadaljevanju: Pridružitveni sporazum).
The reference was made in the course of proceedings between Real Sociedad de Fútbol SAD and Mr Kahveci, on the one hand, and the Consejo Superior de Deportes and the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (Royal Spanish Football Association) (‘RFEF’), on the other, concerning sporting rules which limit the number of players from nonmember States who may be fielded in national competitions.
Ta predlog je bil vložen v okviru spora Real Sociedad de Fútbol SAD in N. Kahveci proti Consejo Superior de Deportes in Real Federación Española de Fútbol (�panska nogometna zveza, v nadaljevanju: RFEF) glede �portne ureditve, ki omejuje �tevilo igralcev iz tretjih držav, ki lahko nastopajo na državnih tekmovanjih.
The aim of the Association Agreement, according to Article 2(1) thereof, is to promote the continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the parties.
V skladu s členom 2(1) Pridružitvenega sporazuma je njegov cilj spodbuditi trajno in uravnoteženo krepitev trgovinskih in gospodarskih odnosov med pogodbenicama.
To that end, the Association Agreement provides for a preparatory stage enabling the Republic of Turkey to strengthen its economy with aid from the Community (Article 3), a transitional stage, during which a customs union is to be progressively established and economic policies are to be aligned more closely (Article 4) and a final stage which is to be based on the customs union and is to entail closer coordination of the economic policies of the Contracting Parties (Article 5).
S tem namenom Pridružitveni sporazum določa pripravljalno obdobje, da se Republiki Turčiji omogoči okrepitev gospodarstva ob pomoči Skupnosti (člen 3), prehodno obdobje, v katerem se postopno vzpostavita carinska unija in približevanje gospodarskih politik (člen 4), in zaključno obdobje, ki temelji na carinski uniji in vključuje okrepljeno usklajevanje gospodarskih politik (člen 5).
Article 6 of the Association Agreement is worded as follows:
Člen 6 Pridružitvenega sporazuma določa:
‘To ensure the implementation and the progressive development of the Association, the Contracting Parties shall meet in a Council of Association which shall act within the powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.’
„Zaradi zagotovitve postopnega razvoja pridružitve se pogodbenici sestajata v Pridružitvenem svetu, ki deluje v okviru pristojnosti, dodeljenih s Sporazumom.“
Article 9 of the Association Agreement provides:
Člen 9 Pridružitvenega sporazuma določa:
‘The Contracting Parties recognise that within the scope of this Agreement and without prejudice to any special provisions which may be laid down pursuant to Article 8, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited in accordance with the principle laid down in Article 7 of the Treaty establishing the Community.’
„Pogodbenici se strinjata, da je za področje uporabe Sporazuma, ne glede na posebne določbe, ki se jih bo morebiti �e sprejelo na podlagi člena 8, prepovedana vsaka diskriminacija iz razlogov državljanstva, ki je opredeljena z načelom iz člena 7 Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Skupnosti.“
The Additional Protocol, which, according to Article 62 thereof, forms an integral part of the Association Agreement, lays down, in Article 1, the conditions, detailed arrangements and timetables for implementing the transitional stage referred to in Article 4 of that agreement.
Dodatni protokol, ki je na podlagi svojega člena 62 del Pridružitvenega sporazuma, v členu 1 določa pogoje, režime in časovni razpored za izvajanje prehodnega obdobja iz člena 4 tega sporazuma.
According to Article 37 of the Additional Protocol:
Člen 37 Dodatnega protokola določa:
‘As regards conditions of work and remuneration, the rules which each Member State applies to workers of Turkish nationality employed in the Community shall not discriminate on grounds of nationality between such workers and workers who are nationals of other Member States of the Community.’
„Pravila, ki jih države članice uporabljajo na področju pogojev dela in nadomestil za delavce tur�ke narodnosti, zaposlene v Skupnosti, ne diskriminirajo med tur�kimi delavci in delavci, ki so državljani drugih držav članic Skupnosti, na podlagi državljanstva.“
Article 39(1) of the Additional Protocol is worded as follows:
Člen 39(1) Dodatnega protokola določa:
‘Before the end of the first year after the entry into force of this Protocol the Council of Association shall adopt social security measures for workers of Turkish nationality moving within the Community and for their families residing in the Community.’
