French Sports Code
In forceThe accused party and the President of the French Anti-Doping Agency shall be informed of the identity of the members of the panel that will examine the case.
A party wishing to challenge a member of the panel must, on pain of inadmissibility, submit a request within seven days of being notified of the composition of the panel or, where applicable, of the information referred to in the previous paragraph.
The request for recusal must, on pain of inadmissibility, mention the name of the member of the panel concerned, state precisely the reasons for the recusal and be accompanied by the documents needed to justify it.
A copy shall be sent to the member concerned, who shall make known in writing, within eight days of this communication, his agreement to the challenge or the reasons why he opposes it.
If the person concerned is unable to be informed of the reasons for the challenge within this time limit, he may submit the challenge request at the latest before the end of the hearing.
If the member concerned opposes the challenge, the Commission shall rule on the request. The person making the request will be notified by any means of the date on which it will be examined and of the opportunity he or she will have to make oral observations.
The Committee shall decide without the participation of the member whose challenge is requested. It shall rule on the application for recusal in a decision without giving reasons. Its decision shall be notified to the person who made the request and to the member concerned.
Any acts performed by the member who has been challenged before he became aware of the request for challenge may not be called into question.
The committee's decision may only be appealed together with the decision on the objections.
