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Article R131-9 of the French Sports Code

Approval may be withdrawn from a federation which ceases to fulfil the conditions laid down for its issue, in particular: 1° In the event of amendments to the Articles of Association or disciplinary regulations which are incompatible with legislative and regulatory provisions; 2° For a serious reason relating either to a breach by the federation of its articles of association, or to a breach of public order or public morality;…

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Article R131-10 of the French Sports Code

Withdrawal of approval is decided by a reasoned decision of the Minister for Sport. This order is published in the Journal officiel de la République française. The federation benefiting from the approval is informed in advance of the reasons for which the withdrawal of approval is envisaged, and is given the opportunity to present its observations.

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Article R131-11 of the French Sports Code

The approved sports federation undertakes to disseminate and promote the principles of the Republican Commitment Contract among its members who are : 1° An association affiliated to the federation; 2° A licence holder of the federation; 3° A profit-making organisation whose purpose is the practice of one or more of the federation’s disciplines and which they authorise to issue licences; 4° An organisation whose purpose is not the practice of…

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Article R131-13 of the French Sports Code

Federations approved pursuant to Article L. 131-8 may award the following titles: 1° “Champion national de” or “Champion fédéral de” followed by the name of the federation and that of the discipline; 2° “Regional Champion” followed by the name of the federation, the discipline and the region; 3° “Departmental Champion” followed by the name of the federation, the discipline and the department. The order in which the titles are given…

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Article R131-14 of the French Sports Code

The titles provided for in article R. 131-13 must not appear or be mentioned on the documents or advertising of the federations which issue them other than in full. The typography of these titles must not be modified or altered, and the name of the federation must not be made less legible than that of the title issued.

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Article R131-15 of the French Sports Code

Prior to the organisation of a competition, approved sports federations that do not hold the delegation provided for in article L. 131-14 inform the federation that holds this delegation for the discipline concerned of their intention to issue a certificate mentioned in article R. 131-13 at the end of this competition and indicate the exact wording.

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Article R131-16 of the French Sports Code

The tasks of sports technical advisors that may be carried out by sports federations in application of article L. 131-12 are those of national technical director, national coach, national technical advisor or regional technical advisor. These roles are primarily concerned with the development of physical and sporting activities, and in particular the practice of sport within sports associations, as well as the identification of young talent, the development of the…

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Article R131-17 of the French Sports Code

Staff carrying out the duties of sports technical advisors are appointed by order of the Minister for Sport after consultation with : – the president of the federation concerned, in the case of those with the role of national technical director ; – the national technical director or, in the absence of a national technical director, the president of the federation concerned, in the case of those tasked with the…

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Article R131-18 of the French Sports Code

Technical sports advisors may be appointed for a maximum of four years. These assignments are renewable. The Minister responsible for sport may terminate these assignments before the fixed term, on his own initiative or, where applicable, at the request of the agent or the president of the federation, subject to compliance with the notice period stipulated in the framework agreement mentioned in R. 131-23. However, in an emergency, these assignments…

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Article R131-19 of the French Sports Code

Each year, the Minister responsible for Sport draws up a statement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the various sports federations. This statement is included in the annual ministerial activity report.

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