„Pridružitveni svet pred iztekom prvega leta po začetku veljavnosti tega protokola sprejme ukrepe socialne varnosti za delavce tur�ke narodnosti, ki se gibljejo v Skupnosti, in za njihove družinske člane, ki prebivajo v Skupnosti.“
Article 10(1) of Decision No 1/80 of the Association Council of 19 September 1980 on the development of the Association provides:
Sklep Pridružitvenega sveta �t. 1/80 z dne 19. septembra 1980 o razvoju pridružitve v členu 10(1) določa:
‘As regards remuneration and other conditions of work, the rules which the Member States of the Community apply to Turkish workers duly registered as belonging to their labour forces shall not in any way discriminate on grounds of nationality between such workers and Community workers.’
„Države članice Skupnosti odobrijo tur�kim delavcem, vključenim v njihov zakoniti trg dela, določeno ureditev brez vsakr�ne diskriminacije na podlagi državljanstva v primerjavi z delavci Skupnosti, glede plače in drugih delovnih pogojev.“
Having been taken on as a professional football player under a contract of employment concluded with the club Real Sociedad de Fútbol SAD, he obtained a federation licence as a non-Community player.
Ker je na podlagi pogodbe o zaposlitvi, sklenjene s klubom Real Sociedad de Fútbol SAD, zaposlen kot poklicni igralec nogometa, je pridobil licenco zveze za igralca, ki ni državljan Skupnosti.
In support of that application he relied on the Association Agreement and the Additional Protocol.
V utemeljitev svoje zahteve se je skliceval na Pridružitveni sporazum in Dodatni protokol.
According to Article 129 of the RFEF’s General Regulations, a professional footballer’s licence is one issued by the RFEF, enabling that player to play that sport as a member of the federation and to be selected in official matches and competitions as a player belonging to a particular club.
V skladu s členom 129 splo�nih pravil RFEF je licenca za poklicnega nogometa�a dokument, ki ga izda ta zveza in dovoljuje igranje tega �porta kot igralcu, ki je član te zveze, in nastopanje na uradnih tekmah in tekmovanjih kot igralcu določenega mo�tva.
Article 173 of the General Regulations provides:
Člen 173 teh splo�nih pravil določa:
‘Without prejudice to the exceptions laid down herein, in order to register as a professional and obtain a professional licence, a footballer must meet the general requirement of holding Spanish nationality or the nationality of one of the countries of the European Union or the European Economic Area.’
„Ob upo�tevanju izjem, ki jih ta pravila določajo, je splo�ni pogoj za registracijo in izdajo licence za poklicnega igralca, ki jo morajo izpolniti nogometni igralci, ta, da imajo �pansko državljanstvo ali državljanstvo katere druge države članice Evropske unije ali države Evropskega gospodarskega prostora.“
Article 176(1) of the General Regulations states:
Člen 176(1) omenjenih splo�nih pravil določa:
‘Clubs entered for official professional competitions at national level shall be entitled to register foreign non-Community players in the number stipulated in the relevant agreements concluded between the RFEF, national professional football league and the association of Spanish footballers, agreements which also govern the number of such footballers who may be fielded simultaneously …’
„Klubi, ki so prijavljeni na uradna poklicna tekmovanja na državni ravni, lahko registrirajo toliko tujih igralcev, ki niso državljani Skupnosti, kot to določajo dogovori med RFEF, nacionalno poklicno nogometno ligo in združenjem �panskih nogometa�ev, s katerimi je tudi določeno, koliko nogometnih igralcev iz te kategorije je lahko hkrati udeleženih na tekmi.
According to the agreement concluded on 28 May 1999 between the RFEF and the National Professional Football League, the number of players who are not Member State nationals who may be fielded simultaneously in the first division is limited to three for the 2000/2001 to 2004/2005 seasons and, as far as concerns the second division, to three for the 2000/2001 to 2001/2002 seasons and to two for the three following seasons.
