Historical overview

2013

• Publication of the third study carried out by CDES for the European Commission, concerning player transfers in the EU

• Conference at the French Council of State on “The integrity of sports competitions” with CDES, the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) and Dalloz, the publisher

2012

• Publication of the second study for the European Commission on the barriers to financing sport in the domestic market

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2011 

• The Master’s Degree in Law, Economics and Management of Sport also available in South America (Paraguay and Uruguay)

• Conference with CDES and the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) on “The settlement of disputes within the sports movement”

2010 

• Creation of the CDES-Conseil law firm

• Launch of the MESGO training programme (Executive Master in European Sport Governance) co-organised with 4 academic partners and 5 partners from the European sports movement

• Jurisport: a new version of legal and economic sports news

• Appointment of CDES as an acknowledged team of experts for the European Parliament

2009 

•  1^st study carried out for the European Commission on sports agents in the EU

• Launch of the first English version of the CDES website

2008 

• Publication of the study “The economic impact and social utility of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France”

2007 

• Creation of the university degree in being a “Stadium Manager of a Professional Sports Club”

• Conference in Paris at the French Supreme Court (“Cour de Cassation”) about “Sport and competition law” in partnership with the Cour de Cassation and Sciences Po Paris (political science faculty)

2004

• The health insurance group MDS-Mutuelle des Sportifs and the French national lottery La Française des Jeux become the first official partners of CDES

• The former degree (DESS) in “Legal and Economic Training in Sporting Professions” becomes a Master’s Degree in “The Law, Economics and Management of Sport

2001

• Round table discussions on “The Sportsman: his contracts and income”, in partnership with L’Équipe newspaper (French Olympic Committee (CNOSF), Paris)

2000

• 2^nd symposium on “The Sporting Spectacle” (French Olympic Committee (CNOSF), Paris)

1999 

• Creation of the university degree in being a “General Manager of a Professional Sports Club”

• Creation of the International Association of Sports Economists (IASE), on the initiative of CDES

1998 

• 1^st edition of the Monthly Press Review by CDES

1997 

• 1^st edition of the Dalloz Sports Code, written by CDES jurists

1992 

• CDES receives the label “Associated Team” from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), in recognition of its expertise

1987

• Creation of the Legal and Economic Review of Sport

• Creation of the legal database Gesport of CDES, specialising in sports law

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1984

• Creation of the “Legal and Economic Training in Sporting Professions” (DESS) degree

• Launch of the Dalloz Law and Economics of Sport collection

1983 

• Recruitment of the first employee of Progesport, the supporting association of CDES

1980

• 1^st symposium of CDES on “The Sporting Spectacle”

1979

• Creation of the section “Jurisprudence de droit du sport” (“Jurisprudence in sports law”) with Dalloz

1978

• Effective start of CDES activity on 5 January, under the responsibility of its co-founders, Jean-Pierre Karaquillo and François Alaphilippe

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1977

• Meeting of the Advisory Council of the University of Limoges on 14 November, formalising the creation of CDES