Spain

[ES] New Code of Listed Sports Events

IRIS 2001-9:1/17

Alberto Pérez Gómez

Entidad publica empresarial RED.ES

On 26 July 2001, the Plenary Meeting of the Consejo para las Emisiones y Retransmisiones Deportivas (the Committee for the Broadcasting of Sports Events) approved the Catalogue of Listed Sports Events for the 2001/2002 season. The Catalogue indicates which events in each of the sports concerned must be broadcast on free-to-air TV (provided a free-to-air broadcaster wishes to broadcast them). The listed events are as follows: 1) Football i) Spanish Cup: semi-finals (one match in each leg) and the final; ii) Spanish Super Cup; iii) Champions League: one game on each match day with national participation and the final; iv) UEFA Cup: one leg of the semi-final and the final if a Spanish team is playing in any of those matches; v) UEFA Super Cup (if any Spanish team is involved); vi) Any match that the Spanish under-21 national team might play in the under-21 European Cup; vii) Football World Cup: matches of the national team and the final; viii) Any official or friendly match played by the Spanish national team. 2) Basketball i) European Cup and World Cup: matches of the national team and the final;

ii) Saporta Cup and Korac Cup: semi-finals and final, if a Spanish team is playing in any of those matches; iii) Official matches played by the Spanish national team. 3) Cycling The Tour de France and the Vuelta Ciclista a España. The broadcasting of these events shall include at least the last hour of each stage. 4) Track & Field i) European Championships: finals and Spanish participation in semi-finals; ii) World Track & Field Cup and World Cross-country Championships. 5) Handball i) European Cup: national team matches and the final; ii) Official matches played by the Spanish national team. 6) Motorcycle racing World Championships. 7) Tennis i) Participation of Spanish teams in the Davis Cup and Fed Cup; ii) Roland Garros: participation of Spanish players in quarter-finals, semi-finals or finals.

In addition, it ought to be noted that article 5 of Law 21/1997 states that a match from every league or cup competition match day, for those sports to which such competition systems apply, must be broadcast live, free and throughout the entire national territory. In practice, this provision has been applied in relation to the football and basketball national leagues.