V skladu s sporazumom z dne 28. maja 1999 med RFEF in nacionalno poklicno nogometno ligo je �tevilo igralcev, ki niso državljani držav članic in lahko hkrati nastopajo v prvi ligi, omejeno na tri za tekmovalne sezone od 2000/2001 do 2004/2005 in, kar zadeva drugo ligo, na tri za tekmovalni sezoni 2000/2001 in 2001/2002 in na dva za tri naslednje tekmovalne sezone.
By decision of 5 February 2002 the RFEF refused Mr Kahveci’s application.
RFEF je z odločbo z dne 5. februarja 2002 zavrnila to zahtevo N. Kahvecija.
As that appeal was dismissed by decision of 26 June 2002 Mr Kahveci challenged that decision before the referring court.
Ker je bila ta pritožba zavrnjena z odločbo z dne 26. junija 2002, jo je N. Kahveci izpodbijal pred predložitvenim sodi�čem.
In those circumstances, the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid decided to stay the proceedings and to refer the following question to the Court for a preliminary ruling:
V teh okoli�činah je Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid prekinilo odločanje in Sodi�ču v predhodno odločanje predložilo to vpra�anje:
‘It is contrary to Article 37 … for a sporting federation to apply to a professional sportsman … a rule by virtue of which clubs may … Does Article 37 [of the Additional Protocol] preclude a sporting federation from applying to a professional sportsman of Turkish nationality, legally employed by a Spanish football club, as in the main proceedings, a rule under which clubs may in national competitions use only a limited number of players from nonmember States not belonging to the European Economic Area?’
„Ali člen 37 [Dodatnega protokola nasprotuje temu], da �portna zveza za poklicnega �portnika, ki ima tur�ko državljanstvo in ki je redno zaposlen pri �panskem nogometnem klubu, kot je ta iz spora v glavni stvari, uporabi ureditev, v skladu s katero lahko klubi na državnih tekmovanjih uporabijo le omejeno �tevilo igralcev iz tretjih držav, ki niso vključene v Evropski gospodarski prostor?“
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure, where the answer to a question referred for a preliminary ruling may be clearly deduced from existing caselaw the Court may, after hearing the Advocate General, give its decision by reasoned order in which reference is made to its previous judgment or to the relevant case-law.
Na podlagi člena 104(3), prvi pododstavek, Poslovnika lahko Sodi�če, če je iz obstoječe sodne prakse mogoče jasno sklepati, kak�en bo odgovor na vpra�anje, predloženo v predhodno odločanje, po opredelitvi generalnega pravobranilca odloči z obrazloženim sklepom, v katerem navede predhodno sodbo ali ustrezno sodno prakso.
By its question, the referring court asks essentially whether the prohibition on all discrimination against Turkish workers duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State with respect to remuneration and other employment conditions, as laid down in Article 37 of the Additional Protocol and Article 10(1) of Decision No 1/80, must be interpreted as precluding the application to a professional sportsman of Turkish nationality, legally employed by a club established in a Member State, of a rule laid down by a sports association in that State that clubs are authorised to field, in competitions organised at national level, only a limited number of players from nonmember States which are not party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Predložitveno sodi�če v bistvu spra�uje, ali je treba prepoved vsakr�ne diskriminacije tur�kih delavcev, vključenih na zakoniti trg dela držav članic glede plačila in drugih pogojev za delo, kot je določena v členu 37 Dodatnega protokola in členu 10(1) Sklepa �t. 1/80, razlagati tako, da nasprotuje temu, da se za poklicnega �portnika s tur�kim državljanstvom, ki je zakonito zaposlen pri klubu s sedežem v državi članici, uporabi pravilo �portne zveze iz iste države članice, v skladu s katerim lahko klubi na tekmovanja na državni ravni uvrstijo samo omejeno �tevilo igralcev iz tretjih držav, ki niso pogodbenice Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru.
That question is similar to that referred to the Court in the cases which gave rise to the judgments in Case C-438/00 Deutscher Handballbund [2003] ECR I-4135 and Case C-265/03 Simuntenkov [2005] ECR I-2579.
