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5.3 Event Testing 5.3.1 Except as otherwise provided below, only a single organization shall have authority to conduct Testing at Event Venues during an Event Period. |
At International Events , the IOF (or other international organization which is the ruling body for an Event ) shall have authority to conduct Testing . |
At National Events , the National Anti -Doping Organization of that country shall have authority to conduct Testing . |
At the request of t he IOF (or other international organization which is the ruling body for an Event ), any Testing during the Event Period outside of the Event Venues shall be coordinated with t he IOF (or the relevant ruling body of the Event ). |
5.3.2 If an Anti -Doping Organization , which would otherwise have Testing authority but is not responsible for initiating and directing Testin g at an Event , desires to conduct Testing of Athletes at the Event Venues during the Event Period , the Anti-Doping Organization shall first confer with t he IOF (or other international organiz ation which is the ruling body of the Event ) to obtain permission to conduct and coordinate such Testing. |
If the Anti -Doping Organization is not satisfied with the response from the IOF (or other international organization which is the ruling body of the Event), the Anti-Doping Organization may, in accordance with t he procedures described in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, ask WADA for permission to conduct Testing and to determine how to coordinate such Testing. |
WADA shall not grant approval for 26 [Comm ent to Article 5.2.2: The IOF may obtain additional authority to conduct Testing by means of bilateral or multilateral agreements with other Signatories. |
Unless the Athlete has i dentified a sixty minute Testing window between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or has otherwise consented to Testing during that period, the IOF will not test an Athlete during that period unless it has a serious and specific suspicion that the Athlete may be engaged in doping. |
A challenge to whether the IOF had sufficient suspicion for Testing during this time period shall not be a defense to an anti -doping rule violation based on such test or attempted test.] |
IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 19 of 66 such Testing before consulting with and informing the IOF (or other international organization which is the ruling body for the Event ). |
WADA’s decision shall be final and not s ubject to appeal. |
Unless otherwise provided in the authorization to conduct Testing , such tests shall be considered Out-of-Competition tests . |
Results Management for any such test shall be the responsibility of the Anti-Doping Organization initiating the test unless provided otherwise in the rules of the ruling body of the Event .27 5.4 Testing Requirements 5.4.1 The IOF shall c onduct test distribution planning and Testing as required by the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. |
5.4.2 Where reasonably feasible, Testing shall be coordinated through ADAMS in order to maximize the effectiveness of the combined Testing effort and to avoid unnecessary repetitive Testing . |
5.5 Athlete Whereabouts Information 5.5.1 The IOF shall establish a Registered Testing Pool of those Athletes who are required to provide whereabouts information in the manner specified in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations and who shall be subject to Consequences for Article 2.4 violations as provided in Article 10.3.2. t he IOF shall coordinat e with National Anti -Doping Organizations to identify such Athlete s and to collec t their whereabouts information. |
5.5.2 The IOF shall make available through ADAMS a list w hich identifies those Athlete s included in its Registered Testing Pool by name. |
The IOF shall regularly review and update as necessary its criteria for including Athletes in its Registered Testing Pool , and shall periodically (but not less than quarterly) review the list of Athletes in its Registered Testing Pool to ensure that each listed Athlete continues to meet the relevant criteria. |
Athletes shall be notified be fore they are included in the Registered Testing Pool and when they are removed from that pool. |
The notification shall contain the information set out in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. |
5.5.3 Where an Athlete is included in an international Registered Testing Pool b y the IOF and in a national Registered Testing Pool by their National Anti -Doping Organization, the National Anti -Doping Organization and the IOF shall agree between themselves which of them shall accept that Athlete' s whereabouts filings; in no case shall an Athlete be required to make whereabouts filings to more than one of them. |
5.5.4 In accordance with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, each Athlete in the Registered Testing Pool shall do t he following: (a) advise the IOF of his/her whereabouts on a quarterly basis; (b) update that information as necessary so that it remains accurate and complete at all times; and (c) make himself or herself available for Testing at such whereabouts. |
