Chapter I: High-level sport

The rules relating to the preparation of students, in higher education establishments, with a view to practising sporting excellence and reaching the highest level and the professional practice of a sporting discipline, when they have concluded an agreement mentioned in article L. 211-5 of this Code, are set out in article L. 611-4 of the Education Code.

A decree specifies the rights and obligations of top-level sportsmen and sportswomen, elite sportsmen and sportswomen, national team sportsmen and sportswomen, and top-level sports referees and judges. It defines in particular: 1° The conditions of access to specialised school, university and vocational training, in conjunction with the State and the regions; 2° Sports and citizenship training procedures; 3° Methods of guidance designed to build an adapted professional project, as well…

The funds allocated to top-level sportsmen and women registered on a list mentioned in article L. 221-2 of this code, with a view to financing their professional training within the meaning of part six of the Labour Code, in the context of State-approved training courses, with a view to professional integration or conversion, are treated as professional expenses to be deducted from the basis of assessment for social security contributions….

A top-level sportswoman registered on the list of top-level sportswomen mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 retains the rights inherent to this status, as defined by the present code, for a period of one year from the date of the medical finding of her pregnancy.

The delegated sports federations, in conjunction with the State, companies and local authorities, provide socio-professional support for their licence holders registered on the list of elite sportsmen and women mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2. To this end, each delegated sports federation appoints a referent responsible for this socio-professional monitoring.