Under the terms of an agreement entered into with the State, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee may receive financial and personnel assistance to carry out its missions.
Referral to the committee for conciliation is an obligatory prerequisite to any contentious appeal, when the dispute arises from a decision, whether or not subject to internal appeal, taken by a federation in the exercise of public prerogatives or pursuant to its articles of association.
Where the dispute arises from an individual decision, the enforcement of that decision is suspended from the date of notification to the author of the decision of the document appointing a conciliator. However, the chairman of the conciliators’ conference may lift the suspension if the contested decision is motivated by acts of gross violence. The suspension of the contested individual decision ends with the notification of the conciliation measures provided…
The Chairman of the conciliators’ conference rejects conciliation requests relating to disputes that are not among those mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 141-4, as well as those that appear to him to be manifestly unfounded. If the previous paragraph is not applied, the Chairman of the Conference appoints a conciliator whose name is notified to the parties. Within one month of the referral, the conciliator, after hearing…
Where the contested decision is subject to appeal, referral to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee for conciliation interrupts the appeal period.
Referral to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee interrupts the time limit for appeals, in application of article R. 141-8 of this code, only if it is made within the time limit stipulated in the first paragraph of article R. 141-15. The interruption ends : – if the application is rejected in application of article R. 141-16 of this code, on the date of notification of this rejection ;…
The contentious appeal period applicable to the decisions mentioned in article R. 141-5 and falling within the jurisdiction of the administrative courts is one month.
The Conciliators’ Conference, instituted by article L. 141-4, is made up of a minimum of thirteen members and a maximum of twenty-one members, recognised for their knowledge of the organisation of sporting activities and their expertise in legal matters. These persons are appointed for the duration of the Olympiad by the Board of Directors of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee on the recommendation of its Ethics Committee.
The duties of the conciliators are carried out on a voluntary basis. However, travel and subsistence expenses incurred by conciliators shall be reimbursed by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee upon presentation of supporting documents.
Meeting on the initiative of the oldest member, the Conciliators’ Conference chooses a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its members to assist it. They are elected for the duration of the Olympiad. This election takes place by secret ballot. The Conciliators’ Conference may validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. If this quorum is not reached, a new meeting is held within a fortnight and…
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