Subsection 1: Administrative composition

In all the cases mentioned in article L. 232-21-1, the Secretary General of the Agency shall notify the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered against receipt. This notification specifies :

1° The grounds on which the matter has been referred to the Agency ;

2° The rules provided for in Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17 which it is presumed have been breached, as well as the facts and evidence on which this presumption is based;

3° Where applicable, that the interested party may request, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within five days of receipt, that the B sample be analysed at his own expense, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 232-64, and that if he fails to make such a request within the time limit set, he will be deemed to have waived the right to the analysis of the B sample;

4° The sanctions and consequences incurred pursuant to articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23-6 ;

5° The opportunity to consult the documents in the case file at the Agency's general secretariat, and to have a copy issued or sent to him, and to be assisted or represented by any counsel of his choice;

6° The possibility of submitting written observations concerning the alleged violation within a period of fifteen days, after which proceedings may be instituted;

7° The rights granted to him under articles R. 232-91 to R. 232-95 to present his defence;

8° (Repealed) ;

9° The possibility of providing elements constituting substantial assistance within the meaning of article L. 230-4 and, where applicable, to have the sanction of prohibition imposed subject to a partial stay of execution under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-2 ;

10° That the provisional suspension provided for in article L. 232-23-4 has been pronounced against him or that he has the possibility of requesting this measure, within the period provided for in article R. 232-88-1, as the case may be;

11° That it will be proposed to enter the administrative composition procedure in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 232-22, that it may, where applicable, by admitting the violation, benefit from the application of the provisions of III of article L. 232-23-3-10 and that it has the possibility of entering into the agreement provided for in IV of article L. 232-23-3-10 ;

The Agency shall also forward these documents, by any means, to the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Federation concerned and, where applicable, the foreign National Anti-Doping Organisation concerned.