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Article R222-5 of the French Sports Code

The sports agent delegate, the national technical director attached to the federation, or his representative, and a representative of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee take part in the work of the sports agent commission in an advisory capacity. However, these persons do not attend meetings when the commission is sitting as a jury for the examination of the sports agent’s licence or in disciplinary matters. The committee may…

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Article R222-6 of the French Sports Code

The members of the sports agents’ commission, as well as the sports agents’ representative and the other persons mentioned in article R. 222-5: 1° Are bound by confidentiality with regard to the information they are entrusted with by virtue of their position ; 2° May not take part in the committee’s deliberations or decisions if they have a direct or indirect interest in the case. The competent governing body shall…

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Article R222-7 of the French Sports Code

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee shall set up an Interfederal Sports Agents’ Commission, the chairman and members of which shall be appointed by the competent governing body. The Interfederal Sports Agents’ Commission participates with the sports agents’ commissions of the delegated federations in the organisation of the sports agent licence examination. Each year it draws up a report on the implementation of the provisions of this chapter by…

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Article R222-8 of the French Sports Code

In addition to the chairman, the inter-federal sports agents’ commission includes one member from each of the commissions mentioned in article R. 222-1, appointed on the proposal of that commission. The alternates for the chairman and the other members of the inter-federal sports agents’ commission are appointed under the same conditions. The chairman and his alternate are appointed for a term of four years. The term of office of the…

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Article R222-9 of the French Sports Code

The Interfederal Sports Agents Commission meets when convened by its chairman or at the request of at least one third of its members. It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. Decisions are taken by a majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. The provisions of article R. 222-6 are applicable to the members…

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Article R222-10 of the French Sports Code

In each sporting discipline, the sports agent’s licence is issued by the sports agent’s commission of the relevant delegating federation to natural persons: 1° who, unless exempted by the application of the provisions of articles R. 222-18, R. 222-19, last paragraph, or R. 222-27, have passed the examination mentioned in article R. 222-14 and have attended, where organised, the prior training mentioned in article R. 222-19 ; 2° Are not…

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Article R222-11 of the French Sports Code

Applications for a sports agent’s licence are submitted to the sports agents’ commission. The regulations governing sports agents set out the procedures, form and content of this application, as well as the documents that must accompany it.

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Article R222-12 of the French Sports Code

The sports agents’ commission may, at the request of the licence holder, suspend a sports agent’s licence. The regulations governing sports agents specify the procedures for requesting suspension and lifting the suspension. Without prejudice to disciplinary proceedings, the commission automatically suspends the licence of a sports agent who is in one of the cases of incompatibility provided for in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article L. 222-9. It shall…

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Article R222-13 of the French Sports Code

Each year, the sports agents’ commission communicates to the Minister for Sport the list of sports agents holding a sports agent’s licence in the discipline for which it is responsible, indicating those whose licence has been suspended. The list referred to in the first paragraph is published in accordance with the conditions set out in the regulations governing sports agents.

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Article R222-14 of the French Sports Code

A session of the sports agent licence examination is opened each year in each of the sports for which a sports agent commission has been set up pursuant to article R. 222-1. Persons who are not in any of the cases of incapacity provided for in articles L. 222-9 (3°) and L. 222-11 may register for the examination. The registration formalities are defined for each sport by the sports agents’…

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