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Article L232-20-1 of the French Sports Code

The French Anti-Doping Agency is entitled to receive from a body recognised by the World Anti-Doping Agency and having similar competencies to its own, information of the nature mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 232-20 and to communicate such information to it.

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Article L232-20-2 of the French Sports Code

The judicial authority may, at the discretion of the public prosecutor, communicate to the French Anti-Doping Agency any information it gathers in the course of legal proceedings which may give rise to a presumption of doping or the commission of acts prohibited under this chapter. It shall communicate to the Agency, spontaneously or at the request of the latter, the decisions handed down by the judicial courts in the context…

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Article L232-20-3 of the French Sports Code

At the request of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the French Anti-Doping Agency or the laboratory used by the Agency for the analysis of the Samples shall give it access to the Samples and related information so that it can make use of them.

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Article L232-21 of the French Sports Code

Violation of the provisions of this Title may result in one or more of the following consequences for the offender: 1° The suspension defined in 2° of I of article L. 232-23; 2° The financial penalties provided for in article L. 232-23; 3° The publication of the decision of the Sanction Commission of the French Anti-Doping Agency or of the agreement validated under the conditions set out in article L….

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Article L232-21-1 of the French Sports Code

When the Agency has evidence to suggest a breach of 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, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17, the Secretary General shall inform the party concerned.

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Article L232-22 of the French Sports Code

I.-The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency may initiate disciplinary proceedings against those responsible for alleged breaches of 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, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17. The College may delegate some of its powers under this I to the President of the Agency. When the College decides to initiate proceedings pursuant to this Article, the…

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Article L232-22-1 of the French Sports Code

In the event that evidence is gathered that indicates the use by an athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to 3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile mentioned in article L. 232-12-1, the matter is referred to a three-member committee of experts set up by the French Anti-Doping Agency. If this committee considers that the elements gathered indicate the use of…

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Article L232-23 of the French Sports Code

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…

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Article L232-23-1 of the French Sports Code

The College and the Sanction Committee may, if they do not consider themselves sufficiently informed in the light of the documents in the file, propose to the athlete likely to be sanctioned that he undergo an expert assessment in order to determine whether he has complied with the provisions of Article L. 232-9. The expert assessment is carried out by an expert chosen by the athlete from a list drawn…

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Article L232-23-3-2 of the French Sports Code

I.-The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency, in the event of an administrative composition agreement concluded pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 232-22, and the Sanction Commission may, under the conditions set out below, suspend the sanction provided for in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 when the person has provided substantial assistance as defined in article L. 230-4. The sanctions mentioned in 2° of I of…

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