Translation of "Apply clinical chiropractic competence in sport " (English → French) :

29. Considers that, in other areas, it must be made clear that action by the Union may only complement that of the Member States, which retain the competence to enact ordinary law; this already applies to education, training, youth, civil defence, culture, the media, sport, health, industry and tourism, to which civil and commercial contracts should be added;

25. Considers that, in other areas, it must be made clear that action by the Union may only complement that of the Member States, which retain the competence to enact ordinary law; this already applies to education, training, youth, civil defence, culture, sport, health, industry and tourism, to which civil and commercial contracts should be added;

However, the Directive permits Member States, under certain conditions, to provide that the prohibition of work by children should not apply to: - children performing in cultural, artistic, sports or advertising activities subject to prior authorization being given by the competent authority in individual cases; - children of at least 14 years of age working under a combined work/training scheme or an in-plant work-experience sche ...[+++]me, provided that such work is done in accordance with the conditions laid down by the competent authority; - children of at least 14 years of age performing light work other than that covered in the first indent; light work may, however, be performed by children of 13 years of age for a limited number of hours per week in the case of categories of work determined by national legislation.

The text of the recommendation is set out below (The annex, which contains a form for use by the Member States' competent authorities on the occasion of European sporting fixtures for information on the travelling and accommodation arrangements of hooligans, is not reproduced.) "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAVING REGARD to the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union for the exchange of information on the occasion of major events of meetings, adopted on 30 November 1994; HAVING REGARD to the initiative submitted by the United Kingdom on 21 June 1995; HAVING REGARD to the conclusion of the Council of the European Union ...[+++] on 21 June 1995; WHEREAS there have been instances of serious disorder at football matches in a number of Member States including matches in international competitions, and there is a need to ensure a consistent, coordinated, and effective response on the part of the police and the football authorities; WHEREAS the Council believes that techniques and procedures which have contributed to the successful containment of disorder should be more widely and consistently applied in relation to international high-risk matches; WHEREAS the Council considers that adoption of a more consistent approach to these problems would be likely to lead to a reduction in the number and seriousness of incidents of disorder; WHEREAS some of the recent outbreaks of disorder can be linked to lax controls on ticket sales at the grounds on the day of the match; WHEREAS recommendations have been adopted under the 1985 European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches for actions to be followed whenever the threat of violent disorder is foreseen by the country in which a football match is to be played, RECOMMENDS to Member States: I) To draw on the recommendations of the Standing Committee of the aforementioned Convention, contained in the check list of measures to be taken by organizers and p ...

However, the Directive allows Member States, under certain conditions, to make provision to the effect that the prohibition on work by children does not apply to: - children pursuing cultural, artistic, sports or advertising activities so long as prior authorization has been given by the competent authority in individual cases; - children of at least 14 years of age working under a combined work/training scheme or an in-plant work ...[+++]-experience scheme, provided that such work is done in accordance with the conditions laid down by the competent authority; - children of at least 14 years of age performing light work other than that referred to in the first indent; light work may, however, be performed by children of 13 years of age for a limited number of hours per week in the case of categories of work determined by national legislation".

However, it is clearly stated that this prohibition does not apply to: - children employed in cultural, artistic and sporting activities, subject to prior authorisation, the conditions of which are to be determined by the competent authorities of the Member States on an individual basis or otherwise; - children working in an undertaking under a combined work/training scheme; - children of not less than 13 years of age performing ...[+++]light work, i.e. work which does not cause any abnormal fatigue, whether as a consequence of the inherent nature of the tasks to be performed or as a consequence of the particular conditions under which they must be carried out.