To vpra�anje je analogno vpra�anju, ki je bilo Sodi�ču predloženo v zadevah, v katerih sta bili izrečeni sodbi z dne 8. maja 2003 v zadevi Deutscher Handballbund (C-438/00, Recueil, str.
In the judgment in Deutscher Handballbund, the Court held that the first indent of Article 38(1) of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 4 October 1993 and approved on behalf of the Communities by Decision 94/909/EC, ECSC, Euratom of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994 (OJ 1993 L 359, p.
V zgoraj navedeni sodbi Deutscher Handballbund je Sodi�če razsodilo, da je treba člen 38(1), prva alinea, Evropskega sporazuma o pridružitvi med republiko Slova�ko na eni strani in Evropskimi skupnostmi in njihovimi državami članicami na drugi strani, podpisanega v Luxembourgu 4. oktobra 1993 in v imenu Skupnosti odobrenega s Sklepom Sveta in Komisije 94/909/ES, ESPJ, Euratom z dne 19. decembra 1994 (UL L 359, str.
1) (‘the Association Agreement with Slovakia’), must be construed as precluding the application to a professional
1, v nadaljevanju: Pridružitveni sporazum Skupnosti-Slova�ka),
2008 — CASE C-152/08 sportsman of Slovak nationality, legally employed by a club established in a Member State, of a rule drawn up by a sports federation in that State under which clubs are authorised to field, during league or cup matches, only a limited number of players from nonmember countries that are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
2008 – ZADEVA C-152/08 razlagati tako, da nasprotuje temu, da se za poklicnega �portnika s slova�kim državljanstvom, ki je zakonito zaposlen pri klubu s sedežem v državi članici, uporabi pravilo �portne zveze iz iste države članice, v skladu s katerim lahko klubi na liga�ke ali pokalne tekme uvrstijo samo omejeno �tevilo igralcev iz tretjih držav, ki niso pogodbenice Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru.
In the judgment in Simutenkov, in which the same provisions of the RFEF’s General Regulations and the Agreement of 28 May 1999 cited in paragraph 15 of this Order were at issue as those which are the subjectmatter of the main proceedings in this case, the Court held that Article 23(1) of the Agreement on partnership and cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, signed in Corfu on 24 June 1994 and approved on behalf of the Communities by Decision 97/800/EC ECSC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 30 October 1997 (OJ 1994 L 327, p.
V zgoraj navedeni sodbi Simutenkov, v kateri so bili predmet obravnave isti členi splo�nih pravil RFEF in sporazuma z dne 28. maja 1999, navedenega v točki 15 tega sklepa, kot so ti, ki so predmet spora v glavni stvari, je Sodi�če razsodilo, da je treba člen 23(1) Sporazuma o partnerstvu in sodelovanju med Evropskimi skupnostmi in njihovimi državami članicami na eni strani in Rusko federacijo na drugi strani, podpisanega na Krfu 24. junija 1994 in v imenu Skupnosti odobrenega s Sklepom Sveta in Komisije 97/800/ES, ESPJ, Euratom z dne 30. oktobra 1997 (UL L 327, str.
1) (‘the Communities-Russia Partnership Agreement’), must be construed as precluding the application to a professional sportsman of Russian nationality, legally employed by a club established in a Member State, of a rule drawn up by a sports federation of that State which provides that clubs may field in competitions organised at national level only a limited number of players from countries which are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
1, v nadaljevanju: Sporazum o partnerstvu Skupnosti-Rusija), razlagati tako, da nasprotuje temu, da se za poklicnega �portnika z ruskim državljanstvom, ki je zakonito zaposlen pri klubu s sedežem v državi članici, uporabi pravilo �portne zveze iz iste države, v skladu s katerim lahko klubi na tekmovanja, organizirana na državni ravni, uvrstijo le omejeno �tevilo igralcev iz tretjih držav, ki niso pogodbenice Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru.
The Court ruled, inter alia, that a rule which limits the number of professional players, nationals of the nonmember country in question, who might be fielded in national competitions did relate to working conditions, inasmuch as it directly affected participation in matches of a professional player from that State who was already legally employed in the host Member State (Deutscher Handballbund, cited above, paragraphs 44 to 46).
