Subsection 2: Powers of approved federations

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…

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.

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.