L171/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 26.6.2001 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 April 2001 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case 37.576 — UEFA's broadcasting regulations) (notified under document number C(2001) 1023) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/478/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, first Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1216/1999 (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Having regard to the application for negative clearance and the notification with a view to an exemption registered on 19 July 1999, as amended on 5 April 2000 pursuant to Articles 2 and 4(1) of Regulation No 17, Having regard to the summary of the notification (}) published pursuant to Article 19(3) of Regulation No 17, Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas: 1. FACTS (1) This decision relates to the rules of the Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) which regulate the broadcasting of football matches. The rules are the ‘Regulations governing the implementation of Article 47 of the UEFA statutes, 2000 edition’ (broadcasting regulations), which implement Article 47 of UEFA's Statutes. Within the territories of UEFA's member associations, the broadcasting regulations enable national football associations to block a very limited number of hours during which football may not be broadcast on television. The object of the broadcasting regulations is to provide national football associations with a limited opportunity to schedule domestic football fixtures at times when they are not liable to be disrupted by the contemporaneous broadcasting of football to the detriment of stadium attendance and amateur participation in the sport. 0] 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204[62. () O] L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 5. 0] C 121, 29.4.2000, p. 14.