Flere af de begivenheder, der udpeges i Det Forenede Kongeriges foranstaltninger, herunder de olympiske sommer- og vinterlege, finalekampen i VM i fodbold samt finalekampen i EM i fodbold falder ind under den kategori af begivenheder, som traditionelt anses for at være af væsentlig samfundsmæssig interesse, som direkte omtalt i betragtning 18 i direktiv 97/36/EF.
A significant number of the events listed in the UK measures, including the summer and winter Olympic Games as well as the World Cup Finals and the European Championship Finals tournaments, fall within the category of events traditionally considered to be of major importance for society, as referred to explicitly in recital 18 of Directive 97/36/EC.