Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

The status of high-level sportsperson, high-level coach, high-level sports referee and judge, espoir sportsperson or member of the national teams is withdrawn when the beneficiary ceases to satisfy the conditions required to obtain it.

I. – The status of elite athlete, elite coach, elite referee and judge, U23 athlete or member of the National Team may be withdrawn or suspended at any time by reasoned decision of the Minister for Sport: 1° At the proposal of the relevant federation, when the person concerned has been the subject of a serious disciplinary sanction taken in accordance with the provisions of the federation’s statutes and regulations;…

The Minister responsible for sport may, at any time, by a reasoned decision, oppose the registration of an athlete on the lists mentioned in article L. 221-2 when one of the conditions mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 221-15 is met.

When an athlete has been the subject of a disciplinary decision relating to the fight against doping and this decision has not become final, the Minister responsible for sport may, as a precautionary measure and by reasoned decision, issue a provisional suspension from one of the lists appearing in article L. 221-2. The athlete is given the opportunity, by any means, to comment on this measure, the duration of which…

Before any decision on suspension or withdrawal is taken, the person concerned shall be given the opportunity to submit written or oral observations. Where the application for suspension or withdrawal is made for disciplinary reasons, the competent sports federation shall attach to its proposal the minutes of the meeting of the body which imposed the sanction.