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Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law

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Before analysing the rules governing sporting nationality in the context of EU law, I devote a special chapter to the ECJ’s judgment in Meca-Medina & Majcen, which is significant from several perspectives. First, it definitely brought sporting rules into the scope of EU law while demising the purely sporting rules exception (4.1). Second, the ECJ summarised and clarified the up to date case law regarding the assessment of the compatibility of sporting rules with EU law.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 28.

  2. 2.

    “Meca outsprints Capell for gold”, BBC, 23 July 2005, retrieved 31 October 2018.

  3. 3.

    Sports Reference, Igor Majcen, retrieved 31 October 2018.

  4. 4.

    Case COMP/38158, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. International Olympic Committee [1 August 2002], paragraphs 5, 6; case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 3.

  5. 5.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 3.

  6. 6.

    Case COMP/38158, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. International Olympic Committee [1 August 2002]; case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 3.

  7. 7.

    Case COMP/38158, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. International Olympic Committee [1 August 2002], paragraphs 19–25; case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 3.

  8. 8.

    Case COMP/38158, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. International Olympic Committee [1 August 2002], paragraphs 70–71.

  9. 9.

    The CFI is a predecessor of the EGC.

  10. 10.

    Case COMP/39471, Certain joueur de tennis professionnel/Agence mondiale antidopage, ATP Tour Inc. et Fondation Conseil international de l'arbitrage en matière de sport [12 October 2009], paragraphs. 19–27.

  11. 11.

    Ibid., paragraphs 32–55.

  12. 12.

    Case T-313/02, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2004] EU:T:2004:282, paragraphs 40–41; Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraphs 7.

  13. 13.

    Case T-313/02, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2004] EU:T:2004:282, paragraphs 42; case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraphs 8.

  14. 14.

    Case T-313/02, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2004] EU:T:2004:282, paragraphs 44–47; case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraphs 9.

  15. 15.

    Case T-313/02, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2004] EU:T:2004:282.

  16. 16.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492.

  17. 17.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, opinion of the Advocate General Philippe Léger, paragraphs 20, 28; see also Infantino (2006), p. 5.

  18. 18.

    Infantino (2006), p. 5.

  19. 19.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 22.

  20. 20.

    Ibid., paragraph 24.

  21. 21.

    Ibid., paragraph 25.

  22. 22.

    Case C-13/76, Dona v. Mantero, [1976] EU:C:1976:115, paragraphs 14, 15.

  23. 23.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 26.

  24. 24.

    Ibid.; see also case C-415/93, Union royale belge des sociétés de football association and Others v. Bosman and Others, [1995] EU:C:1995:463, paragraph 76, and joined cases C-51/96 and C-191/97, Deliège, [2000] EU:C:2000:199, paragraph 43.

  25. 25.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 27.

  26. 26.

    Ibid., paragraph 27 and the following; S. Weatherill (2014), pp. 401–424.

  27. 27.

    Infantino (2006), p. 5.

  28. 28.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 26.

  29. 29.

    Ibid., paragraph 28.

  30. 30.

    Ibid.

  31. 31.

    Ibid., paragraph 45.

  32. 32.

    Ibid., paragraph 54.

  33. 33.

    Ibid., paragraph 42.

  34. 34.

    Case C-309/99, Wouters and Others, [2002] EU:C:2002:98.

  35. 35.

    Case C-519/04 P, Meca-Medina and Majcen v. Commission, [2006] EU:C:2006:492, paragraph 42.

  36. 36.

    Ibid., paragraph 43.

  37. 37.

    Ibid., paragraph 42.

  38. 38.

    Ibid., paragraph 44.

  39. 39.

    I believe they could do so since I consider some penalties imposed for anti-doping rules violations disproportionate and therefore not compliant with EU law. See J. Exner (2018), pp. 128–138.

  40. 40.

    Ibid., paragraph 55.

  41. 41.

    Case C-325/08, Olympique Lyonnais, [2010] EU:C:2010:143, paragraphs 7–15.

  42. 42.

    Ibid., paragraphs 27–37.

  43. 43.

    Ibid., paragraph 38.

  44. 44.

    Ibid., paragraph 50.

  45. 45.

    Case COMP/40208, International Skating Union's Eligibility Rules [8 December 2017]. The appeal of the International Skating Union (ISU) against the European Commission’ decision has been pending before the General Court (EGC) - Case T-93/18, International Skating Union v. Commission.

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Exner, J. (2019). Meca-Medina & Majcen: A New Way Forward. In: Sporting Nationality in the Context of European Union Law. SpringerBriefs in Law. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10807-6_4

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