3 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2012/0344(NLE)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the amateur sports sector, public support measures, to the extent that they constitute State aid, usually haveAs a rule, amateur sport cannot be regarded as an economic activity. Where amateur sports nonetheless include economic activities and public support measures constitute State aid after all, they have fundamentally limited effects on intra-Union trade and do not create serious distortions of competition. The amounts granted are typically also limited. Clear compatibility conditions can be defined on the basis of the experience acquired so as to ensure that aid to amateur sports does not give rise to any significant distortion if such sports do after all include economic activities.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In view of the major social significance of sport, encouraging the employment and training of young players in professional sport too is acknowledged in EU law as a legitimate aim. European State aid policy must therefore not prevent Member States from promoting these objectives and supporting sports organisations for this purpose.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint x
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint x
(x) amateur sports and training of young players in professional sport;