PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

The development of sport for all and support for top-level sportsmen and women and the French national teams in international competitions are in the general interest. The practice of physical and sporting activities contributes to the achievement of the sustainable development goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The practice of physical and sporting activities is…

The State, regional and local authorities, associations, sports federations, companies and their social institutions contribute to the promotion and development of physical and sporting activities. They shall ensure equal access to sporting activities throughout France. They shall also prevent and combat all forms of violence and discrimination in the context of physical and sporting activities. The State and sports associations and federations ensure the development of top-level sport, with the…

The organisation and development of physical and sporting activities in specialised establishments and companies catering for disabled people are adapted to the situation of these people.

Sportsmen and women in paid employment benefit from the provisions of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: “Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company’s possibilities, benefit from adjustments to their working hours for the regular and controlled practice of a sport. “