I. – The Sanctions Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency may impose the following sanctions on persons who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17:
1° A warning;
2° A temporary or permanent suspension:
a) From taking part, in any capacity whatsoever, in a competition authorised or organised by a signatory organisation of the World Anti-Doping Code or one of its members, by a professional league or an organisation responsible for non-signatory international or national events, by a sports federation, or giving rise to the award of prizes in money or in kind;
b) Take part in any activity, including training, clinics or exhibitions, authorised or organised by an organisation that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or one of its members, by a professional league or an organisation responsible for non-signatory international or national events, or by a sports federation, a professional league or one of their members, unless these activities are part of recognised education or rehabilitation programmes related to the fight against doping;
c) To exercise the functions of management staff or any administrative activity within a sports federation, a professional league, an organisation that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or one of their members;
d) And from taking part in any sporting activity involving national or international level athletes and financed by a public entity.
Where justified by the circumstances and the seriousness of the violation, the Disciplinary Board of the Sanction Commission may issue a ban on exercising the functions defined in article L. 212-1.
The sanction imposed on an athlete may be supplemented by a fine of up to €45,000. The sanction imposed on any other person who has breached the provisions of article L. 232-10 may be supplemented by a financial penalty of up to €150,000.
The financial penalty provided for in the previous paragraph may only be applied when the person concerned has been suspended for the maximum period provided for in this article.
II. – (Repealed)
III. – The proceeds of the pecuniary penalties provided for in the present article shall be recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property.