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Article L212-6 of the French Sports Code

The specialised commissions for equivalent degrees and grades, whose composition is set by order of the Minister for Sport after consultation with the federations concerned, submit the conditions for awarding these degrees and grades to the Minister for Sport, who approves them by order.

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Article L212-7 of the French Sports Code

The duties mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 may be performed on national territory by nationals of Member States of the European Union or States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who are qualified to perform them in one of these States. These duties may also be performed, on a temporary and occasional basis, by any national legally established in a Member State of…

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Article L212-8 of the French Sports Code

Any person shall be liable to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros if he or she: 1° Exercising for remuneration one of the functions of teacher, instructor, educator, trainer or leader of a physical or sporting activity or using these titles or any other similar title without possessing the qualification required in I of article L. 212-1 or exercising his or her activity in breach of article…

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Article L212-9 of the French Sports Code

I. – No person may carry out the functions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 on a paid or voluntary basis, or in articles L. 223-1 and L. 322-7, nor work with minors in the physical activity and sports establishments mentioned in article L. 322-1 if he has been convicted of a crime or one of the offences provided for : 1° Chapter I of Title II…

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Article L212-10 of the French Sports Code

Any person who, for remuneration or on a voluntary basis, exercises one of the functions of teacher, instructor, educator, trainer or leader of a physical or sporting activity or uses these titles or any other similar title in breach of article L. 212-9 is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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Article L212-11 of the French Sports Code

Persons carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 for remuneration must declare their activity to the administrative authority. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat sets out the terms and conditions of this declaration.

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Article L212-12 of the French Sports Code

Any person who exercises one of the functions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 for remuneration without having made the declaration provided for in article L. 212-11 is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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Article L212-13 of the French Sports Code

The administrative authority may, by means of a reasoned order, prohibit any person whose continued activity constitutes a danger to the health and physical or moral safety of the participants, temporarily or permanently, from performing all or some of the functions mentioned in articles L. 212-1, L. 223-1 or L. 322-7 or from working with minors in the physical activity and sports establishments mentioned in article L. 322-1. The administrative…

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Article L212-14 of the French Sports Code

It is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person to teach, lead or supervise a physical or sporting activity in disregard of a measure taken in application of article L. 212-13.

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Article L221-1 of the French Sports Code

High-level sportsmen and women, coaches, referees and judges contribute, through their activities, to the influence of the nation and the promotion of sporting values. They contribute to the development of sport for all.

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