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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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Article R222-15 of the French Sports Code

The sports agent licence examination comprises : 1° An initial test to assess the candidate’s ability to practise the profession of sports agent by ensuring that he has the knowledge required to do so, in particular in social, tax and contractual matters as well as in the field of insurance and that of physical and sporting activities; 2° A second test to assess the candidate’s knowledge of the regulations laid…

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Article R222-16 of the French Sports Code

The sports agents’ interfederal commission sets the programme for the first test and whether it is written or oral. Acting as an examination board, it draws up the subject of the test, sets the marking scale and determines the mark obtained by each candidate. It communicates this mark to the sports agents’ commission of the delegating federation responsible for the sports discipline for which the person concerned has applied. The…

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Article R222-17 of the French Sports Code

The second test is organised for each sport by the sports agents’ commission of the relevant delegated federation. This commission sets the programme for the test and whether it is written or oral. Constituted as an examination board, it draws up the subject of the test, sets the marking scale and determines the mark obtained by each candidate. The sports agents’ commission declares candidates admitted to the examination who have…

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Article R222-18 of the French Sports Code

A sports agent who has obtained a sports agent’s licence issued by a delegated federation without having been exempted from the first test and who applies for the issue of a licence in another discipline is exempted from the first test. Candidates who are admitted to the first test and fail the second will retain the benefit of the first test if they sit the next examination session in the…

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