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The salary cap, a key device in French professional rugby
The transfer of Cheslin Kolbe in 2021 led the NRL to strengthen its rules on salary cap. Since 2023, part of the transfer compensation has been introduced into the calculation of the payroll of professional rugby clubs.
Law of March 8, 2024: strengthening the protection of practitioners and good repute in sport
The law of March 8, 2024 strengthens the protection of practitioners and good repute in sport. It establishes an annual check of the integrity of educators, new obligations for federations and operators, aimed at preventing violence, particularly against minors.
Halep case, the CAS reduces the duration of the suspension for doping to 9 months
The CAS reduces the suspension of Simona Halep from 4 years to 9 months for involuntary doping. The former world No. 1 proved that her positive test for Roxadustat during the 2022 US Open was due to contamination of a dietary supplement. She can return to competition immediately.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down, on December 21, 2023, 3 judgments relating to the monopoly of international sports federations
For the CJEU, the rules of UEFA, FIFA and ISU on the prior approval of sports competitions are contrary to European competition law. Arbitration bodies in sports matters must be able to be subject to effective judicial control (via a preliminary question)
Compulsory arbitration of commercial disputes between football clubs
The new article 223 of the Administrative Rules of the LFP imposes that commercial disputes of an amount greater than €50.000 relating to the loans and transfers of players between French professional clubs, must be submitted to arbitration by the Chambre arbitrale du sport ( CASE).
Fight against doping and food supplements (sportsman, how to defend yourself?)
If food supplements are not on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of prohibited products (transposed into the Sports Code), athletes must remain vigilant because of the risk of contamination with prohibited products.
Lawyer sports agent, judgment of the Court of Cassation
The Court of Cassation rejects the appeal of the Council of the Bar Association of Paris and confirms the cancellation of the article of the internal regulations of the Paris Bar which had authorized in 2020 lawyers to exercise the activity of intermediation sports, without a sports agent license.
Prerogatives granted to Federations and Leagues concerning the professional organization of a sporting discipline
On August 18, 2022, the Minister of Sports adopted an order noting compliance with the Sports Code of the modifications that the National Handball League (NHL) made to its statutes in March 2022, with the agreement of the French Handball Federation. (FFH).
Administrative relegation of the Girondins de Bordeaux to National 1 by the DNCG
The DNCG Appeals Committee confirmed the decision taken by the Professional Clubs Control Committee which pronounced the administrative demotion of the Girondins de Bordeaux to National 1 (financial difficulties). What are the means of appeal to challenge this decision?
Decree relating to the conditions under which the duration of the athlete's first professional contract may be extended from 3 to 5 years
The decree of April 26, 2022 sets the conditions allowing the maximum duration of the first employment contract of a professional football player to be extended from 3 to 5 years.
New FIFA legal proceedings portal
FIFA is launching its new online legal proceedings management portal for all proceedings before the Football Court and the judicial bodies of FIFA.
Confirmation of the exclusion of Russian football teams by the CAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected the request filed by the Russian Football Federation against the decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee and the FIFA Council suspending the participation of Russian clubs and national teams in their competitions.
Adaptation by FIFA of its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
FIFA has added an appendix 7 to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players: “Temporary rules in response to the exceptional situation linked to the war in Ukraine”. These temporary provisions relate in particular to the rules for the registration and employment of players and coaches.
Decree of 24 February 2022 on the delegation granted to sports federations
The decree relating to the conditions for granting and withdrawing the delegation granted to sports federations as well as the content and terms of the delegation contract was published on February 25, 2022. It modifies the mechanism for granting, refusing and withdrawal of the delegation.
Judgment of the Council of State of February 7, 2022 - Individualization of penalties for doping
The Council of State validates the option for the Sanctions Commission of the AFLD to reduce the duration of a sanction taken against an athlete for the use of unspecified substances when the circumstances of the case justify it with regard to the principle of proportionality .
New player loan regulations announced by FIFA
Player loans will be subject to new regulations on July 1, 2022, which are part of the third group of reforms to the international transfer system – transfers of minors, loan contracts and squad sizes, registration periods, financial regulations .
List of licensed online gaming or betting operators as of December 17, 2021
The list of approved online gaming and betting operators was drawn up by the National Gaming Authority on December 17, 2021 and published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on January 4, 2021.
Order of 25 November 2021 relating to the recognition of the high level character of sports disciplines
List of sports disciplines recognized as being of a high level, in order to allow the exercise of their prerogatives until December 31 of the year in which the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 take place
FIFA and professional footballers, taking maternity into consideration
On October 8, 2021, FIFA reminded member associations of their obligation to transpose the provisions on maternity of professional players adopted at the end of 2020. Is the FFF concerned insofar as French law already provides protective conditions for employees?
The CAS's refusal to control the decisions taken by the field referees
The Court of Arbitration for Sport refrains from "reviewing decisions taken on the field of play by referees or other officials responsible for applying the rules of the game, unless there is evidence that these rules have been applied. arbitrarily or in bad faith "