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

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)

[Football - Press release] Amateur clubs react to the Ordinance of the Council of State of June 11, 2020 which did not suspend the decision of the Executive Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) of April 16, 2020

[Press release from Cabinet BERTRAND] Appeal against the decision of the Executive Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) of April 16, 2020

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 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

On November 12, 2018, the Executive Office of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) adopted the main principles of selection, for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for national federations.

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

The Council of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) approved, during its meeting of 24 October 2019, several amendments to the Regulations of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber (CRL).

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.

In a press release dated July 29, 2019, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) informs us that its Council approved certain amendments to the Code of Ethics at the end of its meeting in Paris on June 3.

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.

Cabinet Bertrand is pleased to have been able to assist the Association Sportive et Culturelle de Garges Djibson Futsal for the recognition by the Administrative Judge of the quality of training club for futsal clubs (TA, February 14, 2019), of a player from futsal turned professional football player

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

Mrs Anne Brasseur, European parliamentarian, gave a report on "good governance in football" produced on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The report denounces the lack of independence of FIFA bodies vis-à-vis its President.

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.