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Article L122-1 of the French Sports Code

Any sports association affiliated to a sports federation which habitually takes part in the organisation of sporting events for which a fee is charged and which generates revenue in excess of a threshold set by decree by the Conseil d’Etat or which employs sportsmen and sportswomen whose total remuneration exceeds a figure set by decree by the Conseil d’Etat, constitutes a commercial company subject to the Commercial Code for the management of these activities.

A sports association whose revenue and remuneration referred to in the first paragraph are below the thresholds referred to in the same paragraph may also set up a sports company to manage its paying activities, under the conditions set out in this section.

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Article L122-1

Toute association sportive affiliée à une fédération sportive, qui participe habituellement à l’organisation de manifestations sportives payantes qui lui procurent des recettes d’un montant supérieur à un seuil fixé par décret en Conseil d’Etat ou qui emploie des sportifs dont le montant total des rémunérations excède un chiffre fixé par décret en Conseil d’Etat, constitue pour la gestion de ces activités une société commerciale soumise au code de commerce.

Une association sportive dont le montant des recettes et le montant des rémunérations mentionnées au premier alinéa sont inférieurs aux seuils visés au même alinéa peut également constituer une société sportive pour la gestion de ses activités payantes, dans les conditions prévues à la présente section.

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