French Sports Code
In forceThe application for approval of the supporters' association must be sent to the prefect or, if the association's registered office is in Paris, by the police prefect, together with the following documents :
a) A copy of the publication in the Journal officiel de la République française ;
b) A copy of the articles of association and by-laws;
c) The minutes of the last three general meetings;
d) A list of the members responsible for the administration of the association;
e) Balance sheets and operating accounts for the last three financial years;
f) Any document proving the link with the sports association, the sports company, or the sports federation, the professional league or, where applicable, an approved national supporters' association for the sport they support.
When examining applications for authorisation, the Prefect or, where the application is made by a supporters' association whose registered office is in Paris, the Police Prefect may request the opinion, for information purposes, of the sports association, the sports company, the sports federation, the professional league concerned or, where applicable, an approved national supporters' association, as well as any other useful information.
Where the supporters' association applying for approval has been in existence for less than three years, the documents mentioned in c and e above are produced for the period corresponding to its period of existence.
