The exclusion of sports clubs from the junior hockey league: the case of the Czech Republic from the perspective of EU competition law

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40318-021-00186-y" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40318-021-00186-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40318-021-00186-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s40318-021-00186-y</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The exclusion of sports clubs from the junior hockey league: the case of the Czech Republic from the perspective of EU competition law

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In February 2019, the Executive Committee of the Czech Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) decided to create a new junior hockey competition, the Junior League of Academies, beginning in September 2019. As a result, a few clubs were administratively excluded from the highest junior competition. Three of the five excluded clubs decided to initiate arbitration proceedings. After the failure of arbitration, the clubs filed a lawsuit in the Czech civil court seeking the annulment of the decision of the CIHA to expel them from the competition. This article analyses the actions of CIHA from the perspective of EU competition law. It assesses whether the CIHA’s exclusion of clubs from the new league may violate Articles 101 or 102 TFEU. For this purpose, the article uses the methodological approach adopted by the Court in Meca-Medina. Although in general, in accordance with EU law and EU law policy, the organization of competitions and the setting of sporting rules fall within the competence of sports associations, these competences are not unlimited. Sports rules have to be set up in advance based on the transparent process of sports governing body in accordance with good governance principles. If the procedure of adopting sporting rules is not in accordance with the principles of good governance, it cannot be considered inherent and proportionate and as such it may be found contrary to the Article 101 or 102 TFEU.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The exclusion of sports clubs from the junior hockey league: the case of the Czech Republic from the perspective of EU competition law

Popis výsledku anglicky

In February 2019, the Executive Committee of the Czech Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) decided to create a new junior hockey competition, the Junior League of Academies, beginning in September 2019. As a result, a few clubs were administratively excluded from the highest junior competition. Three of the five excluded clubs decided to initiate arbitration proceedings. After the failure of arbitration, the clubs filed a lawsuit in the Czech civil court seeking the annulment of the decision of the CIHA to expel them from the competition. This article analyses the actions of CIHA from the perspective of EU competition law. It assesses whether the CIHA’s exclusion of clubs from the new league may violate Articles 101 or 102 TFEU. For this purpose, the article uses the methodological approach adopted by the Court in Meca-Medina. Although in general, in accordance with EU law and EU law policy, the organization of competitions and the setting of sporting rules fall within the competence of sports associations, these competences are not unlimited. Sports rules have to be set up in advance based on the transparent process of sports governing body in accordance with good governance principles. If the procedure of adopting sporting rules is not in accordance with the principles of good governance, it cannot be considered inherent and proportionate and as such it may be found contrary to the Article 101 or 102 TFEU.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Sports Law Journal

ISSN

1567-7559

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

21

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

"206–222"

Kód UT WoS článku

000647079300001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85105952280