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lpv:spoken text	". The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@en⁴
lpv:translated text	"The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@cs¹ "Kommissionen er i gang med at undersøge billetsalgsordningerne til verdensmesterskabet i fodbold i 2006 i lyset af EU's konkurrenceregler som følge af en klage, der for nylig blev indgivet af den britiske forbrugersammenslutning Which? imod FIFA, det tyske fodboldforbund og MasterCard, men det ved medlemmet sikkert allerede. I løbet af de første fire salgsperioder kan forbrugere, der ikke har en tysk bankkonto, betale for billetter med MasterCard-produkter eller ved at foretage en international bankoverførsel. Det spørgsmål om MasterCards eneret og ekspeditionsgebyrer for internationale bankoverførsler, som medlemmet har rejst, indgår også i den klage, som Kommissionen for øjeblikket behandler med den påkrævede hast. Alle de relevante kendsgerninger skal slås fast og undersøges i lyset af de relevante EU-konkurrencebestemmelser, før Kommissionen kan indtage en holdning. Hvis Kommissionen ved undersøgelsens afslutning må konkludere, at der er tale om en overtrædelse, kan den træffe passende foranstaltninger, f.eks. forlange, at ordningerne standses, og idømme den eller de virksomheder, der har overtrådt EU's konkurrencelovgivning, en bøde. Af forordning (EF) nr. 2560/2001 om grænseoverskridende betalinger i euro fremgår det, at grænseoverskridende overførsler i euro på højst 12.500 euro indtil den 31. december 2005 skal ske til samme pris som nationale overførsler i euro. For lande uden for euroområdet kan denne pris være meget høj, f.eks. koster en overførsel i euro i Det Forenede Kongerige over 20 euro. Kommissionen beklager, at FIFA den 14. marts 2005 udsendte en pressemeddelelse med en forkert fortolkning af denne forordning."@da² ". Die Kommission prüft derzeit ausgehend von einer Beschwerde, die die britische Verbraucherschutzorganisation „Which?“ kürzlich gegen die FIFA, den Deutschen Fußballbund und MasterCard eingereicht hat, im Rahmen der EU-Wettbewerbsvorschriften die Regelungen für den Verkauf von Eintrittskarten für die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2006. Aber ich bin sicher, der verehrte Abgeordnete ist darüber bereits informiert. Bei den ersten vier Verkaufsrunden können Verbraucher, die nicht über ein deutsches Bankkonto verfügen, die Tickets mit Kreditkarten von MasterCard oder per internationaler Banküberweisung bezahlen. Die von dem Herrn Abgeordneten angesprochene Frage der ausschließlichen Verwendung von MasterCard und der Gebühren für internationale Banküberweisungen ist ebenfalls Bestandteil der von der Kommission derzeit mit der gebotenen Dringlichkeit untersuchten Beschwerde. Zunächst müssen sämtliche Fakten festgestellt und im Rahmen des geltenden EU-Wettbewerbsrechts geprüft werden, bevor die Kommission einen Standpunkt beziehen kann. Sollte die Kommission nach dieser Prüfung zu dem Schluss kommen, dass eine Verletzung vorliegt, dann könnte die Kommission entsprechende Maßnahmen ergreifen, indem sie beispielsweise die Aufhebung der entsprechenden Regelung anordnet und das bzw. die Unternehmen, die gegen das EU-Wettbewerbsrecht verstoßen haben, mit einer Geldstrafe belegt. Was die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2560/2001 über grenzüberschreitende Zahlungen in Euro angeht, so sieht diese vor, dass bis zum 31. Dezember 2005 für grenzüberschreitende Überweisungen in Euro bis zu einem Betrag von 12 500 Euro die gleichen Gebühren wie für entsprechende Inlandsüberweisungen in Euro zu zahlen sind. Für Länder außerhalb der Eurozone können sehr hohe Gebühren anfallen. So kostet eine Überweisung in Euro im Vereinigten Königreich derzeit mehr als 20 Euro. Die Kommission bedauert, dass die FIFA am 14. März 2005 eine Pressemitteilung veröffentlicht hat, in der diese Verordnung falsch interpretiert wurde."@de⁹ "Η Επιτροπή εξετάζει τις ρυθμίσεις πώλησης εισιτηρίων για τους τελικούς του Παγκοσμίου Κυπέλλου 2006 σύμφωνα με τους κανόνες ανταγωνισμού της ΕΕ μετά από πρόσφατη καταγγελία που υπεβλήθη από την οργάνωση καταναλωτών του ΗΒ ‘Which?’ κατά της FIFA, της γερμανικής ομοσπονδίας ποδοσφαίρου και της MasterCard, αλλά είμαι βέβαιη ότι αυτή η πληροφορία είναι επίσης γνωστή στον αξιότιμο βουλευτή. Κατά τη διάρκεια των πρώτων τεσσάρων περιόδων πώλησης, οι καταναλωτές που δεν έχουν γερμανικό τραπεζικό λογαριασμό μπορούν να πληρώνουν τα εισιτήρια χρησιμοποιώντας προϊόντα MasterCard ή με διεθνές τραπεζικό έμβασμα. Το θέμα της αποκλειστικότητας της κάρτας MasterCard και των επιβαρύνσεων των τραπεζικών μεταφορών για διεθνή τραπεζικά εμβάσματα που τέθηκε από τον αξιότιμο βουλευτή περιλαμβάνεται επίσης στην καταγγελία την οποία εξετάζει επί του παρόντος η Επιτροπή με την απαιτούμενη ταχύτητα. Πρώτα πρέπει να επαληθευτούν και να εξεταστούν όλα τα συναφή στοιχεία σύμφωνα με τις σχετικές διατάξεις της ΕΕ για τον ανταγωνισμό πριν πάρει θέση η Επιτροπή. Αν, στο τέλος της εξέτασης, η Επιτροπή διαπιστώσει ότι υπήρξε παραβίαση του κοινοτικού δικαίου, η Επιτροπή θα αναλάβει ανάλογη δράση, δίνοντας, για παράδειγμα, εντολή να διακοπούν οι ρυθμίσεις και επιβάλλοντας πρόστιμο στην εταιρία ή τις εταιρίες που παραβίασαν το κοινοτικό δίκαιο ανταγωνισμού. Ο κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2560/2001 σχετικά με τις διασυνοριακές πληρωμές σε ευρώ, ορίζει ότι τα διασυνοριακά εμβάσματα σε ευρώ ύψους έως 12 000 ευρώ θα γίνονται μέχρι την 31η Δεκεμβρίου 2005 στην ίδια τιμή με τα εθνικά εμβάσματα σε ευρώ. Για χώρες εκτός της ζώνης του ευρώ, η τιμή αυτή μπορεί να είναι πολύ υψηλή: ένα έμβασμα σε ευρώ στο ΗΒ κοστίζει επί του παρόντος περισσότερο από 20 ευρώ. Η Επιτροπή εκφράζει την απογοήτευσή της για το γεγονός ότι η FIFA εξέδωσε στις 14 Μαρτίου 2005 ένα δελτίο τύπου το οποίο έδινε εσφαλμένη ερμηνεία αυτού του κανονισμού."@el¹⁰ ". La Comisión está examinando el sistema de venta de entradas para la Copa del Mundo de 2006 a la luz de la normativa de la UE en materia de competencia tras la reciente queja presentada por la organización de consumidores del Reino Unido «Which?» contra la FIFA, la Federación Alemana de Fútbol y MasterCard, pero estoy segura de que esta información también ha llegado a manos de su Señoría. Durante los primeros cuatro períodos de venta, los consumidores que no dispongan de una cuenta bancaria alemana pueden pagar las entradas utilizando productos MasterCard o mediante una transferencia bancaria internacional. La cuestión de la exclusiva de MasterCard y de las comisiones para la realización de transferencias bancarias internacionales planteada por su Señoría también están incluidas en la queja que la Comisión está actualmente examinando con la debida diligencia. Ante todo es necesario establecer los hechos respectivos y examinarlos conforme a las disposiciones pertinentes sobre competencia de la UE antes de que la Comisión tome una posición. Si al final del examen la Comisión concluye que se cometió una infracción, la Comisión podrá tomar las medidas oportunas, como por ejemplo ordenar que se suspenda el sistema de venta de entradas y sancionar a la o las empresas que hayan incumplido el Derecho comunitario de competencia. En cuanto al Reglamento (CE) nº 2560/2001 sobre pagos transfronterizos en euros, el mismo establece que las transferencias transfronterizas en euros hasta un importe de 12 500 euros hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2005 tienen que efectuarse al mismo precio que las transferencias nacionales en euros. Para los países de fuera de la zona del euro, este precio puede ser muy alto: actualmente, una transferencia en euros en el Reino Unido cuesta más de veinte euros. La Comisión lamenta que el 14 de marzo de 2005 la FIFA haya publicado un comunicado de prensa que da una interpretación incorrecta de este Reglamento."@es²⁰ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@et⁵ ". Komissio tutkii vuoden 2006 jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailujen lipunmyyntijärjestelyjä EU:n kilpailusääntöjen kannalta, koska Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan Which?