27 [Comment to Article 5.3.2: Before giving approval to a National Anti -Doping Organization to initiate and conduct T esting at an International Event, WADA shall consult with the international organization which is the ruling body for the Event. |
Before gi ving approval to an International Feder ation to initiate and conduct Testing at a National Event, WADA shall consult w ith the National Anti-Doping Organization of the country where the Event takes place. |
The Anti -Doping Organization “initiating and directing Testing” may, if it chooses, enter i nto agreements with a Delegated Third Party to which it delegates responsibilit y for Sample collection or other aspects of the Doping Control process.] |
IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 20 of 66 5.5.5 For purposes of Article 2.4, an Athlete’s failure to comply with the requirements of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations shall be deemed a filing failure or a missed test, as defined in Annex B of the International Standard for Resul ts Management , where the conditions set forth in Annex B are met. |
5.5.6 An Athlete in the IOF ’s Registered Testing Pool shall continue to be subject to the obligation to comply with the whereabout s requirements set in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations unless and until (a) the Athlete gives written notice to the IOF that he or she has retired or (b) the IOF has informed him or her that he or she no longer satisfies the criteria for inclusion in the IOF 's Registered Testing Pool . |
5.5.7 Whereabouts information provided by an Athlete while in the Registered Testing Pool will be accessible through ADAMS to WADA and to other Anti-Doping Organizations having authority to test that Athlete as provided in Article 5.2. |
Whereabouts informat ion shall be maintained in strict confidence at all times ; it shall be used exclusively for purposes of planning, coordinating or conducting Doping Control , providing in formation relevant to the Athlete Biological Passport or other analytical results, to s upport an investigation into a potential anti -doping rule violation, or to support proceedings alleging an anti -doping rule violation; and shall be destroyed after it is no longer relevant for these purposes in accordance with the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information. |
5.5.8 In accordance with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, the IOF has established a Team Testing Pool, where National Federations are responsible for submitting whereabouts information on behalf of their National Team. |
5.5.9 The IOF shall notify National Federations before they are included in the Team Testing Pool and when they are removed. |
Such notification shall include the whereabouts requirements and the consequences that apply in case of non-compliance, as indicated in Articles 5.5.10 and 5.5.11. |
5.5.10 In conjunction with any National Team activities , i.e. |
activities related to the relevant National Team which i nvolve the participation of Athletes (for example team meetings, training sessions , training camps, Major Events and other competitions), National Federations included in the Team Testing Pool shall provide the IOF with the following whereabouts information so that Athletes may be located and subjected to Testin g: (a) Names of all Athletes attending the activity; (b) Accommodation details (name and address of accommodation, dates of stay) ; (c) Competition / Event schedule; and (d) Schedule and locations of National Team activities. |
5.5.11 A National Federation’s failure to provide whereabouts information on or before the date required by the IOF, or the National Federation’s failure to provide accurate whereabouts information shall be sanctioned in accordance with Article 12.2.4. |
IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 21 of 66 5.5.12 The IOF may, in accordance with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, collect whereabouts information from Athletes who are not included within a Registered Tes ting Pool or Team Testing Pool. |
If it chooses to do so, an Athlete’s failure to provide requested whereabouts i nformation on or before the date required by t he IOF or the Athlete’s failure to provide accurate whereabouts information shall result in t he IOF elevating the Athlete to the IOF ’s Registered Testing Pool . |
5.6 Retired Athle tes Returning to Competition 5.6.1 If an International -Level Athlete or National -Level Athlete in the IOF ’s Registered Testing Pool retires and then wishes to return to active participation in sport, the Athlete shall not compete in International Event s or National Event s until the Athlete has made himself or herself available for Testing, by giving six -months prior written noti ce to t he IOF and their National Anti -Doping Organization. |
WADA, in consultation w ith the and the Athlete's National Anti -Doping Organization, may grant an exemption to the six -month written notice rule where the strict application of that rule would be unfair to the Athlete . |
This decision may be appealed under Article 13. |
Any competitive results obtained in violation of this Article 5. |
6.1 shall be Disqualified unless the Athlete can establish that he or she could not have reasonably known that this was an International Event or a National Event . |
