On 1 April 2015 la Fédération Française de Motocyclisme (FFM) – the French Motorcycling Federation – decided to discharge the Respondent M50 from prosecution after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance betamethasone. The Respondent had a TUE since 2011 for the use of the substance and he mentioned the medication on the Doping Control Form.
Hereafter in Mai 2015 the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) opened disciplinary proceedings against Respondent M50.
The Respondent filed a statement sustained with medical evidence in his defence and admitted the use of the substance with a TUE. He suffered from a knee condition for several years and used the prescribed medication containing the prohibited substance.
The AFLD accepts the respondents explanation and medical evidence and concludes that the use of the medication was justified. Therefore the AFLD decides on 8 October 2015 to confirm the FFM decision of 1 April 2015 and to discharge the Respondent M50 from further prosecution.