Sodi�če je zlasti odločilo, da se pravilo, ki omejuje �tevilo poklicnih igralcev, državljanov zadevne tretje države, ki lahko nastopajo na državnih tekmovanjih, nana�a na pogoje za delo, ker ta omejitev neposredno vpliva na udeležbo poklicnega igralca te države, ki je zakonito že zaposlen v državi članici gostiteljici, na tekmah tega tekmovanja (zgoraj navedeni sodbi Deutscher Handballbund, točke od 44 do 46, in Simutenkov, točke 32, 36 in 37).
The wording of Article 37 of the Additional Protocol is very similar to that of the first indent of Article 38(1) of the Association Agreement with Slovakia and that of Article 23(1) of the Communities-Russia Partnership Agreement.
Besedilo člena 37 Dodatnega protokola je zelo blizu besedilu člena 38(1), prva alinea, Pridružitvenega sporazuma Skupnosti-Slova�ka kot tudi besedilu člena 23(1) Sporazuma o partnerstvu Skupnosti-Rusija.
The first indent of Article 38(1) of the Association Agreement with Slovakia was worded as follows:
Člen 38(1), prva alinea, Pridružitvenega sporazuma Skupnosti-Slova�ka je namreč določal:
‘Subject to the conditions and modalities applicable in each Member State … treatment accorded to workers of Slovak Republic nationality legally employed in the territory of a Member State shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, as compared to its own nationals’.
„Ob upo�tevanju pogojev in načinov, ki veljajo v vsaki državi članici […] slova�ki državljani, ki so zakonito zaposleni na ozemlju države članice, zaradi svojega državljanstva ne smejo biti diskriminirani v primerjavi z državljani omenjene države članice glede pogojev za delo, plačila za opravljeno delo ali odpu�čanja.“
Article 23(1) of the Communities-Russia Partnership Agreement provided:
Člen 23(1) Sporazuma o partnerstvu Skupnosti-Rusija je določal:
‘Subject to the laws, conditions and procedures applicable in each Member State, the Community and its Member States shall ensure that the treatment accorded to Russian nationals legally employed in the territory of a Member State shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration or dismissal, as compared to its own nationals.’
„Ob upo�tevanju zakonov, pogojev in postopkov, ki se uporabljajo v državah članicah, Skupnost in njene države članice zagotovijo, da državljani Rusije, ki so zakonito zaposleni na ozemlju države članice, niso diskriminirani zaradi svojega državljanstva v primerjavi z državljani države članice glede pogojev za delo, plačila za opravljeno delo ali odpu�čanja.“
As the Court has observed, such provisions prohibit, in clear, precise and unconditional terms, a prohibition precluding any Member State from discriminating, on grounds of nationality, against workers from the nonmember State concerned, vis-à-vis their own nationals, so far as their conditions of work, remuneration and dismissal are concerned.
Kot je Sodi�če poudarilo, ti določbi z jasnimi, nedvoumnimi in nepogojnimi izrazi vsaki državi članici prepovedujeta, da zaradi državljanstva delavce zadevne tretje države obravnava diskriminatorno v primerjavi z državljani omenjene države članice, in sicer glede pogojev za delo, plačila za opravljeno delo ali odpu�čanja.
Those provisions may therefore be relied on by individuals before the courts of the Member States (Deutscher Handballbund, paragraphs 28 to 30 and Simutenkov, paragraphs 22 to 24).
Na ti določbi se torej posamezniki lahko sklicujejo pred sodi�či držav članic (zgoraj navedeni sodbi Deutscher Handballbund, točke od 28 do 30, in Simutenkov, točke od 22 do 24).
That finding must be applied to Article 37 of the Additional Protocol the wording of the latter being essentially the same as that of Articles 38(1) of the Association Agreement with Slovakia and 23(1) of the Communities-Russia Partnership Agreement.
To ugotovitev je treba uporabiti za člen 37 Dodatnega protokola, saj se njegovo besedilo v primerjavi z besedilom člena 38(1) Pridružitvenega sporazuma Skupnosti-Slova�ka in člena 23(1) Sporazuma o partnerstvu Skupnosti-Rusija v ničemer bistveno ne razlikuje.