5.6.2 If an Athlete retires from sport while subject to a period of Ineligibility , the Athlete must notify the Anti-Doping Organization that imposed the period of Ineligibility in writing of such retirement . |
If the Athlete then wishes to return to active competition in sport, the Athlete shall not compete in International Events or National Events until the Athlete has made himself or herself available for Testing by giving six-months prior written notice (or notice equivalent to the period of Ineligibility remaining as of the date the Athlete retired, if that period was longer than six (6) months) t o the IOF and to their National Anti -Doping Organization. |
5.7 Independent Observer Program The IOF and the organizing committees for the IOF ’s Events , as well as the National Federations and the organizing committees for National Events, shall authorize and facilitate the I ndependent Observer Program at such Events . |
ARTICLE 6 ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES Samples shall be analyzed in accordance with the following principles: 6.1 Use of Accredited , Approved Laboratories and Other Laboratories 6.1.1 For purposes of directly establi shing an Adverse Analytical Finding under Article 2.1, Samples shall be analyzed only in WADA- accredited laboratories or laboratories otherwise approved by WADA . |
The choice of the WADA- accredited IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 22 of 66 or WADA- approved laboratory used for the Sample analysis sha ll be determined exclusively by the IOF. |
28 6.1.2 As provided in Article 3.2, facts related to anti -doping rule violations may be established by any reliable means. |
This would include, for example, reliable laboratory or other forensic testing conducted o utside of WADA- accredited or approved laboratories. |
6.2 Purpose of Analysis of Samples and Data Samples and related analytical data or Doping Control information shall be analyzed to detect Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods identified on the Prohibited List and other substances as may be directed by WADA pursuant to the m onitoring program described in Article 4.5 of the Code, or to ass ist the IOF in profiling relevant parameters in an Athlete’s urine, blood or other matrix, including for DNA or genomic profiling, or for any other legitimate anti -doping purpose.29 6.3 Research on Samples and Data Samples , related analytical data and Doping Control information may be used for anti -doping research purposes , although no Sample may be used for res earch without the Athlete's written consent. |
Samples and related analytical data or Doping Control information used for research purposes shall first be processed in such a manner as to prevent Samples and related analytical data or Doping Control informat ion being traced back to a particular Athlete. |
Any research involving Samples and related analytical data or Doping Control information shall adhere to the principles set out in Article 19 of the Code.30 6.4 Standards for Sample Analysis and Reporting In accordance with Article 6.4 of the Code, the IOF shall ask laboratories to analyze Samples in conformity with the International Standard for Laboratories and Article 4.7 of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. |
Laboratories at their own initiative and expense may analyze Samples for Prohibited Substances or Prohibited Methods not included on the standard Sample analysi s menu, or as requested by the IOF. |
Results from any such analysis shall be reported to the IOF and have the same vali dity and Consequences as any other analytical result.31 28 [Comment to Article 6. |
1.1: Violations of Article 2.1 may be established only by Sample analysis performed by a WADA -accredited laboratory or another laboratory approved by WADA. |
Violations of other Articles may be established using analytical results from other laboratories so long as the results are reliable.] |
29 [Comment to Article 6.2.1: For example, relevant Doping Control -related information could be used to direct Target Testing or to support an anti -doping rule violation proceeding under Article 2.2, or both.] |
30 [Comment to Article 6.3: As is the case in most medical or scientific contexts, use o f Samples and related information for quality assurance, quality improvement, method improvement and development or to establish reference populations is not considered research. |
Samples and related information used for such permitted non- research purposes must als o first be processed in such a manner as to prevent them from being traced back to the particular Athlete, having due regard to the principles set out in Article 19 of the Code, as well as the requirements of the International Standard for Laborat ories and International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information.] |
31 [Comment to Article 6.4: The objective of this Article is to extend the principle of “Intelligent Testing” to the Sample anal ysis menu so as to most effectively and efficiently detect doping. |
It is recognized that the resources available to fight doping ar e limited and that increasing the Sample analysis menu may, in some sports and countries, reduce the number of Samples which can be analyzed.] |
IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 23 of 66 6.5 Further Analysis of a Sample Prior to or During Results Management There shall be no limitation on the authority of a laboratory to conduct repeat or additional analysis on a Sample prior to the time the IOF notifies an Athlete that the Sample is the basis for an Article 2.1 anti -doping rule violation charge. |
If after such no tification the IOF wishes to conduct additional analysis on that Sample , it may do so with the consent of the Athlete or approval from a hearing body . |
6.6 Further Analysis of a Sample After it has been Reported as Negative or has Otherwise not Resulted in a n Anti -Doping Rule Violation Charge After a laboratory has reported a Sample as negative, or the Sample has not othe rwise resulted in an anti -doping rule violation charge, it may b e stored and subjected to further analyses for the purpose of Article 6.2 at any time exclusively at the direction of either the Anti-Doping Organization that initiated and directed Sample collection or WADA. |
Any other Anti-Doping Organization with authority to test the Athlete that wishes to conduct further analysis on a stored Sample may do so with the permission of the Anti -Doping Organization that initiated and directed Sample collection or WADA, and shall be responsible for any follow -up Results Management . |
Any Sample storage or further analysis initiated by WADA or another Anti -Doping Organization shall be at WADA ’s or that organization's expense. |
Further analysis of Samples shall conform with the requirements of the International Standard for Laboratories. |
6.7 Split of A or B Sample Where WADA, an Anti-Doping Organization with Results Management authority , and/or a WADA-accredited laboratory (with approval from WADA or the Anti-Doping Organization with Results Management authority ) wishes to split an A or B Sample for the purpose of using the first part of the split Sample for an A Sample analysis and the second part of the split Sample for confirmation, then the procedures set forth i n the International Standard for Laboratories shall be followed. |
6.8 WADA’s Right to Take Possession of Samples and Data WADA may, in its sole discretion at any time, with or without prior notice, take physical possession of any Sample and related ana lytical data or information in the possession of a laboratory or Anti-Doping Organization. |
Upon request by WADA, the laboratory or Anti-Doping Organization in possession of the Sample or data shall immediately grant access to and enable WADA to take physic al possession of the Sample or data. |
If WADA has not provided prior notice to the laboratory or Anti-Doping Organization before taking possession of a Sample or data, it shall provide such notice to the laboratory and each Anti -Doping Organization whose Samples or data have been taken by WADA within a reasonable time after taking possession. |
After analysis and any investigation of a seized Sample or data, WADA may direct another Anti -Doping Organization with authority to test the Athlete to assume Results M anagement responsibility for the Sample or data if a potential anti -doping rule violation is discovered.32 32 [Comment to Ar ticle 6.8: Resistance or refusal to WADA taking physical possession of Samples or data could constitute Tampering, Complicity or an act of non- compliance as provided in the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories, and could also constitut e a violation of the International Standard for Laboratories. |
Where necessary, the laboratory and/or the Anti-Doping Organization shall assist WADA in ensuring that the seized Sample or data are not delayed in exiting the applicable country. ] |
[Comment to Article 6.8: WADA would not, of course, unilaterally take possession of Samples or anal ytical data without good cause related to a potential anti -doping rule violation, non- compliance by a Signatory or doping activities by another Person. |
However, the deci sion as to whether good cause exists is for WADA to make in its discretion and shall not be subject to challenge. |
In particular, whether there is good cause or not shall not be a defense against an anti -doping rule violation or its Consequences. ] |
IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 24 of 66 ARTICLE 7 RESULTS MANAGEMENT : RESPONSIBILITY, INITIAL REVIEW, NOTICE AND PROVISIONAL SUSPENSIONS Results Management under these Anti -Doping Rules establishes a process designed to resolve anti -doping rule violation matters in a fair, expeditious and efficient manner. |
7.1 Responsibility for Conducting Results Management 7.1.1 Except as otherwise provided in Articles 6.6, 6.8 and Code Article 7.1, Results Management shall be the responsibility of, and shall be governed by, the procedural rules of the Anti -Doping Organization that initiated and directed Sample collection (or, if no Sample collection is involved, the Anti -Doping Organization which fi rst provides notice to an Athlete or other Person of a potential anti -doping rule violation and then diligently pursues that anti -doping rule violation). |
7.1.2 In circumstances where the rules of a National Anti -Doping Organization do not give the National Anti -Doping Organization authority over an Athlete or other Person who is not a national, resident, license holder, or member of a sport organization of that country, or the National Anti -Doping Organization declines to exercise such authority, Results M anagement shall be conducted by the applicable International Federation or by a third party with authority over the Athlete or other Person as directed by the rules of the applicable Internation al Federation . |
