It is forbidden to administer or apply to animals, during sporting events organised by an approved federation or authorised by a delegated federation or by a specialised commission set up in application of article L. 131-19, or with a view to taking part in them, substances or processes of such a nature as to artificially modify their abilities or to mask the use of substances or processes having this property.
The list of substances or processes mentioned in this article is set by joint order of the ministers responsible for sport, health and agriculture.