French Sports Code

Sports associations can only benefit from State aid if they have been approved. Approval is based in particular on the existence of statutory provisions guaranteeing the democratic operation of the association, the transparency of its management and equal access for women and men to its governing bodies, as well as the signing of a contract of republican commitment mentioned inarticle 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on…

Managers of a sports association who hold a licence issued by an approved federation and who, on a voluntary basis, carry out management and supervisory duties within their federation or an association affiliated to it may use their personal training account under the conditions set out in Chapter III of Title II of Book III of the French Labour Code, in order to undertake training related to their voluntary role.

Any sports association affiliated to a sports federation which habitually takes part in the organisation of sporting events for which a fee is charged and which generates revenue in excess of a threshold set by decree by the Conseil d’Etat or which employs sportsmen and sportswomen whose total remuneration exceeds a figure set by decree by the Conseil d’Etat, constitutes a commercial company subject to the Commercial Code for the…

The sports company takes the form : 1° either a limited liability company with only one shareholder, known as a “limited liability single-member sports company” (entreprise unipersonnelle sportive à responsabilité limitée); or 2° Or a société anonyme with a sporting object; 3° Or a professional sports limited company; 4° or a limited liability company; 5° or a public limited company; 6° or a société par actions simplifiée ; 7° or…

The articles of association of the companies referred to in 1° to 3° of article L. 122-2 and formed by sports associations comply with standard articles of association defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

Any sports association that meets at least one of the criteria set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 122-1 constitutes a sports company within one year of the date on which it meets this condition. Any sports association which does not comply with the provisions of the first paragraph shall be excluded from competitions organised by sports federations.