Any person who is subject to a suspension by virtue of a decision pronounced by an anti-doping organisation signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or by the competent body hearing an appeal against such a decision, as well as any person who has accepted such a suspension, shall be prohibited from participating in competitions and events and from exercising the functions and activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 232-23. This ban takes effect on the date of notification of the decision to the Agency.
When a person is suspended by virtue of a decision handed down by a major events organisation under an accelerated procedure during an event, the ban mentioned in the previous paragraph only applies if the rules of the major events organisation give the person the possibility of appealing against this decision under non-accelerated procedures.
Failure to comply with the suspension ordered in application of these articles or the ban mentioned in the first paragraph shall be subject to the administrative sanctions provided for in articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12.
Under penalty of the annulment of results provided for in 3° of II of article L. 232-23-5, participation in these competitions and events is also prohibited for any person who is the subject of a provisional suspension issued by an anti-doping organisation signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code after this person has been given the opportunity to present his observations to the said organisation.