French Sports Code

The delegation is granted for a period of four years. The delegation is granted with effect from 1st January of the second year following that of the Summer Olympic or Paralympic Games. In the case of sports included in the programme of the Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games or which, although not included in the programme of these Games, are practised mainly in winter, the delegation is granted from 1st…

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: – 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are held for federations applying for the delegation of a sport included in the Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games or which, although not included in the programme of these Games,…

In order to benefit from a delegation, the federation which has set up a professional league without legal personality shall draw up regulations specific to the activities entrusted to this league. These regulations shall determine in particular the competences and composition of the league as well as the rules and procedures for appointing its members. They shall provide that the majority of the members of the league shall be elected…

The delegation contract referred to in article L. 131-14 sets out the conditions under which the federation exercises the prerogatives of public authority delegated to it and the tasks entrusted to it by the laws and regulations in force. To this end, the delegation contract contains in particular: 1° The list, among the sports delegated to the federation, of the disciplines recognised as high level and the specialities that make…

The following documents are appended to the delegation contract: 1° The contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8 ; 2° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the principles of the contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-15-2 ; 3° A presentation of the federal performance project mentioned in article L. 131-15 for federations which organise the practice of disciplines recognised as high-level under the…

The delegation contract is amended in the event of the partial withdrawal of a delegation entrusted to a federation. It is also amended when changes to the documents appended to the contract are such as to modify the contractual commitments of the parties. It may be amended at the reasoned request of the federation.

The delegation contract and its appendices are published under the conditions set out in article R. 131-36. The delegation contracts and their appendices are also made available to the public on a website belonging to the Minister for Sport.

The Minister responsible for sport may refuse to grant or renew the delegation on any of the following grounds: 1° Failure to respect the general interest in the promotion and development of physical and sporting activities; 2° Non-compliance with one of the conditions mentioned in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27; 3° In the case of renewal, non-compliance with the commitments set out in the delegation contract in force for…

The delegation may be withdrawn by the Minister responsible for Sport, after consultation with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee and, when the discipline is specifically dedicated to disabled people, the French Paralympic and Sports Committee: 1° In the event of a breach of public order; 2° In the event of non-compliance with the commitments set out in the delegation contract; 3° In the event of non-compliance with one…