Paragraph 2: Operation

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Article D211-59

French Sports CodeIn force

Updated 8 Nov 2023

The Board of Directors decides on the business of the school. In particular, it deliberates on the following matters

1° The school's internal regulations ;

2° The general organisation of the school;

3° The objectives and programme of activities, as well as the achievement of these objectives, in particular by studying the activity report drawn up each year by the Director General;

4° The budget and amending decisions;

5° The financial accounts, the allocation of profits and the use of reserve funds;

6° the categories of agreements which, because of their nature or the financial amount involved, must be submitted to it for approval, and those for which it delegates responsibility to the Director ;

7° The general conditions of recruitment and employment of contract staff;

8° The rates for fees payable to the establishment and for the services it provides, in particular the organisation of the aptitude tests referred to in articles R. 212-90-1 and R. 212-93;

9° Borrowing ;

10° Acceptance of gifts and legacies;

11° registering trademarks, patents and all intellectual property rights;

12° Legal proceedings, disputes and settlements;

13° Acquiring, disposing of and exchanging real estate and granting mortgages;

14° Participation in bodies with legal personality;

15° The performance contract between the school and the Minister for Sport.

The Board of Directors may delegate to the Director General, within the limits it sets, the powers mentioned in 10° to 12°. The Director General reports to the next meeting of the Board of Directors on the decisions taken within the scope of the powers thus delegated.

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