A professional athlete or trainer may benefit from the payment of the royalty provided for in article L. 222-2-10-1, in respect of the individual use, by the sports association or company mentioned in articles L. 122-1 or L. 122-2, of his/her image, name or voice.
Individual exploitation of the image, name or voice of a professional sportsperson or trainer means the use or reproduction, in association with that of the sports association or company on the same medium, in an identical or similar manner of the image, name or voice of at least one professional sportsperson or trainer.
The categories of revenue generated by the sports association or company that may give rise to payment of the fee referred to in the first paragraph are as follows:
1° Revenue from sponsorship contracts through which the association or sports company may individually use the image, name or voice of at least one professional athlete or trainer, in particular on advertising or communication media and on any type of equipment or clothing of the professional athletes and trainers of the association or sports company;
2° Revenue from contracts for the marketing of derivative products through which the association or sports company may individually use the image, name or voice of the professional athlete or trainer.
Excluded from these categories of revenue are those derived from the sale of audiovisual exploitation rights to sporting competitions or events as defined in articles L. 333-1 et seq., those derived from the sale of admission tickets to a sporting competition or event, as well as the public subsidies provided for in article L. 113-2.