The bill proposes to amend the Law of Ukraine "On Physical Culture and Sports" with the aim of distinguishing between the concepts of "sports event" and "sports competition", which will allow more transparent determination of the status of the organizer of a sports event and the organizer of a sports competition.
The bill proposes, in particular:
— define the concept of "organizer of sports competitions";
— to clarify the concepts of "sports events" and "sports competition";
— to determine that a sports club that, within the limits of sports competitions, holds a sports event and provides organizational, financial and other support for its preparation and holding is considered the organizer of the sports event;
— to provide that the organizers of sports events held within the limits of sports competitions may, on a voluntary basis, transfer to the organizers of the competitions the rights specified in part eight of Article 45 of the Law of Ukraine "On Physical Culture and Sports" by concluding a contract on the terms agreed between the organizers of the sports events event organizer and competition organizer.
As can be seen from the explanatory note, the adoption and implementation of the provisions of the draft law will provide an opportunity to resolve problematic issues regarding the determination of the status of the organizer of a sports event and the organizer of a sports competition.
The committee made a decision: to recommend to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, based on the results of consideration in the first reading, the draft Law of Ukraine on Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Physical Culture and Sports" on the Demarcation of Sports Events and Competitions, (reg. No. 7719), submitted by People's Deputy of Ukraine Kozhem' by which A.A. and other People's Deputies of Ukraine, to accept as a basis.
