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Article D224-5 of the French Sports Code

Sports associations or companies taking part in competitions organised by a professional league designate, in application of article L. 224-3, one or more reference persons, who may be volunteers or employees, responsible for relations with their supporters.

They inform the professional league concerned of the designated contact person(s).

Any contact person responsible for relations with supporters may not be a member of the supporters’ association(s) that support(s) the sports association or company that appointed him/her, nor may he/she be in charge of security at sporting events and competitions within or on behalf of this sports association or company.

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Article D224-5

Les associations sportives ou sociétés sportives qui participent aux compétitions organisées par une ligue professionnelle désignent, en application de l’article L. 224-3, une ou plusieurs personnes référentes, ayant la qualité de bénévole ou de salarié, chargées des relations avec leurs supporters.

Elles informent la ligue professionnelle concernée de la ou des personnes référentes désignées.

Toute personne référente chargée des relations avec les supporters ne peut être membre de la ou des associations de supporters qui soutiennent l’association ou la société sportive qui l’a désignée, ni en charge des missions de sécurité des manifestations et compétitions sportives au sein ou pour le compte de cette association ou société sportive.

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