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David Meca-Medina and Igor Majcen v Commission of the European Communities (C-519/04)
Judgment
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The second plea
44

David Meca-Medina and Igor Majcen v Commission of the European Communities (C-519/04)

Judgment of 18 Jul 2006law://eu/cjeu/2004/c-519-04/para_44@2026-11-12

44In addition, given that penalties are necessary to ensure enforcement of the doping ban, their effect on athletes' freedom of action must be considered to be, in principle, inherent itself in the anti-doping rules.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-519/04 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:492
Decided: 18 Jul 2006
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62002TJ0313
Applicants: David Meca-Medina; Igor Majcen
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: P. Léger
Bench: 5 judges
A. Rosas, J. Malenovský, J.-P. Puissochet, A. Borg Barthet, A. Ó Caoimh
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62004CJ0519

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Dominant position Freedom to provide services

History · 1 version

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Connections

Interprets 1: David Meca-Medina and Igor Majcen v Commission of the European Communities (T-313/02)
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