On 27 March 2015 la Fédération Française de Volley-ball (FFVB) – the French Volleyball Federation – imposed a warning on the Respondent M49 after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance tuaminoheptane.
Hereafter in April 2015 the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) opened disciplinary proceedings against Respondent M49. The Respondent filed a statement in his defence and admitted that he had used a prescribed nasal spray as treatment for his rhinitis and sinusitis from which he suffered, without intention to enhance his performance.
Considering the Respondents negligence the AFLD decides on 8 October 2015 to impose a 3 month period on the Respondent starting on the date of the notification of the decision to the Respondent M49.
