French law brought into line with the World Anti-Doping Code
Following an audit carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in May 2018, French legislation has recently been aligned with the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code).
This article explains how the law will be implemented and the main changes being made.
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Written by
Marc Peltier
Associate Professor of Law, University of Nice
Marc Peltier is currently Associate Professor of Law, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, teaching sports law and business law. Previously he was a member of the sports law team at a major law firm in Paris and for a time also worked as a players agent licensed by the French Football Federation. Marc is a member of the Athletics Integrity Unit Board and of the FIH Integrity Unit.