Subsection 1: Administrative composition

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Article R232-89-1

French Sports CodeIn force
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Updated 7 Nov 2023

I.-Without prejudice to the possibility of reaching an agreement at a later date, the administrative composition procedure is terminated:

1° When the person to whom it has been proposed expresses a refusal or fails to make a decision within the time limit stipulated in 3° of II of article R. 232-89 ;

2° If no agreement is reached within the time limit mentioned in the first and third paragraphs of III of article R. 232-89;

3° If the agreement is not validated by the college and the procedure mentioned in the third paragraph of III of article R. 232-89 is not applied;

II - When the administrative composition procedure is terminated under the conditions provided for in this article, the notification of grievances is forwarded to the chairman of the Enforcement Committee. The Enforcement Committee then applies Articles R. 232-90-1 to R. 232-98-1.

The Agency shall inform the interested party that he is invited to submit to the Sanction Commission, within the time limit mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 232-93, his written observations on the objections that have been notified to him and that he may inspect the documents in the file at the Sanction Commission, as well as have a copy delivered or sent to him, and be represented or assisted under the conditions provided for in article R. 232-91.

The sports federation and the professional league concerned, where applicable, shall receive the notification of grievances sent to the Chairman of the Sanctions Committee and shall be informed of the possibility of submitting written observations to the Committee.

The World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Federation concerned and, where applicable, the foreign National Anti-Doping Organisation are informed of the transmission of the objections to the chairman of the Sanction Committee and of the opportunity to submit written observations to this committee.

If the validation of an agreement by the College, or the conclusion of the agreement provided for in IV of Article L. 232-23-3-10, occurs after the notification of the objections has been sent to the chairman of the Sanction Commission, the case is no longer referred to the Sanction Commission. The second paragraph of III of Article R. 232-89 is then applied.

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