An anti-doping control carried out in France (national or international athlete) with a positive result leads to a presumption of infringement of anti-doping rules and the opening of a disciplinary procedure before the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) .

According to the decree of May 7, 2021, in the absence of any contraindication to the practice of sport, for minors outside disciplines with special constraints, the production of a medical certificate for the minor athlete is replaced by a certificate from the persons exercising the parental authority.

According to a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU 6è ch., Dec. 10, 2020, aff. C-774/19), the person playing online poker does not lose the quality of consumer. hours per day who has extensive knowledge and perceives significant gains from this game

The announcement of FC Girondins de Bordeaux of its financial difficulties following the departure from King Street, is an opportunity to recall the sporting consequences, and in particular a demotion, if a football club is the subject of a reorganization procedure or compulsory liquidation.

Cyberbullying affects the sports world. Faced with this climate of hatred, the Professional Football League has decided to act. and the French Association for the Fight against Cyberbullying recommends that networks filter messages based on keywords established by sports federations

The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced that the Comex has taken the decision to stop, due to the current health crisis, all departmental and regional metropolitan amateur competitions for the 2020-2021 season and to pronounce a blank season (no climbs , no descents)

Professional women's handball has just signed the first collective agreement in professional women's sport

Since Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the Government has been empowered by Parliament to take the necessary measures within the scope of law to ensure the compliance of domestic law with the principles of the World Anti-Doping Code and to strengthen the effectiveness of the fight against doping

The Government published on February 10, 2021 a new ordinance (Ordinance n ° 2021-137), modifying ordinance n ° 2020-1599 of December 16, 2020 by extending the financial conditions for the resolution of certain contracts in the sports sector.

The Government published on February 10, 2021 a new ordinance (Ordinance n ° 2021-137), modifying ordinance n ° 2020-1599 of December 16, 2020 by extending the financial conditions for the resolution of certain contracts in the sports sector.

On January 1, 2021, the new 2021 World Anti-Doping Code entered into force. Among the important additions we find in particular: the protection of whistleblowers, a new definition of the concept of "in competition" or the addition of circumstances aggravating

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union since January 1, 2021, has consequences for the English Premier League and the English Football League (from the 2nd to the 4th division), in particular as regards the recruitment of players. foreigners coming from the EU by English clubs.

On December 17, 2020, the CAS declared the suspension of Russia from all international competitions (Olympic Games and world championships) for a period of two years (i.e. until December 16, 2022) due to the non-compliance of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) with the World Anti-Doping Code

Details from the Ministry of Sports concerning professional and high-level athletes authorized, by exemption, to travel despite the health curfew measures to deal with the covid-19 epidemic (Decrees of October 16 and 23, 2020)

The FIFA Council (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) adopts the new Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players - RSTJ (updated regularly).

The French National Olympic and Sporting Committee (CNOSF) has authorized (in application of rule 40 of the Olympic Charter) the athletes to promote their sponsors and partners and the sponsors and partners to use the image of the participants during the Games period. Tokyo Olympics 2020

By a judgment of January 28, 2020 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) considers that the arbitration commission of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) lacked independence and impartiality, article 6§1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Following the recommendations relating to agent commissions and the limitation of player loans adopted by the FIFA Football Actors Committee, it published on January 22, 2020 on its website a program of reforms with the aim of regulating agent regulation

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published, November 26, 2019, the approved version of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and the International Standards, as well as the Athlete Anti-Doping Right Act.