French Sports Code
In forceAny person who receives a period of Ineligibility of more than four years may, after serving four years of such period of Ineligibility, participate as an athlete in local sporting events organised by organisations, or their members, which are not signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code, provided that such events are not directly or indirectly qualifying events for a national championship or international event, and provided that the person does not have any relationship in any capacity whatsoever with protected persons in connection with such events.
An athlete who is subject to a suspension imposed by an anti-doping organisation that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code may resume training with a team or use the equipment of a club or member of another signatory organisation during the last two months of the suspension or during the last quarter of the suspension, whichever is shorter.
He shall remain subject to Testing and, where applicable, to the whereabouts requirements set forth in article L. 232-15, unless he notifies the Agency in writing of his decision to permanently withdraw from competition. In this case, if the athlete subsequently wishes to resume competition, he or she may not compete in national or international sporting events until he or she has enabled the French Anti-Doping Agency or his or her International Federation to conduct tests by informing them in writing of his or her wish to resume competition, This information must be provided at least six months before the desired date of resumption or for a period equivalent to the remaining period of suspension, where the period between the date on which he announced his decision to definitively abandon competition and the date of the end of his suspension is greater than six months.
The agency shall inform the relevant sports federation of the athlete's decision to withdraw permanently from competition.
