Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v European Commission, Kingdom of Belgium, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(Case C-201/11 P) (1)

(Appeals - Television broadcasting - Directive 89/552/EEC - Article 3a - Measures taken by the United Kingdom concerning events of major importance for the society of that Member State - European Football Championship - Decision declaring the measures compatible with European Union law - Statement of reasons - Articles 49 EC and 86 EC - Right to property)

2013/C 260/03

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) (represented by: D. Anderson QC, and D. Piccinin, Barrister, instructed by B. Keane and T. McQuail, Solicitors)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Montaguti, N. Yerrell and A. Dawes, acting as Agents, and M. Gray, Barrister), Kingdom of Belgium, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (represented by: L. Seeboruth and J. Beeko, acting as Agents, and T. de la Mare, Barrister)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 February 2011 in Case T-55/08 UEFA v Commission dismissing an action for annulment of Commission Decision 2007/730/EC of 16 October 2007 declaring compatible with Community law measures taken by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (OJ 2007 L 295, p. 12)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 204, 9.7.2011.