Facts
The French Motor Sports Federation (Fédération Française du Sport Automobile, FFSA) charges respondent M45 for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. During a Motor Sports event "la vingtième edition des 24 heures Tout Terrain" on September 16, 2012, a sample was taken for a doping test. The sample showed the presence of morphine which is a prohibited substance according the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list. Morphine is regarded as a specified substance.
History
The respondent denies that he had used morphine to enhance his sport performance. The cause of the positive test can be medicine he absorbed at a urgent treatment in the hospital for a kidney stone or a medicine he used for whiplash and headaches.
Decision
1. The sanction will be a period of ineligibility of 9 months in which respondent can't take part in competition or manifestation organized by the FFSA.
2. The period of ineligibility will be reduced by the time all-ready served in voluntary suspension.
3. The decision of the disciplinary committee of the FFSA, dated January 28, 2012, will be modified.
4. The decision will start on the date of notification.
5. The decision will be published en sent to the parties involved.
