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.

If you are a sports agent / intermediary from a country that is not a member of the European Union (EU) or a State party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, how to carry on an activity sports agent in France? [Part 2 of the article on sports agents in France]

If you are a sports agent / intermediary from a European Union (EU) member country or from a State party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, how to exercise a sports agent activity in France ? Here is a brief non-exhaustive summary of the conditions set by the Law.

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.

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.

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

Since the Ordinance of December 19, 2018, which entered into force on March 1, 2019, the Sports Code distinguishes between a national and international athlete when it comes to the application of anti-doping rules.

The Council of State, by a judgment of December 11, 2019, considered that the salary cap or capping of the payroll did not "disproportionately affect the freedom of contract or the freedom to undertake and which has no impact on freedom of association in sports matters. "

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.

On the occasion of the Fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice, Poland (November 5-7, 2019), the Foundation Board and Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved the draft of the 2021 Code and the revised International Standards

Article L 232-2 of the Sports Code allows athletes to obtain an authorization for use for therapeutic purposes in order to undergo treatment based on drugs containing a prohibited substance.

Grand Symposium: the lawyer in sport. Cabinet BERTRAND is a partner of the 4th Assises du Droit du Sport and will lead a practical workshop on the theme The status of the sports trainer.

For the Constitutional Council, the absence of separation within the AFLD between the prosecution and judgment functions is contrary to the principle of impartiality of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (judgment 2 February 2018 following a priority question of constitutionality QPC)

Law n ° 2018-202 of March 26, 2018 relating to the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2024 was promulgated on March 26, 2018 and was published in the Official Journal n ° 0072 of March 27, 2018

The European Court of Human Rights considers, in a judgment n ° 48151 / 11, dated 18 January 2018, that the French State, by imposing a system of localization to the sportsmen, does not violate the article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.

Decree No. 2017-1269 of August 9, 2017 (published in the Official Journal of August 11, 2017) simplifies, updates and corrects the regulatory provisions of the Sports Code. A decree of 24 August 2017 relating to the electronic publication of the regulations of the delegated sports federations completes this Decree.