-kuluttajajärjestö teki komissiolle äskettäin valituksen Kansainvälisen jalkapalloliiton FIFAn, Saksan jalkapalloliiton ja MasterCardin toimista. Myös jäsen Ford on varmasti tietoinen asiasta. Neljän ensimmäisen lipunmyyntijakson aikana kuluttajat, joilla ei ole Saksassa pankkitiliä, voivat maksaa liput käyttämällä MasterCardin luottokortteja tai tekemällä kansainvälisen tilisiirron. Parlamentin jäsenen kysymyksessään mainitsemat MasterCardin yksinoikeus ja kansainvälisistä tilisiirroista perittävät palvelumaksut sisältyvät myös valitukseen, jota komissio tutkii parhaillaan ottaen huomioon asian kiireellisyyden. Ennen kuin komissio voi ottaa kantaa asiaan, kaikki asian kannalta merkitykselliset seikat on todettava ja tutkittava asianomaisten EU:n kilpailumääräysten nojalla. Jos komissio tulee tutkimusten päätteeksi siihen tulokseen, että sääntöjä on rikottu, se voi ryhtyä asianmukaisiin toimiin esimerkiksi määräämällä järjestelyt keskeytettäviksi ja EU:n kilpailulainsäädäntöä rikkoneen yrityksen tai yritykset maksamaan sakkoja. Rajat ylittävistä euromääräisistä maksuista annetussa asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2560/2001 säädetään, että rajat ylittävistä euromääräisistä sähköisistä maksutapahtumista, joiden arvo on enintään 12 500 euroa, perittävien palvelumaksujen on oltava 31. joulukuuta 2005 saakka samat kuin ne palvelumaksut, jotka peritään vastaavista jäsenvaltion sisäisistä euromääräisistä maksutapahtumista. Euroalueen ulkopuolisille maille vastaava hinta voi olla erittäin korkea. Euromääräinen tilisiirto maksaa Yhdistyneessä kuningaskunnassa tällä hetkellä yli 20 euroa. Komissio pahoittelee, että FIFA antoi 14. maaliskuuta 2005 lehdistötiedotteen, jossa kyseistä asetusta tulkittiin virheellisesti."@fi⁷ "À la suite d’une plainte déposée récemment par l’organisation de consommateurs britannique «Which?» contre la FIFA, la fédération allemande de football et MasterCard, la Commission examine actuellement le système de billetterie pour la coupe du monde 2006 au titre des règles de concurrence communautaires, mais je suis sûre que cette information est également parvenue jusqu’à votre bureau. Pendant les quatre premières périodes de vente, les consommateurs qui n’ont pas de compte bancaire allemand peuvent payer les billets par carte MasterCard ou par virement bancaire international. La question de l’exclusivité de MasterCard et des frais de virement bancaire pour l’exécution des transferts bancaires internationaux soulevée par l’honorable député font également partie de la plainte que la Commission examine en ce moment avec la diligence requise. Tout d’abord, tous les faits pertinents doivent être établis et examinés à la lumière des dispositions communautaires concernées en matière de concurrence avant que la Commission puisse adopter une position. Si, à l’issue de l’examen, la Commission devait conclure qu’il y a eu infraction, elle pourrait prendre les mesures appropriées, par exemple ordonner la cessation du système de vente et infliger une amende à la ou aux sociétés qui ont violé la législation européenne en matière de concurrence. En ce qui concerne le règlement (CE) n° 2560/2001 concernant les paiements transfrontaliers en euros, il prévoit que, jusqu’au 31 décembre 2005, les virements transfrontaliers en euros non supérieurs à 12 500 euros seront facturés au même prix que les virements nationaux en euros. Pour les pays en dehors de la zone euro, ce tarif peut être très élevé: au Royaume-Uni, un virement en euros coûte actuellement plus de vingt euros. La Commission regrette que la FIFA ait publié, le 14 mars 2005, un communiqué de presse donnant une interprétation erronée de ce règlement."@fr⁸ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@hu¹¹ "La Commissione sta esaminando il sistema di vendita dei biglietti per la Coppa del Mondo 2006, nell’ambito delle norme di concorrenza dell’Unione, in seguito a un reclamo recentemente sporto contro la FIFA, la Federazione calcistica tedesca e la da un’associazione britannica di consumatori, la “ ”, ma sono certa che anche l’onorevole Ford è a conoscenza di questa notizia. Nei primi quattro periodi di vendita, i consumatori che non hanno un conto bancario in Germania possono acquistare i biglietti utilizzando i servizi o tramite bonifico bancario internazionale. La questione dell’esclusiva della e delle spese sui bonifici bancari internazionali sollevata dall’onorevole Ford è compresa nel reclamo che la Commissione sta attualmente esaminando con la dovuta urgenza. Per prima cosa tutti gli elementi in causa vanno accertati e analizzati in base alle disposizioni comunitarie in materia di concorrenza prima che la Commissione possa assumere una posizione. Se, al termine della verifica, la Commissione dovesse concludere che c’è stata un’infrazione, potrebbe prendere gli opportuni provvedimenti, per esempio disponendo per