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Article D232-83 of the French Sports Code

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.

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Article D232-84 of the French Sports Code

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…

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Article D232-84-1 of the French Sports Code

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.

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Article R232-85-2 of the French Sports Code

The French Anti-Doping Agency is authorised to create an automated personal data processing system to facilitate the exchange of information relating to Therapeutic Use Exemptions between this Agency, National Anti-Doping Agencies, the World Anti-Doping Agency, organisations responsible for major events within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 230-3 and international sports federations. This processing brings together data concerning the substance which is the subject of an authorisation or the…

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Article R232-85-3 of the French Sports Code

The purpose of the processing mentioned in Article R. 232-85-2 is to : 1° Gathering information on athletes within the meaning of Article L. 230-3 who have been or are holders of a Therapeutic Use Exemption; 2° Promoting the mutual recognition of exemptions issued, in their area of competence, by the authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 232-85-2; 3° To avoid the initiation of criminal and disciplinary…

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Article R232-85-4 of the French Sports Code

The following categories of data are recorded in the French automated personal data processing system mentioned in Article R. 232-85-3: 1° Data relating to the athlete’s civil status: a) Surname and first name; b) Date of birth; c) Sex; 2° Indication of the sporting discipline for which the authorisation has been requested; 3° Indication of the pathology whose treatment justified the granting of the authorisation; 4° Details of the authorised…

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Article R232-85-5 of the French Sports Code

I.-The data collected directly by the French Anti-Doping Agency pursuant to article R. 232-85-4 is used for processing. II-This processing is also fed by data of the same nature made available to the French Anti-Doping Agency by : 1° The World Anti-Doping Agency from the anti-doping administration and management system hosted on a secure internet platform in Canada; 2° An international sports federation on condition that the place where the…

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Article R232-85-6 of the French Sports Code

The only persons authorised to record or modify the data referred to in Article R. 232-85-4 are the person appointed by the President of the French Anti-Doping Agency to perform the duties of head of the Agency’s medical service and the agents placed under his authority.

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Article R232-85-7 of the French Sports Code

I.-The data mentioned in article R. 232-85-4 is communicated to the World Anti-Doping Agency. II.The following have access to this data with the consent of the French Anti-Doping Agency: 1° An international sports federation, provided that the place where the processed data is hosted meets the conditions mentioned in 2° of II of article R. 232-85-5; 2° A National Anti-Doping Agency, provided that the place where the processed data is…

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Article R232-85-8 of the French Sports Code

The information and personal data recorded in the automated processing may not be kept for more than eighteen months from the expiry of the period of validity of the authorisation. However, in the event of a dispute, this period shall be extended, if necessary, until an irrevocable court decision has been reached.

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