Section 2: Offences relating to the fight against doping and the protection of athletes' health

Opposing or attempting to oppose the performance of the duties of the control officers authorised under article L. 425-2 is punishable by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 in local currency equivalent. Failure to comply with prohibition orders issued pursuant to articles L. 425-1-1 and L. 425-1-2 is punishable by the same penalties.

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more substances or methods prohibited by the list mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 425-1-1, for which Appendix 1 to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on 19 October 2005, only provides for the possibility of reduced sanctions in exceptional circumstances, is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €3,750 in…

Natural persons guilty of the offences referred to in article L. 425-9-1 of this Code shall also be liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Confiscation of the substances or processes and the objects or documents used to commit the offence or to facilitate its commission; 2° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 131-35 of the Criminal Code ; 3°…

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 425-9 and L. 425-9-1 of this Code shall incur the following penalties: 1° A fine, in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Criminal Code ; 2° For the offences defined in article L. 425-9-1 of this Code: a) The…

The following may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences mentioned in the anti-doping regulations issued by New Caledonia: a) The Territorial Olympic and Sports Committee for acts committed during competitions for which it is responsible; b) The sports leagues approved under the terms of the regulations governing sporting activities in New Caledonia, each insofar as it is concerned.

The prison sentences provided for in I, II and III of article 22 of deliberation no. 202 of the Congress of New Caledonia of 22 August 2006 relating to the protection of athletes’ health and the fight against doping in New Caledonia are hereby approved.

A person who has been banned temporarily or permanently from taking part in a competition or sporting event organised or approved by the leagues, committees or federations of New Caledonia, in application of the anti-doping regulations laid down by New Caledonia, may not take part in a competition or sporting event organised by other leagues, committees or federations of the Republic during the period of this ban.