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Nonetheless, that fact is not relevant for the purposes of applying the case-law referred to in paragraph 176 of the present judgment, since that case-law is not, after all, specific to sport (see, to that effect and by analogy, judgment of 19 February 2002, Wouters and Others, C-309/99, EU:C:2002:98, paragraphs 97 to 110).","conditions":[],"exceptions":[],"elements":[],"open":["Inga uttryckliga villkor i rättsregeln; regeln gäller i den situation domen avser.","Inga rekvisit ur lexikonet kunde knytas till regeln."]},{"decision_id":"decision:eu:m-l-c-209-23#6","precedent_id":"precedent:eu:m-l-c-209-23#6","paragraph_id":"para_576","outcome":"holding","then":"190 However, it is for the referring court to determine whether the regulations at issue in the main proceedings actually pursue objectives such as those referred to in paragraph 187 of the present judgment and whether those objectives are not diverted from their specific function to serve, in fact, purely economic ends.","conditions":[],"exceptions":[],"elements":[],"open":["Inga uttryckliga villkor i rättsregeln; regeln gäller i den situation domen avser.","Inga rekvisit ur lexikonet kunde knytas till regeln."]},{"decision_id":"decision:eu:m-l-c-209-23#7","precedent_id":"precedent:eu:m-l-c-209-23#7","paragraph_id":"para_577","outcome":"holding","then":"it would be for the referring court to assess, for each of the rules at issue in the main proceedings, whether that rule is appropriate for pursuing one of those objectives and is necessary for that purpose. 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