Förrättsligandet av idrotten utifrån ett statsstödsperspektiv
(2023) LAGF03 20231Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dealt with the commercial elements of sport and its unique nature in several legal cases. In the Walrave case, the Court ruled that sport is not automatically covered by EU law but that particular sporting interests can be legitimate purposes within EU law. In the Bosman case, the Court developed the theory of the unique nature of sport and emphasised its social importance. In the Meca-Medina case, the Court confirmed that even purely internal sporting as-pects could be covered by EU law. The Court stressed that competition rules could be applied to sports if they meet the treaty's conditions. Over-all, the CJEU has tried to deal with the unique nature of sport by consider-ing its... (More)
- The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dealt with the commercial elements of sport and its unique nature in several legal cases. In the Walrave case, the Court ruled that sport is not automatically covered by EU law but that particular sporting interests can be legitimate purposes within EU law. In the Bosman case, the Court developed the theory of the unique nature of sport and emphasised its social importance. In the Meca-Medina case, the Court confirmed that even purely internal sporting as-pects could be covered by EU law. The Court stressed that competition rules could be applied to sports if they meet the treaty's conditions. Over-all, the CJEU has tried to deal with the unique nature of sport by consider-ing its special features and legitimate interests within Union law.
The essay investigates whether the EU-legal state aid rules rightfully apply to commercial sports. The essay goes through the legal development of the CJEU and the possible problems that can arise when the law and sport col-lide. This development is subsequently analysed in light of state aid law, which aims to ensure equal competitive conditions between companies throughout the EU. The state aid rules differ from the competition rules in that they are aimed at EU member states and do not directly regulate the relationship between companies. The starting point is that state aid is pro-hibited. However, this does not mean that all support should be prohibited. Instead, the ban means that state aid control is centralised, i.e. aid is pro-hibited unless authorised by the Commission.
Thus, the task of EU law is to intervene against financial doping, which is becoming increasingly difficult to carry out as the interest in having prom-inent football clubs is growing more assertive in the EU member states. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- EU-domstolen har behandlat idrottens kommersiella inslag och dess särart i flera rättsfall. I Walrave-målet fastslog domstolen att idrott inte per automatik omfattas av unionsrätten, men att vissa idrottsliga intressen kan vara legitima syften inom unionsrätten. I Bosman-målet utvecklade dom-stolen teorin om idrottens särart och betonade dess sociala betydelse. I Meca-Medina-målet bekräftade domstolen att även rent interna idrottsliga aspekter kan omfattas av unionsrätten. Domstolen underströk att konkur-rensregler kan tillämpas på idrotten om de uppfyller villkoren i fördraget. Sammantaget har EU-domstolen försökt hantera idrottens unika karaktär genom att ta hänsyn till dess särdrag och legitima intressen inom unions-rätten.
Syftet med... (More) - EU-domstolen har behandlat idrottens kommersiella inslag och dess särart i flera rättsfall. I Walrave-målet fastslog domstolen att idrott inte per automatik omfattas av unionsrätten, men att vissa idrottsliga intressen kan vara legitima syften inom unionsrätten. I Bosman-målet utvecklade dom-stolen teorin om idrottens särart och betonade dess sociala betydelse. I Meca-Medina-målet bekräftade domstolen att även rent interna idrottsliga aspekter kan omfattas av unionsrätten. Domstolen underströk att konkur-rensregler kan tillämpas på idrotten om de uppfyller villkoren i fördraget. Sammantaget har EU-domstolen försökt hantera idrottens unika karaktär genom att ta hänsyn till dess särdrag och legitima intressen inom unions-rätten.
Syftet med uppsatsen har varit utreda huruvida den EU-rättsliga statsstöds-rätten tillämpas fullt ut på den kommersiella idrotten. Uppsatsen går ige-nom EU-domstolens rättsutveckling och den eventuella problematik som kan uppstå när rätten och idrotten kolliderar. Den här utvecklingen analys-eras sedermera i ljuset av statsstödsrätten, som har till syfte att säkerställa att det råder lika konkurrensförutsättningar mellan företag i hela EU. Stats-stödsreglerna skiljer sig från konkurrensreglerna i det att de riktar sig till EU:s medlemsstater och inte direkt reglerar förhållandet mellan före-tag. Utgångspunkten är att statligt stöd är förbjudet. Detta innebär dock inte att allt stöd ska vara förbjudet. Förbudet innebär snarare att statsstöds-kontrollen är centraliserad, dvs. stöd är förbjudet om inte kommissionen tillåter det.
Det är således unionsrättens uppgift att ingripa mot ekonomisk dopning, en uppgift som blir allt svårare att genomföra då intresset att ha framstående fotbollsklubbar verkar växa sig allt starkare i EU:s medlemsländer. (Less)
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The essay investigates whether the EU-legal state aid rules rightfully apply to commercial sports. The essay goes through the legal development of the CJEU and the possible problems that can arise when the law and sport col-lide. This development is subsequently analysed in light of state aid law, which aims to ensure equal competitive conditions between companies throughout the EU. The state aid rules differ from the competition rules in that they are aimed at EU member states and do not directly regulate the relationship between companies. The starting point is that state aid is pro-hibited. However, this does not mean that all support should be prohibited. Instead, the ban means that state aid control is centralised, i.e. aid is pro-hibited unless authorised by the Commission.
Thus, the task of EU law is to intervene against financial doping, which is becoming increasingly difficult to carry out as the interest in having prom-inent football clubs is growing more assertive in the EU member states.}},
author = {{Hettne, Ralf}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Förrättsligandet av idrotten utifrån ett statsstödsperspektiv}},
year = {{2023}},
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