Bosman ruling

Also known as Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman

1995 European Court of Justice decision

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Full case name: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman, Royal club liégeois SA v Jean-Marc Bosman and others and Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) v Jean-Marc Bosman
Case: C-415/93
Celexid: 61993CJ0415
Ecli: ECLI:EU:C:1995:463
Case type: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Chamber: Full chamber
Nationality of parties: Belgium
Procedural history: Cour d'appel de Liège, 9e chambre civile, arrêt du 1 October 1993 (29.426/92)

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publication date: 1995-12-15

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Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman (1995) C-415/93 (known as the Bosman ruling) is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 (now article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) of the Treaty of Rome.

The case was an important decision on the free movement of labour and had a profound effect on the transfers of footballers —and by extension players of other professional sports— within the European Union (EU).