Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

When the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3, the Secretary General of the Agency informs the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered against receipt. This notification shall specify : 1° The grounds on which the matter has been referred to the Agency ;…

I.-On receipt of the interested party’s observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observations to experts. II -When the Board decides to initiate disciplinary proceedings, after having heard the interested party’s observations or after expiry of the period provided for in 6° of article R. 241-16, the notification of grievances is sent to…

The Board may take a decision to close the case if it finds that the offence of which the person concerned is accused has not been established. This decision shall be notified to the person concerned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered against receipt, as well as, by any means, to the international federation and the sports federation concerned. Where applicable, the person(s) with parental…

When the administrative composition procedure is terminated in accordance with Article R. 232-89-1, the statement of objections is forwarded to the chairman of the Enforcement Committee. Articles R. 232-90-1 and R. 241-17 to R. 241-24 are then applied. The Agency informs the interested party that he is invited to present his written observations on the complaints notified to the Sanction Commission, within the time limit mentioned in the first paragraph…

The person concerned may be represented by a person of his or her choice. He may also be assisted by one or more persons of his choice. If the person concerned does not sufficiently speak or understand the French language, he may, at his request, be assisted by an interpreter at the expense of the agency.

The person concerned and, where applicable, his or her counsel may consult the entire file at the Agency’s secretariat. They may obtain a copy. The member of the Board or the agent appointed in application of the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11, who has access to all the documents in the file, receives a copy of the written observations of the person concerned on the objections that have been…

The person concerned and his/her counsel, accompanied, where applicable, by the person(s) exercising parental authority or the legal representative, shall be summoned to appear before a panel of the Sanction Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered against receipt, at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing. The summons is simultaneously sent to the President of the Agency….

The respondent may request that a member of the Enforcement Committee be recused under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 232-92-1.

The person concerned and his or her counsel, where applicable, the person(s) exercising parental authority or the legal representative, as well as the representative of the Agency’s College, may submit written or oral observations to the Enforcement Committee and request that persons of their choice be heard, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 232-93. The Enforcement Committee may also hold any hearings and consultations it deems useful, in…

The chairman of the panel appoints a rapporteur from among its members. The rapporteur draws up a report setting out the facts and the conditions under which the proceedings were conducted. The rapporteur may carry out any useful investigations, without being able to impose any coercive measures, the results of which are added to the file and communicated to the party concerned and to the Board before the meeting.