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Statuts de l'Association Athletes For Transparency Association Athletes For Transparency


Composition of the Board:

BASTIE Christophe: Triathlète professional - Secretary


BRUNET-GUEDJ Elisabeth: Head of Sports Medicine HEH Lyon



FLEURETON Cédric: Triathlète professional - Vice-Champion of Europe Triathlon 2005 and 2006


Member of the Olympic preparation 2008 - Treasurer

LARDY Claude: President of Bioforce

MORNEX René: President of the Union Hospital South-East

Member of the National Academy of Medicine

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Hospices Civils de Lyon


REMILLIEUX Joseph: Chief Scientist project Etoile d'hadronthérapie

Convenor of the Scientific Committee Rovaltain

Director of the research programme AFT:

Pierre SALLET

ARTICLE 1 - Constitution

It is based among the members present statutes an association governed by law from 1 July 1901 and the Decree of August 16, 1901, entitled: Athletes For Transparency.


ARTICLE 2 - Purpose

The association aims to help develop the sport in compliance with the rules and ethics, and especially to participate in the anti-doping. The association Athletes For Transparency's mission is to work in collaboration with national and international institutions in charge of anti-doping to integrate and promote its activities in all scientific advances and legal measures in the development of 'Specific technical additional national centre for research and expertise in toxicology and eco-toxicology test created on the site of "Rovaltain" (Drôme / France). To achieve its goal, the association Athletes For Transparency has developed an outreach programme and tracking data.


ARTICLE 3 - Headquarters

: The headquarters of the Association is installed in France, Rhone-Alpes, on science and technology park Rovaltain at the following address:

1, rue Marc Seguin 26300 Alixan



ARTICLE 4 - Time period

The association is established for an unlimited period.


ARTICLE 5 - Membership Categories

The association consists of:

Members: members are the 6 nominees below:

Christophe Bastie, Elisabeth Brunet-Guedj, Cedric Fleureton, Claude Lardy, René Mornex, Joseph Remillieux

and those who have rendered services reported to the association.

The members can co-animated personalities of the same intent during a General Assembly decision by the two-thirds majority and sponsorship after two members.

Associate members: members are associated, on the one hand athletes participating in the programme AFT and other partners share of the funding programme AFT.
They are divided into two separate colleges, college athletes and college partners, and participate via their representatives in the General Assembly of the Association, without the right to vote.


ARTICLE 6 - Loss of membership

The status of membership is lost by:
- Resignation
- The cancellation made by the Board of Directors for non-payment of dues or for good cause, the person concerned has been invited by a simple letter to appear before the board to provide explanations.


ARTICLE 7 - Resources

The resources of the association include:
-- Government grants and private
-- Products of the activity of the association,
-- All resources authorized by law.


ARTICLE 8 - Board of Directors

The association is governed by a Board of Directors, whose members are elected for a term of three years by the ordinary general meeting. Members are re-elected.

In the event of a vacancy, the council provides for the replacement of its members at the nearest General Assembly. The powers of elected members and ends at the time would normally have expired mandate of the members replaced.
The General Assembly elects the office of the board of directors composed of:

-- A president, and where a vice-president responsible for implementing the decisions of office and ensure the smooth functioning of the association. It represents the association in all acts of civil life and is vested with full powers to that effect. He has standing in court on behalf of the association and make any transaction.
--A secretary, and or deputy secretary in charge of everything related correspondence and archives. He writes the minutes of meetings. He keeps the special register under Article 5 of the Act of 1 July 1901 and Articles 6 and 31 of Decree 16 August 1901.
-- A treasurer, and if necessary an assistant treasurer, responsible for the management of the association, with any banking institution and credit.  He creates, signs, accepts, endorses and pays any cheque and transfer order for the operation of the association..He takes proper accounts of all transactions and reports to the general meeting of its management.



ARTICLE 9 - Meeting of the Board of Directors

The board meets at least twice a year, convened by the chairman, or at the request of a quarter of its members.
Decisions are taken by a simple majority vote of members present or represented. In case of sharing, the voice of the president is decisive.

Any board member who, without excuse, fails to attend three consecutive meetings, may be deemed to have resigned.


ARTICLE 10 - Scientific Council

A scientific council with the particular mission evaluation of the scientific activities of the association, the scientific monitoring programme Athletes For Transparency and application of science policy determined by the Board of Directors for the association will be established by the Board of Directors as the progress of the Association.
It can bring together experts in biology, biostatistics, medicine, pharmacology, law and the field of sport.
Two representatives of college athletes participate in the Scientific Council. These two representatives are elected from among members of the college as detailed in the Rules of Procedure.
The Scientific Council may call any jurisdiction necessary and justified, which contributes to the purpose of the Association.
The Board elects from among its members a Chairman of the Scientific Council by a simple majority vote of members present or represented.
The board elects the other members of the Scientific Council.
The decisions of the scientific council are taken by a simple majority vote of members represented. In case of sharing, the voice of the President of the Scientific Council is decisive.


ARTICLE 11 - Ordinary General Assembly

The Ordinary General Assembly includes members of the Association and meets annually.
Five days before the date fixed, the members of the Association shall be convened by the secretary by a simple letter. The agenda set by the office is marked on the summons.

The president, attended by members of the Board of Directors, chaired the meeting and sets out the legal situation of the association.. The treasurer reports on its management and submits the results to the Assembly's approval.

The decisions of the ordinary general meeting are valid only if 4 members are present or represented. A list of members is created the beginning of each meeting.

If the quorum is not reached, the meeting will be again convened within 15 days and can then deliberate unconditionally quorum.
Decisions are taken by a simple majority vote of members present and represented (no one could have more than one representation).

Associate members designate, in each college, two representatives.
They participate in the life of the association without voting.
They may propose items for the agenda of the General Assembly and their methods of election and participation in the Association shall be specified in the Rules of Procedure.



ARTICLE 12 - Extraordinary General Meeting

If necessary, or at the request of half plus one member, the president may convene an extraordinary general meeting.

The extraordinary general meeting alone is competent to amend the statutes and decide the dissolution..
It must be specially convened for that purpose.

The decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting are properly taken only if 5 members are present or represented.. A list of members is created the beginning of each meeting.

If the quorum is not reached, the meeting will be again convened within 15 days and can then deliberate unconditionally quorum.

Decisions are taken by a majority of 2 / 3 majority vote of members present and represented (no one could have more representation).


ARTICLE 13 - Rules of Procedure

A rules of procedure can be established by the Board of Directors who is then approved by the Ordinary General Meeting. The possible settlement is intended to fix various items not covered by the statutes, including those relating to the internal administration of the association.


ARTICLE 14 - Dissolution

In the event of dissolution made by at least two thirds of members present at the extraordinary general meeting, one or more liquidators are appointed by it and assets, if any, is vested in accordance with Article 9 of the Act of 1 July 1901 and the Decree of 16 August 1901.

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These statutes have been approved by the constituent assembly on 12 February 2005 and modified by the Extraordinary General Meeting of 15 November 2006.