l’inibizione del sistema di vendita e multando l’azienda o le aziende che hanno violato la legislazione comunitaria in materia di concorrenza. Per quanto riguarda il regolamento (CE) n. 2560/2001 relativo ai pagamenti transfrontalieri in euro, esso stabilisce che, entro il 31 dicembre 2005, le commissioni sui bonifici transfrontalieri fino alla concorrenza di 12 500 euro dovranno essere uguali a quelle applicate ai bonifici nazionali. Per i paesi al di fuori della zona euro l’importo delle commissioni può anche essere molto alto: un bonifico in euro nel Regno Unito costa oggi più di 20 euro. La Commissione deplora che il 14 marzo 2005 la FIFA abbia rilasciato un comunicato stampa in cui ha fornito un’interpretazione inesatta del regolamento."@it¹² "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@lt¹⁴ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@lv¹³ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@mt¹⁵ ". De Commissie onderzoekt thans de regelingen voor de kaartverkoop voor het WK-toernooi van 2006 in het licht van de mededingingsregels van de EU, naar aanleiding van een onlangs ingediende klacht van de Britse consumentenorganisatie ‘ ?’ tegen de FIFA, de Duitse voetbalfederatie en MasterCard. Maar ik weet zeker dat deze informatie ook is terechtgekomen op het bureau van de geachte afgevaardigde. Tijdens de eerste vier verkoopperioden kunnen consumenten die geen Duitse bankrekening hebben, kaartjes betalen met MasterCard-producten of door een internationale bankoverboeking. De punten van de exclusiviteit van MasterCard en de kosten die banken in rekening brengen voor internationale bankoverboekingen, die de geachte afgevaardigde naar voren heeft gebracht, maken ook deel uit van de klacht die de Commissie momenteel met de vereiste spoed onderzoekt. Voordat de Commissie een standpunt kan innemen, moeten eerst alle relevante feiten worden vastgesteld en getoetst aan de toepasselijke mededingingsbepalingen van de EU. Indien de Commissie aan het einde van het onderzoek tot de conclusie mocht komen dat er sprake is van schending, kan de Commissie passende actie ondernemen, bijvoorbeeld door te gelasten dat de regelingen worden beëindigd, en kan zij de onderneming of ondernemingen beboeten die het mededingingsrecht van de EU hebben geschonden. Wat betreft Verordening (EG) nr. 2560/2001 betreffende grensoverschrijdende betalingen in euro: deze verordening bepaalt dat grensoverschrijdende betalingen in euro tot een bedrag van 12.500 euro tot en met 31 december 2005 tegen dezelfde prijs moeten worden uitgevoerd als binnenlandse overboekingen in euro. Voor landen buiten de eurozone kan deze prijs zeer hoog zijn. Een overboeking in euro kost in het Verenigd Koninkrijk momenteel bijvoorbeeld meer dan 20 euro. De Commissie betreurt dat de FIFA op 14 maart 2005 een persbericht heeft doen uitgaan dat een onjuiste interpretatie van deze regeling gaf."@nl³ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@pl¹⁶ "A Comissão está a analisar os acordos de venda de bilhetes para o Campeonato Mundial de Futebol de 2006 à luz das regras da concorrência da EU, na sequência de uma queixa recentemente apresentada pela organização de consumidores do Reino Unido contra a FIFA, a Federação Alemã de Futebol e a MasterCard, mas estou certa de que esta informação também chegou às mãos do senhor deputado. Durante os primeiros quatro períodos de venda, os consumidores que não possuam uma conta bancária na Alemanha poderão pagar os bilhetes, através da utilização de produtos MasterCard, ou mediante uma transferência interbancária internacional. A questão da exclusividade da MasterCard e das comissões de transferência bancária para as transferências interbancárias internacionais, levantada pelo senhor deputado, faz igualmente parte da queixa que a Comissão está actualmente a analisar com a urgência necessária. Em primeiro lugar, é preciso que todos os factos relevantes sejam identificados e analisados à luz das regras da concorrência da EU, antes de a Comissão poder tomar uma posição. Se, ao cabo desse exame, a Comissão vier a concluir que existe uma violação, poderá tomar medidas adequadas, por exemplo, ordenando que se ponha cobro aos referidos acordos e multando a empresa ou empresas que tenham violado a legislação comunitária. No que se refere ao Regulamento (CE) nº 2560/2001 relativo