By way of derogation from 4° of article R. 131-3, the following may be approved regardless of how long they have been in existence:
1° Federations created by the transformation of a specialised commission set up, under the conditions laid down in article L. 131-19, by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee;
2° Federations created by the transformation of a national commission organised within an existing approved federation;
3° Federations created by the merger of previously approved federations.