French Sports Code
In forceI.-The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency, in the event of an administrative composition agreement concluded pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 232-22, and the Sanction Commission may, under the conditions set out below, suspend the sanction provided for in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 when the person has provided substantial assistance as defined in article L. 230-4.
The sanctions mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 may be suspended for up to three quarters of their duration, excluding periods added pursuant to II of article L. 232-23-3-8, depending on the seriousness of the breach committed by the person concerned and the amount of substantial assistance provided by him. Where the sanction incurred is a permanent suspension, the unsuspended period in application of this article may not be less than eight years.
The Sanction Committee or the College, by agreement, may suspend the sanction of suspension and the other consequences incurred, with the exception of the annulment of the results and the publication of the decision. When the decision of the Sanctions Committee or the agreement provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 232-22 or in IV of article L. 232-23-3-10 have become final, the suspension provided for in this paragraph may only be applied after the World Anti-Doping Agency and the competent International Federation have given their opinion.
In order to take account of exceptional circumstances relating to the quality of the substantial assistance provided, the Sanction Commission of the French Anti-Doping Agency and the College may, after consultation with the World Anti-Doping Agency, extend the suspension to the full duration of the sanctions mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23, apply it to all the consequences provided for in this section, decide not to publish the sanction imposed by the Sanction Committee or accepted by the person concerned and decide not to impose a financial sanction or award restitution.
In exceptional circumstances, the French Anti-Doping Agency may, after consulting the World Anti-Doping Agency, enter into confidentiality agreements aimed at limiting or delaying the disclosure of the existence or nature of the substantial assistance provided.
II - At the request of the College, the Sanctions Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency may revoke the suspended sanction if the person benefiting from it:
1° Has committed a violation of the provisions of this chapter within a period of ten years from the date on which the suspended sanction was imposed;
2° Or ceases to cooperate or to pass on the information that he or she undertook to provide and that enabled him or her to benefit from the suspended sentence.
