The French Anti-Doping Agency ( French : Agence française de lutte contre le dopage , AFLD) is an independent public authority formed in 2006 and charged with ensuring that participants in sports in France do not violate rules regarding doping .
6-658: As a national anti-doping organization ( NADO ), the AFLD cooperates with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and with other signatory organizations of the World Anti-Doping Code such as international sports federations. The agency has been particularly prominent in cases involving the Tour de France , such as that of Floyd Landis , who was stripped of his title in the 2006 race. A breakdown in
12-408: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Each are charged with testing their nation's athletes as well as running anti-doping programmes for all athletes competing at events held within their country's borders. In most nations dedicated agencies exist, though in some the official NADO is an organization with a wider remit such as a National Olympic Committee or government department. The WADA maintains
18-650: The AFLD Sanctions Committee. If not, the commission, which is separate and independent from the college, is competent to impose any disciplinary sanctions. This article about sports in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of national anti-doping organizations The following organizations are national anti-doping organizations ( NADOs ) affiliated with
24-512: The athletes' residency. The AFLD carries out investigations and collects information in order to seek out or note, violations of the anti-doping rules which do not come under an abnormal analytical result (administration or trafficking of doping products, falsification control). AFLD defines, jointly with the World Anti-Doping Agency , an education plan for athletes, in particular those at national and international level, and their support staff (coaches, doctors, etc.). The actions undertaken within
30-494: The framework of the education program are provided by educators approved by the Agency. In case of a positive test for a prohibited substance or method or a suspected violation of one or more other anti-doping rules, AFLD can apply disciplinary authority through the board of the agency. In this context, the prosecuted athlete can acknowledge the anti-doping rule violation and accept the consequences, without examination of his case by
36-517: The relationship between AFLD and the Union Cycliste Internationale in relation to testing procedures in the 2009 Tour de France lead to the severance of the role which gave AFLD their highest profile cases. The AFLD defines an annual control program based on an assessment of doping risks by discipline and implements it on French territory during sports competitions but also outside competition periods, during training or at
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