French Sports Code
In forceI.-The full jurisdiction appeals provided for in article L. 232-24 are submitted to the Conseil d'Etat in accordance with the procedures set out in the Code of Administrative Justice.
II-The time limit for appealing against a decision mentioned in article L. 232-24 is one month from the date of notification. This period is increased by one month for persons residing in Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, New Caledonia and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, as well as for persons residing abroad.
By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, the World Anti-Doping Agency may lodge an appeal against the decisions mentioned in Article L. 232-24 until the expiry of a period of twenty-one days running:
1° From the date on which the period allowed to any other person entitled to bring an action before the court has expired;
2° Or, if later, from the date on which the Agency was notified of the file on the basis of which the Sanction Committee made its decision, provided that it has requested to be notified of the file within fifteen days of the date on which it was notified of the decision.
III - If an appeal is lodged against a decision to increase a sanction, the court may either confirm the contested decision, annul it or amend it in whole or in part in a way that is favourable or unfavourable to the person concerned.
