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Article L334-1 of the French Sports Code

As a tribute to the victims of the national tragedy that occurred during the French Cup match played at the Armand-Cesari stadium in Furiani on 5 May 1992, no match or sporting event organised as part of or in conjunction with the French professional first and second division football championships, the French Football Cup or the Champions Trophy will be played on 5 May. At all matches or sporting events…

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Article L335-1 of the French Sports Code

I.-The national platform for combating the manipulation of sporting competitions is responsible for : 1° Serve as a centre for gathering, collating and sharing information and documents that are useful in the fight against the manipulation of sporting competitions by, where appropriate, forwarding them to the competent authorities and sporting organisations; 2° Promote cooperation with the national and international players involved in the prevention, detection and suppression of the manipulation…

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Article L335-2 of the French Sports Code

The members of the national platform for the fight against the manipulation of sporting competitions may communicate and exchange with the national and international players mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 335-1, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d’Etat issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, information and documents that are useful in the…

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Article L335-3 of the French Sports Code

The members of the national platform for the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions may not commit, on a personal basis, directly or through an intermediary, bets on games or bets offered by online gaming or sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in ̀ article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening a ̀ la concurrence et a ̀ la régulation…

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Article L411-1 of the French Sports Code

A deduction made each year under the conditions determined by the Finance Act from the sums wagered on games operated in France and the overseas departments by La Française des Jeux is allocated to the National Sports Agency responsible for high performance sport and developing access to sport.

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Article L411-2 of the French Sports Code

A contribution on the sale to any television service of the rights to broadcast sporting events or competitions, collected under the conditions set out in article 302 bis ZE of the General Tax Code, is allocated to the National Sports Agency responsible for high performance sport and the development of access to sport. The proceeds of this contribution are intended to finance the development of local sports associations and the…

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