Preliminary chapter

For the purposes of Section 4 of Chapter II of this Title, it shall constitute substantial assistance for a person to:

1° Fully disclosing, in a signed written statement or in a recorded interview, all information in his possession relating to anti-doping rule violations or other offences or situations if such information enables either:

a) The French Anti-Doping Agency to discover or prosecute one or more anti-doping rule violations committed by another person;

b) A criminal or disciplinary body to discover or prosecute an offence or professional rule violation committed by another person, to the extent that the information provided by the Person providing Substantial Assistance is made available to the French Anti-Doping Agency or other Anti-Doping Organisation responsible for results management;

c) The World Anti-Doping Agency to initiate proceedings against a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code, a laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency or an athlete passport management unit for non-compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code, an International Standard or a technical document developed by the World Anti-Doping Agency;

d) A criminal or disciplinary body to prosecute an offence or a breach of professional or sporting rules arising from a violation of sporting integrity other than doping. In this case, the Agency shall seek the opinion of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

2° And to cooperate fully in the investigation and examination of any case related to this information, in particular by giving evidence at a hearing if requested to do so by an anti-doping organisation or a hearing body.

The information provided must be credible and enable prosecution to be initiated or, if no prosecution is initiated, constitute serious and corroborating evidence on the basis of which prosecution could be initiated.

The French Anti-Doping Agency may, at the request of an athlete or other person who wishes to provide substantial assistance, enter into a written agreement subject to all rights with the applicant.

The agreement authorises the applicant to provide the Agency, in accordance with the terms and conditions and for a period defined by the agreement, with information in the context of substantial assistance and with a view to concluding the agreement provided for in the fourth paragraph of I ofArticle L. 232-22 or in IV ofArticle L. 232-23-3-10. Failing the conclusion of the said agreement, this information and that which the athlete or other person would have obtained, where applicable, from the agency within the framework of the agreement, may not be invoked by the latter against the interested party or by the interested party against the agency in a results management procedure. Any information or evidence not covered by the agreement may be relied upon by the agency or the athlete.