Section 1: Common provisions

After consultation with the federations concerned and local authorities, a master plan for sports facilities of national interest is drawn up as part of the collective sports services plan mentioned in article L. 111-2.

All owners of sports facilities are required to notify the authorities so that a list of facilities can be drawn up. Under the responsibility of the Ministers of Education and Sport, a list is drawn up for each education authority of the public places, premises and facilities likely to meet the needs of physical education and sport teaching and the practice of the voluntary physical and sporting activities of the…

The total or partial removal of a private sports facility, the financing of which has been provided by one or more legal entities governed by public law for at least a percentage set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, as well as the change in its use, are subject to the authorisation of the legal entity governed by public law that has participated alone or has participated for the largest…

When a sports association or society hosts a team from a higher category during an exceptional competition, it is not obliged to bring its equipment up to the technical standards applicable to competitions in which teams from that category take part. This exemption does not apply to safety standards.