BOOK IV: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

It is forbidden for any athlete to possess, or attempt to possess, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more prohibited substances or methods appearing on the list mentioned in the last paragraph of this article. This prohibition does not apply to substances and methods for which the athlete provides a duly justified medical reason as defined by the competent local authority. The list of substances and methods referred…

It is forbidden for any person to: 1° Prescribing, administering, applying, transferring or offering to athletes, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more substances or methods mentioned in article L. 425-1-1 or facilitating their use or encouraging their use; 2° Producing, manufacturing, importing, exporting, transporting, possessing or acquiring, for use by an athlete without a duly justified medical reason, one or more substances or methods appearing on the…

In addition to the officers and agents of the judicial police acting within the framework of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the officers and agents of New Caledonia responsible for applying these regulations and sworn under the conditions set out in II of article 809 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are authorised to carry out the checks provided for in deliberation no. 202 of 22 August…

The persons referred to in article L. 425-2 who are qualified doctors may carry out clinical medical examinations and take biological samples intended to reveal the use of prohibited methods or to detect the presence of prohibited substances in the body. The persons mentioned in article L. 425-2 who are not doctors may also take biological samples. Only those persons mentioned in article L. 425-2 who are doctors or nurses…

Checks are carried out under the following conditions: 1° In any place where training, events or competitions organised or authorised by approved sports leagues are taking place, as well as training or events within the meaning of articles L. 230-2 and L. 230-3; 2° In any establishment in which physical or sporting activities are practised, as well as in its annexes; 3° In any place where the test can be…

Testing under New Caledonian regulations governing the protection of athletes’ health and the fight against doping, as well as under this chapter, shall be conducted, after the athlete has been notified of the test, either : 1° By the person responsible for taking the sample ; 2° By a person designated by the person responsible for taking the sample. When an athlete is not subject to whereabouts requirements and does…

In carrying out their testing duties, the persons referred to in article L. 425-2 may only enter the premises referred to in article L. 425-4 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. or at any time when these premises are open to the public or when a competition or sporting event or training in preparation for one is in progress. Testing at an athlete’s home may only take place between 6am…