Reports of Cases
2004 II-03291
Subject-matter
Annulment of the Commission's decision, contained in the letter of 1 August 2002, rejecting the complaint lodged by the applicants against the International Olympic Committee, seeking a declaration that certain rules adopted by the latter and implemented by the Féderation Internationale de natation amateur (FINA) and certain practices relating to doping tests are incompatible with Community rules on competition and the freedom to provide services (case COMP/38158 Meca-Medina and Majcen v IOC).
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B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-04 Free movement of persons and services
B-04.00 General
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.03 Matters covered
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 2
: paragraph 37
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 39
: paragraphs 39, 41, 42
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 49
: paragraphs 39, 41, 42, 47, 68
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81
: paragraphs 42, 47, 49, 66
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82
: paragraphs 42, 47, 49, 66
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Treaty of Amsterdam 1997 - Final Act, Declaration No 29
: paragraph 38
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Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 51999DC0643
: paragraph 46
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Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 51999DC0644
: paragraph 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -36/74
: paragraphs 37, 39, 41, 47, 49, 53, 64
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -13/76
: paragraphs 37, 39, 41, 47, 53, 64
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -415/93
: paragraphs 37, 39 - 42, 53
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -415/93
: paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/96
: paragraphs 37, 38, 41, 42, 47, 53, 64
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -51/96
: paragraphs 42, 49
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -176/96
: paragraphs 37, 40 - 42, 53
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -176/96
: paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -309/99
: paragraphs 65, 66, 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -438/00
: paragraphs 40, 53
Operative part
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Opinion
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Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
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Date of the hearing
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Date of delivery
30/09/2004
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 305 from 07.12.2002, p.30
Judgment: OJ C 300 from 04.12.2004, p.39
Name of the parties
Meca-Medina and Majcen v Commission
Notes on Academic Writings
- Idot, Laurence: Les règles de lutte contre le dopage ne sont pas des acitivités économiques justiciables du droit de la concurrence. Elles échappent de ce fait au droit des pratiques anticoncurrentielles, ainsi d'ailleurs qu'au principe de libre circulation, Europe 2004 Novembre Comm. nº 369 p.22-23 (FR)
- Sluijs, J.J.M.: Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2004 p.326-331 (NL)
- Poillot-Peruzzetto, Sylvaine: Beaucoup de confusion pour une solution évidente, Contrats - concurrence - consommation 2004 nº 182 p.34-35 (FR)
- Mangeat, Grégoire ; Wieland, Lara: Dopingbekämpfung, Freizügigkeit und Wettbewerbsrecht, European Law Reporter 2005 p.16-18 (DE)
- Arhel, Pierre: Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2005 nº 76 p.19-20 (FR)
- Gregory, Julian: From Rio to Meca: Another step on the winding road of competition law and sport, The Cambridge Law Journal 2005 p.51-54 (EN)
- Neruda, Robert ; Raus, David: Aplikace evropského soutěžního práva na aktivity související se sportem, Právní zpravodaj : mesícník pro právní praxi 2005 p.14-15 (CS)
- Alves, Carlos-Manuel: Une réglementation antidopage peut-elle être contestée au regard des dispositions sur la libre prestation de services?, La Semaine juridique - édition générale 2005 II 10124 (FR)
- Choquet, Anne: La lutte conte le dopage au regard du droit communautaire de la concurrence - À propos de l'arrêt Meca-Medina et Majcen du Tribunal de première instance des Communautés européennes (30 septembre 2004), Revue du marché commun et de l'Union européenne 2006 p.29-34 (FR)
- Reifegerste, Stephan: Le droit communautaire de la concurrence ne s'applique pas à la réglementation antidopage, Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2006 nº 157 p.27-29 (FR)
- Weatherill, Stephen: Anti-doping revisited - the demise of the rule of "purely sporting interest"?, European Competition Law Review 2006 p.645-657 (EN)
- Szyszczak, Erika: Competition and sport, European Law Review 2007 p.95-110 (EN)
- Kornbeck, Jacob: « Le geste sportif »: ein alternatives Unterscheidungsmerkmal zu den „besonderen Merkmalen“ des Sports nach Art. AEUV Artikel 165 AEUV?, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2017 p.603-606 (DE)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
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Subject-matter
- Freedom to provide services
- Competition
- - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
- - Dominant position
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Provisions of international law referred to
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Procedure and result
- Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
Formation of the Court
quatrième chambre (Tribunal)
Judge-Rapporteur
Vilaras
Advocate General
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Language(s) of the Opinion
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