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Article L232-23-3-6 of the French Sports Code

The duration of the suspension measures referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 1° or 3° of article L. 232-10 shall be a minimum of four years.

This sanction may go as far as permanent suspension depending on the seriousness of the breach committed.

A violation of 1° or 3° of article L. 232-10 committed involving a protected person is considered to be particularly serious. If the perpetrator is a member of athlete support personnel, he or she is subject to permanent Ineligibility, unless the violation involves a Specified Substance as defined in the Prohibited List referred to in article L. 232-9.

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Article L232-23-3-6

La durée des mesures de suspension mentionnées au 2° du I de l’article L. 232-23 à raison d’un manquement au 1° ou au 3° de l’article L. 232-10 est au minimum de quatre ans.


Cette sanction peut aller jusqu’à la suspension définitive en fonction de la gravité de la violation commise.


Une violation du 1° ou du 3° de l’article L. 232-10 commise en impliquant une personne protégée est considérée comme étant d’une particulière gravité. Si l’auteur est un membre du personnel d’encadrement du sportif, il encourt une suspension définitive, sauf si la violation implique une substance spécifiée au sens de la liste des interdictions mentionnée à l’article L. 232-9.

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