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Therapeutic use exemption: prepare the athlete dossier

A therapeutic-use-exemption application follows the athlete’s sporting level and competent antidoping organisation. France’s routes and Swiss Sport Integrity’s procedures need separate examination. Identify the substance or method, form and medical evidence supplied by the prescriber, then connect submission, scope and validity. Renewal or recognition of an existing exemption is a separate step. The preparation does not select treatment or substitute for a defence to an alleged violation.

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What substance or method raises the exemption question?

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France: connect substance or method and relevant date to the effective prohibited list with the doctor. Switzerland: use the corresponding effective list likewise; neither brand name nor prescription alone establishes antidoping status or clinical suitability.

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Which sporting level determines the competent organisation?

France: identify the applicable sporting level and international-federation route under R232-74. Switzerland: determine SSI or international competence separately; a domestic licence alone does not select the organisation for every TUE application.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

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What substance or method raises the exemption question?

France: connect substance or method and relevant date to the effective prohibited list with the doctor. Switzerland: use the corresponding effective list likewise; neither brand name nor prescription alone establishes antidoping status or clinical suitability.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

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TUE authority, application and supporting-evidence dossier

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Jurisdiction
France
Sport and level
Discipline S1, level N1
Body and form
Authority A1, version F1
Prescriber evidence
Reports M1, attachments D1
Submission and scope
Receipt R1, exemption T1

The preparation does not select treatment or substitute for a defence to an alleged violation.

Answer

Which medical and diagnostic evidence must the prescriber supply?

France: D232-72 and D232-73 connect supported diagnosis, signed medical form and evidence. Switzerland: SSI guidance requires the relevant medical dossier; the preparation record does not determine medical necessity or eligibility for a TUE.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Comparison

Preparation reference: TUE authority, application and supporting-evidence dossier

TUE authority, application and supporting-evidence dossier
Preparation questionPoint to verify
Which sporting level determines the competent organisation?France: identify the applicable sporting level and international-federation route under R232-74. Switzerland: determine SSI or international competence separately; a domestic licence alone does not select the organisation for every TUE application.
What substance or method raises the exemption question?France: connect substance or method and relevant date to the effective prohibited list with the doctor. Switzerland: use the corresponding effective list likewise; neither brand name nor prescription alone establishes antidoping status or clinical suitability.
Which medical and diagnostic evidence must the prescriber supply?France: D232-72 and D232-73 connect supported diagnosis, signed medical form and evidence. Switzerland: SSI guidance requires the relevant medical dossier; the preparation record does not determine medical necessity or eligibility for a TUE.
What prospective submission timing applies to this situation?France: AFLD guidance describes a conditional thirty-day precompetition preparation principle. Switzerland: the national-level thirty-day branch concerns in-competition-only substances with exceptions; neither statement creates a universal instruction to delay medical care.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Answer

What prospective submission timing applies to this situation?

France: AFLD guidance describes a conditional thirty-day precompetition preparation principle. Switzerland: the national-level thirty-day branch concerns in-competition-only substances with exceptions; neither statement creates a universal instruction to delay medical care.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Answer

How do form versions, reports and submission receipts connect?

France: retain form version, attachments and certain receipt evidence under D232-73. Switzerland: preserve the actual competent-body form and receipt; submission acknowledgement and granted TUE remain distinct documentary stages.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Answer

What scope and validity appear on an existing exemption?

France: D232-77 identifies authorised substance or method, modalities and duration. Switzerland: read the actual TUE’s scope and dates separately; a later prescription does not automatically extend either country’s expired authorisation.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

The law

Which official provision helps explain this situation?

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77Sources checked 3 November 2026See the texts cited

A therapeutic-use-exemption application follows the athlete’s sporting level and competent antidoping organisation. France’s routes and Swiss Sport Integrity’s procedures need separate examination. Identify the substance or method, form and medical evidence supplied by the prescriber, then connect submission, scope and validity. Renewal or recognition of an existing exemption is a separate step. The preparation does not select treatment or substitute for a defence to an alleged violation.

Answer

When is renewal, amendment or recognition needed?

France: check change, continuation and recognition requirements for the actual issuer. Switzerland: verify the competent organisation’s own amendment, renewal or recognition route; an existing decision does not prove every future or international acceptance.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Answer

Why is exemption preparation different from prescribing or disciplinary defence?

France: TUE permission does not replace medical prescription or an initial disciplinary defence. Switzerland: maintain the same distinction for ATZ or EFT preparation; this record grants neither treatment approval nor exoneration from an allegation.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

In order

Which preparation steps come first?

Editorial preparation order, not a popularity or success-probability ranking. Establish level and authority before prescriber evidence, submission and follow-up of the granted scope.

Sources

Which official references should you consult?

  1. Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77www.legifrance.gouv.fr
  2. AFLD AUT guidancewww.afld.fr
  3. SSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionswww.sportintegrity.ch
  4. Swiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTwww.sportintegrity.ch
  5. Swiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiqueswww.sportintegrity.ch
  6. Swiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen Zweckenwww.sportintegrity.ch
  7. Swiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeuticiwww.sportintegrity.ch

Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026

Frequent questions

What other questions arise in this file?

What substance or method raises the exemption question?

France: connect substance or method and relevant date to the effective prohibited list with the doctor. Switzerland: use the corresponding effective list likewise; neither brand name nor prescription alone establishes antidoping status or clinical suitability.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

What prospective submission timing applies to this situation?

France: AFLD guidance describes a conditional thirty-day precompetition preparation principle. Switzerland: the national-level thirty-day branch concerns in-competition-only substances with exceptions; neither statement creates a universal instruction to delay medical care.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

What scope and validity appear on an existing exemption?

France: D232-77 identifies authorised substance or method, modalities and duration. Switzerland: read the actual TUE’s scope and dates separately; a later prescription does not automatically extend either country’s expired authorisation.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Why is exemption preparation different from prescribing or disciplinary defence?

France: TUE permission does not replace medical prescription or an initial disciplinary defence. Switzerland: maintain the same distinction for ATZ or EFT preparation; this record grants neither treatment approval nor exoneration from an allegation.

Code du sport : autorisations d’usage à des fins thérapeutiques : D232-72, D232-73, R232-74, D232-75, D232-77AFLD AUT guidanceSSI2026 AUT execution prescriptionsSwiss Sport Integrity : demande d’AUTSwiss Sport Integrity : autorisation d’usage à des fins thérapeutiquesSwiss Sport Integrity: Ausnahmebewilligung zu therapeutischen ZweckenSwiss Sport Integrity: esenzioni a fini terapeutici

Next steps

Which neighbouring situations should remain separate?