Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

The Therapeutic Use Exemption does not replace the certificate attesting to the absence of contraindication to participation in sporting competitions issued pursuant to article L. 231-2-1. It does not replace a doctor’s prescription for the substance or method whose use it authorises.

Decisions granting Therapeutic Use Exemptions are forwarded by the French Anti-Doping Agency to the World Anti-Doping Agency as well as to the International Federation concerned and, where applicable, to the foreign National Anti-Doping Organisation concerned, within twenty-one days of their notification. The same applies to decisions rejecting an admissible application. In accordance with Article L. 232-2, the French Anti-Doping Agency will review its decision if requested to do so by…

When the French Anti-Doping Agency decides to reject or grant an application for recognition of a Therapeutic Use Exemption issued by an International Federation or a body referred to in 4° of article L. 230-2, it shall inform the issuing authority and the World Anti-Doping Agency within twenty-one days.