Article 2 Definitions - Europa Conference League

2.01

In the context of these regulations, the following definitions apply:

Commercial rights

Any and all commercial rights and opportunities in and in relation to the competition (including all matches) including media rights, marketing rights and data rights.

Data rights

The right to compile and exploit statistics and other data in relation to the competition.

Doping

The occurrence of one or more of the anti-doping rule violations set out in the UEFA Anti-Doping Regulations.

Exclusive area

The venue for a UEFA Europa Conference League match, comprising:

1. the inside bowl of the stadium itself up to and including the first tier in each stand (or if there are no tiers in any stand in the stadium, the entire stand) including, but not limited to, any scoreboards, the advertising board system, video boards, giant screens and clocks located in such areas, as well as the technical zone and team seating areas; and

2. all broadcaster and media areas including, but not limited to, flash interview areas, press conference rooms, the mixed zone, the tunnel area and the dressing rooms.

Local organising structure (LOS)

The group of individuals who help organise home matches at the behest of the club participating in the UEFA Europa Conference League (or a member association appointed by UEFA), and in close cooperation with UEFA, the minimum composition of which required by UEFA embraces representatives of the club’s board or representatives of the association, the stadium authorities, the safety/security services, and the club press officer.

Marketing rights

The right to advertise, promote, endorse and market the competition; to conduct public relations activities in relation to the competition; and to exploit all advertising, sponsorship, hospitality, licensing, merchandising, publishing, betting, gaming, retailing, music and franchising opportunities and all other commercial association rights (including through ticket promotions) in relation to the competition.

Media rights

The right to create, distribute and transmit on a linear and/or on-demand basis for reception on a live and/or delayed basis anywhere in the world by any and all means and in any and all media, whether now known or devised in the future (including all forms of television, radio, mobile, wireless and internet distribution), digital, audiovisual, visual and/or audio coverage of the competition and all associated and/or related rights, including fixed media, download and interactive rights.

Non-commercial purposes

Activities, without any direct or indirect third party association, necessary for (i) a club to advertise its own matches, (ii) internal archiving purposes and (iii) internal library purposes, but excluding commercial rights and any other activity UEFA considers commercial in nature.

Partner

Any party accepted by UEFA under contract to exercise the commercial rights, and thereby participating directly or indirectly in the financing of the competition.

Technical zone

The technical area as defined in the IFAB Laws of the Game, plus the fourth official’s position, any additional technical seats, the team and referees’ dressing rooms, the players’ tunnel and the route the players and referees take from their dressing rooms to the pitch.

2.02

In the context of these regulations, any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "in particular", "for example" or any similar expression is illustrative and does not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.