Chapter II: Professional sport

Under the delegation of powers granted to them, the delegating federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues that they have set up ensure that the contracts referred to in articles L. 222-7 and L. 222-17 protect the interests of the athletes, trainers and discipline concerned and comply with articles L. 222-7 to L. 222-17.To this end, they lay down rules relating to: 1° Communication of the contracts mentioned in article…

The competent delegated federations shall impose sanctions on sports agents, licence-holders and affiliated associations and companies in the event of : 1° Failure to notify : a) the contracts referred to in article L. 222-7 ; b) Contracts referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 222-17; c) The agreements referred to in articles L. 222-15-1 and L. 222-16; 2° Failure to comply with articles L. 222-5 and L….

When the competent delegating federation finds that a lawyer, acting as agent for one of the parties involved in the conclusion of one of the contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 222-7, has failed to comply with the obligations relating to the content and communication of these contracts and the mandate he has received, it shall inform the President of the Bar Association with which the lawyer…

The practice of the activity defined in Article L. 222-7 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 : 1° Without having obtained a sports agent’s licence or in disregard of a decision to suspend or withdraw this licence ; 2° Or in breach of the second paragraph of article L. 222-5 or articles L. 222-9 to L. 222-17. The amount of the fine may be increased…

The penalties provided for in article L. 222-20 may be accompanied by a temporary or permanent ban on exercising the activity of sports agent.

The procedures for applying articles L. 222-7, L. 222-8 and L. 222-15 to L. 222-19 are defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.