Section 4: Administrative penalties, precautionary measures and other consequences

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I.- Except in cases where the period of Ineligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended suspension pursuant to article L. 232-23-3-2, the duration of the suspension measures mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9 or 2° of article L. 232-10: 1° Is four…

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 4° of article L. 232-10 and article L. 232-9-2 is four years. It may be reduced under the following conditions: 1° In the event that the athlete did not submit to Sample collection, if the athlete can establish that the breach of article L. 232-9-2 was not intentional, the…

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degree of the athlete’s fault, except where frequent last-minute changes in whereabouts or the identification of other conduct give rise to a serious suspicion that the athlete was attempting to make…