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The AFLD said in a statement on Tuesday that a 700,000 euro
($756,700) increase of government support, equating to a 9
percent raise, for 2017 had been canceled due to a "credit
freeze".
"Of the 8.5 million euros provided for in the draft budget bill
for 2017, only 7.8 million will actually be paid," the statement
read.
"Under these conditions, the AFLD will be forced to reduce
substantially (by about 20 percent) the number of controls it
carries out."
The AFLD explained it had an annual deficit of 650,000 euros and
that it could no longer continue to use its working capital to
compensate for the losses.
"The State and the world of sports are faced with a choice, as
Paris is bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games," AFLD President
Bruno Genevois said.
"A reduction of the number of tests would seriously harm the
credibility of anti-doping in France. If nothing is done, it is,
however, ineluctable for 2017."
The AFLD has most notably conducted tests for the Tour de
France, the most scrutinized event in the world, along with the
International Cycling Union (UCI), implementing a new method to
detect EPO microdosing.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by John O'Brien)
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