Informative Notice
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Bidding for and organising major international sporting events
Major sporting events are:
- the Olympics,
- Mediterranean Games,
- Universiades,
- world championships (including junior championships),
- European championships (including junior championships),
- world cups,
- grand prix meetings and tournaments.
The following principles are taken into account when deciding on consent to the submission of a bid for an event to an international sport association:
- that the event contributes to the development and expansion of sport in general or the particular sport in the country;
- that the event draws interest for live TV and radio broadcast and other media, and to spectators;
- that the event is commercially attractive;
- that the event helps promote Slovenian sport and Slovenia as a country;
- that the particular sport has an organisational and competitive tradition in Slovenia;
- that there is a chance that Slovenian athletes will finish among the top third of the participants.
Applies for SKD:
- Sports activities n.e.c. S93.190
- Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. S93.299
Conditions
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Applicants who wish to pursue this activity must register the business activity, and have the appropriate legal status.
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Applicants for organisers of big international sporting events must form an initiative body to comprehensively prepare the candidacy for the organisation of an event.
Legal basis
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A study of the organisation and financing of an event must be carried out and must include:
- the place and time of the event;
- an overview of organisers of the last three events (states);
- the number of organisers (states) running for the organisation of the event;
- success of Slovenian sportspersons in previous competitions;
- expected rankings of Slovenian sportspersons;
- a plan for the final preparations of Slovenian sportspersons for performance at the event;
- existing material base (competition facilities, accommodation capacity, transport, connections, etc.);
- potential urgent new investments;
- the number of members of the international sports federation, and the anticipated number of participating states;
- a plan of sporting, economic, tourist, cultural and other activities accompanying the event;
- an assessment of the impact of the event on traffic safety, public peace and order, and the safety of the participants at the event;
- anticipated measures to provide traffic safety, public peace and order, and the safety of the participants at the event;
- other planned or expected impacts of the event, financial structure, including resources and guarantees from fund providers (all income and expenditure);
- and a proposal for potential co-financing of the event from state funds.
Legal basis
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Consent must be acquired from the relevant national sports association.
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Preliminary consent for the submission of a candidature at the international sports federation and consent for possible co-financing from the national budget must be obtained from:
- the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia for the Olympics, Mediterranean Games, Universiades;
- from the Government for world and European championships, and
- from ministries for world cups, grand prix meetings and tournaments.