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"Madam President, unfortunately I cannot say any more about this than I have already said. We have no legal basis in this field. We are not in a position to undertake any harmonisation action, nor to table a directive in this regard.
I should, moreover, like to point out that, even if a new Treaty is adopted, we shall only be able to act in support of the Member States in this matter. I should also like to draw the honourable Member’s attention to the fact that we have Court of Justice precedents at our disposal. Various Court of Justice rulings in this field underline the European sports federations’ responsibility and autonomy, provided that those federations comply with basic Community legislation.
I should be very happy if, in the future, more opportunities were made available for us to move forward. Moreover, as regards combating crime, for example, I should like to remind Parliament that, in 2002, the Commission and the Spanish Presidency organised a seminar in Spain that brought together for the very first time those responsible for the fight against doping and representatives of the border police and customs authorities. This is a highly complex issue; it is a problem that concerns internal security; it is a problem that concerns medicine labelling; it is a problem that concerns sport; it is a problem that concerns the protection of young people; and it is a problem that concerns public health. All of these elements must be coordinated so that the outcome is practical action. It is true, however, that apart from in the area of medicine labelling, we have no legal basis at all at our disposal for harmonising and for taking the major steps forward, as we should be doing. In reality, what we have attempted to do, by coordinating actions and by making the most of our moral strength in this area, has been even more than we could feasibly do. We have exceeded our competences, but I felt that it was right to do so and I feel that I was right to undertake this anti-doping action, which is the only way to protect our young people and to bring fair play back to sport."@en1
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