Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

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Article D221-2-1

French Sports CodeIn force
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Updated 8 Nov 2023

I.-The agreement provided for in article L. 221-2-1 determines the reciprocal rights and obligations of the federation and the elite athlete.

1° With regard to the athlete's training and socio-professional support, it stipulates:

-the procedures for monitoring training ;

the procedures for socio-professional integration and support;

-where applicable, the conditions and procedures for the individual allocation of personalised aid granted by the State;

-where applicable, the terms and conditions for awarding federal grants and bonuses;

2° With regard to the protection and medical monitoring of athletes, it sets out:

-the administrative management procedures for insurance against accidents at work and occupational illnesses from which the athlete benefits;

-the rights and management procedures relating to retirement from which they benefit;

the guarantees offered by the federation's insurance to cover bodily injury to which the athlete may be exposed as a result of practising high-level sport; - the athlete's medical check-ups

the terms and conditions of his medical follow-up;

3° For competitive sport, it mentions:

-the procedures for selection to the national team

-the obligations of the athlete in the national team, in particular those relating to behaviour and rules of dress;

4° With regard to sporting ethics and image rights, it specifies:

-the rules relating to the rights, obligations and conditions of use of the athlete's image, as well as the athlete's obligations towards the federation's partners; - the rights relating to the use of the athlete's image, as well as the athlete's obligations towards the federation's partners;

-the rights relating to the use of the athlete's individual image during national selection competitions;

-the terms and conditions of the athlete's expression and duty of confidentiality in terms of communication and advertising with regard to both the image of the federation and sport and its values;

-the rules governing sports betting and the fight against doping.

II - The agreement is signed by the President of the Federation, the National Technical Director of the Federation, the athlete and, where applicable, his or her legal representatives.

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