When the right to organise bets is granted by a sports federation or by an organiser of sports events mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 331-5 to betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sector or exclusive rights to organise and operate sports…
The associations referred to inArticle L. 122-1 and the sports companies referred to in Article L. 122-2 may grant sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sector or exclusive rights to organise and operate sports betting games on the basis of the provisions provided…
The organiser of a sporting event or competition referred to in Article L. 331-5 who prohibits its players from placing bets, directly or through an intermediary, on bets based on this event or sporting competition may, with a view to penalising breaches of this prohibition, request : 1° The Autorité Nationale des Jeux (National Gaming Authority) for access to personal information relating to gambling transactions recorded by an online gaming…
The audiovisual exploitation rights assigned to the sports companies are marketed by the professional league under conditions and within limits specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This marketing is carried out in batches, for a limited period and in compliance with competition rules.
The professional league may, for the marketing and management of the audiovisual exploitation rights assigned to the sports companies, create a commercial company subject to the French Commercial Code, subject to the agreement of the delegating sports federation that created the professional league. The audiovisual exploitation rights assigned to the sports companies are marketed by the commercial company created by the professional league, under conditions and within limits specified by…
In order to guarantee the general interest and the principles of unity and solidarity between professional and amateur activities, the income from the marketing by the league or, where applicable, by the commercial company mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 333-2-1 of the companies’ exploitation rights is divided between the federation, the league, the companies and, where applicable, the commercial company mentioned in the same first paragraph. The…
Sports federations, sports companies and the organisers of sports events may not, in their capacity as holders of the exploitation rights, impose on sportsmen and women taking part in an event or competition any obligation that infringes their freedom of expression.
The increase in assets resulting, for beneficiary sports companies, from the transfer of audiovisual exploitation rights provided for in article L. 333-1 is not taken into account when determining their taxable income for the financial year in which this transfer takes place. Expenses relating to the increase in the assets of these companies may not be deducted from their taxable income. The sale by sports federations of their audiovisual exploitation…
Journalists and staff from written or audiovisual media companies have free access to sports venues, subject to constraints directly linked to the safety of the public and sportsmen and women, and to the capacity of the venue. However, unless authorised by the organiser, electronic public communication services that do not hold the exploitation rights may only capture images that are separate from those of the sporting event or competition itself….
The transfer of the right to exploit a sporting event or competition to an electronic public communication service may not prevent other electronic public communication services from informing the public. The seller or purchaser of this right may not object to the broadcasting by other electronic public communication services of brief extracts taken free of charge from the images of the transferee service(s) and freely chosen by the non-transferee service…
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