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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:White Paper on Sport (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080508.4.4-073"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-08-Speech-4-0742
lpv:speaker	lp:Tadeusz Zwiefka2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2005-03-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-02-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2008-01-09--2009-07-13)3 member; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CULT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, one of the fundamental difficulties I should like to highlight is the lack of legal certainty. The Commission has not established clearly which aspects of the organisation of sport are covered by Community legislation and which are of a purely sporting nature and therefore fall within the competence of the sports organisations. I share the rapporteur’s opinion that relying exclusively on the European Court of Justice does not provide further legal clarity. The European Commission’s stance whereby regulation of the organisation of sport must comply with the Treaties does not do so either. This is not enough. I therefore support the appeal to the European Commission to adopt interpretative guidelines that will bring clarity and precision to operations in this field. It should of course be emphasised that any action by the Commission must comply with the principle of self-regulation in sport. It must also respect the structures of the European sport model and the fundamental principles governing the organisation of sporting competitions. I disagree with the views of certain sports organisations that believe that there would be more disputes in court following some kind of consolidation or codification of principles relating to the activities of sport beyond the strictly sporting context, complying of course with the principles of self-regulation. In my opinion, the opposite would be the case. Greater legal certainty can only be beneficial. I should also like to appeal to sports organisations to accept the right of appeal to the common courts. Every individual has the right to appeal to the courts. The competence of tribunals of a strictly sporting nature is not at issue, but the restriction of these rights by certain sports organisations is unacceptable. Finally, I should like to raise another very important matter. Sport plays a very important role in society. The Member States should therefore retain the right to take measures aimed at protecting the right to information and ensuring viewers’ access to television broadcasts of major sport events. I have in mind the Olympic Games and the European Championship or World Cup. Everyone should be able to access such events freely. Before I conclude, I must thank Mr Mavrommatis for his excellent work on this report."@en1

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