aos pagamentos transfronteiros em euros, este estipula que os encargos cobrados por uma instituição por transferências bancárias transfronteiras expressas em euros, até ao montante de 12 500 euros, até 31 de Dezembro de 2005, são iguais aos encargos cobrados pela mesma instituição por transferências bancárias equivalentes em euros processadas no Estado-Membro em que essa instituição esteja estabelecida. Em relação aos países que estão fora da zona euro, este preço pode ser muito elevado: uma transferência em euros no Reino Unido custa actualmente mais de 20 euros. A Comissão lamenta que, a 14 de Março de 2005, a FIFA tenha emitido um comunicado de imprensa contendo uma interpretação errónea deste Regulamento."@pt¹⁷ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@sk¹⁸ "The Commission is examining the ticket sale arrangements for the 2006 World Cup under EU competition rules following a recent complaint filed by the UK consumer organisation ‘Which?’ against FIFA, the German Football Federation and MasterCard, but I am sure this information has also arrived on the honourable Member’s desk. During the first four sales periods, consumers who do not have a German bank account can pay for tickets by using MasterCard products or by making an international bank transfer. The issue of MasterCard exclusivity and bank transfer fees for making international bank transfers raised by the honourable Member are also part of the complaint that the Commission is currently examining with the required urgency. First all the relevant facts need to be established and examined under the relevant EU competition provisions before the Commission can take a position. If, at the end of the examination, the Commission were to conclude that there was an infringement, the Commission could take appropriate action, for instance ordering the arrangements to be stopped, and fine the company or companies that have breached EU competition law. As regards Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 on cross-border payments in euro, it establishes that cross-border transfers in euro up to the amount of EUR 12 500 until 31 December 2005 shall be at the same price as national transfers in euro. For countries outside the eurozone, this price can be very high: a transfer in euro in the UK currently costs more than EUR 20. The Commission regrets that on 14 March 2005 FIFA issued a press release which gave an incorrect interpretation of this regulation."@sl¹⁹ ". Kommissionen granskar upplägget av biljettförsäljning för världsmästerskapet 2006 enligt EU:s konkurrensregler i enlighet med ett nyligen ingivet klagomål mot FIFA, det tyska fotbollsförbundet och MasterCard som ingivits av konsumentorganisationen ”Which?” i Förenade kungariket, men jag är säker på att dessa uppgifter också har nått den ärade ledamotens skrivbord. Under de första fyra försäljningsperioderna kan konsumenter som inte har ett tyskt bankkonto betala för biljetterna med MasterCards produkter eller genom att göra en internationell banköverföring. Frågan om MasterCards exklusivitet och överföringsavgifter för att göra internationella banköverföringar av det slag som den ärade ledamoten har tagit upp utgör också en del av det klagomål som kommissionen för närvarande granskar med den brådska som ärendet kräver. Först måste alla relevanta uppgifter fastställas och granskas i enlighet med EU:s tillämpliga konkurrensbestämmelser, innan kommissionen kan ta ställning. Om kommissionen, när granskningen är avslutad, skulle komma fram till att det skett en överträdelse kan kommissionen vidta nödvändiga åtgärder, som till exempel att ge order om att arrangemangen stoppas, och bötfälla det eller de företag som har brutit mot EU:s konkurrensrätt. När det gäller förordning (EG) nr 2560/2001 om gränsöverskridande betalningar i euro, fastställs det där att gränsöverskridande överföringar i euro upp till ett belopp av 12 500 euro fram till den 31 december 2005 skall ske till samma pris som nationella överföringar i euro. För länder utanför eurozonen kan detta pris bli mycket högt: en överföring i euro i Förenade kungariket kostar för nuvarande mer än 20 euro. Kommissionen beklagar att FIFA utfärdade ett pressmeddelande den 14 mars 2005 som gav en felaktig tolkning av denna förordning."@sv²¹
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