7.1.3 In the event the Major Event Organizatio n assumes only limited Results Management responsibility relating to a Sample initiated and taken during an Event conducted by a Major Event Organization, or an anti -doping rule violation occurr ing during such Event , the case shall be referred by the Major Event Organization to the applicable International Federation for completion of Results Management . |
7.1.4 Results Management in relation to a potential whereabouts failure (a filing failure or a missed test) shall be administered by the IOF or the Nation al Anti -Doping Organization with whom the Athlete in question files whereabouts information, as provided in the International Stan dard for Results Management . |
If the IOF determines a filing failure or a missed test, it shall submit that information to WADA through ADAMS , where it will be made available to other relevant Anti-Doping Organizations . |
7.1.5 Other circumstances in which t he IOF shall take responsibility for conducting Results Management in respect of anti -doping rule violations involving Athlet es and other Persons under its authority shall be determined by reference to and in accordance with Article 7 of the Code. |
7.1.6 WADA may direct t he IOF to conduct Results Management in particular circumstances . |
If t he IOF refuses to conduct Results Management within a reasonable deadline set by WADA, such refusal shall be considered an act of non-compliance, and WADA may direct another Anti-Doping Organization with authority over the Athlete or other Person, that is willing to do so, to take Results Mana gement responsibility in place of the IOF or, if there is no such Anti-Doping Organization, any other Anti-Doping Organization that is willing to do so. |
In such case, the IOF shall reimburse the costs and attorney's fees of conducting Results IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 25 of 66 Management to the other Anti-Doping Organization designated by WADA, and a failure to reimburse costs and attorney's fees shall be considered an act of non-compliance. |
7.2 Review and Notification Regarding Potential Anti -Doping Rule Violations The IOF shall carry out the review and notification with respect to any potential anti -doping rule violation in accordance with the International Standard for Results Management . |
7.3 Identification of Prior Anti -Doping Rule Violations Before giving an Athlete or other Perso n notice of a potential anti -doping rule violation as provided above, the IOF shall refer to ADAMS and contact WADA and other relevant Anti -Doping Organizations to determine whether any prior anti -doping rule violation ex ists. |
7.4 Provisional Suspensions 33 7.4.1 Mandatory Provisional Suspension after an Adverse Analytical Finding or Adverse Passport Finding If the IOF receives an Adverse Analytical Finding or an Adverse Passport Finding (upon completion of the Adverse Passport Finding review process) for a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method that is not a Specified Substance or a Specified Method, it shall impose a Provisional Suspension on the Athlete promptly upon or after the r eview and notification required by Article 7.2. |
A mandatory Provi sional Suspension may be eliminated if: (i) the Athlete demonstrates to the Hearing Panel that the violation is likely to have involved a Contaminated Product , or (ii) the violation involves a Substance of Abuse and the Athlete establishes entitlement to a reduced period of Ineligibility under Article 10.2.4.1. |
The Hearing Panel ’s decision not to eliminate a mandatory Provisional Suspension on account of the Athlete’s assertion regarding a Contaminated Product shall not be appealable. |
7.4.2 Optional Provisional Suspension Based on an Adverse Analytical Finding for Specified Substances , Specified Methods, Contaminated Products , or Other Anti-Doping Rule Violations The IOF may impose a Provisional Suspension for anti-doping rule violations not covered by A rticle 7.4.1 prior to the analysis of the Athlete’s B Sample or final hearing as described in Article 8. |
An optional Provisional Suspension may be lifted at the discretion of the IOF at any time prior to the Hearing Panel ’s decision under Article 8, unles s provided otherwise in the International Standard for Results Management . |
7.4.3 Opportunity for Hearing or Appeal 33 [Comm ent to Article 7.4: Before a Provisional Suspension can be unilaterally imposed by the IOF, the internal review specified in these Anti -Doping Rules and the International Standard for Results Management must first be completed.] |
IOF Anti-Doping Rules Page 26 of 66 Notwithstanding Articles 7.4.1 and 7.4.2, a Provisional Suspension may not be imposed unless the Athlete or other Person is given: (a) an opportunity for a Provisional Hearing , either before or on a timely basis after the imposition of the Provisional Suspension; or (b) an opportunity for an expedited hearing in accordance with Article 8 on a timely basis after the imposition of the Provisio nal Suspension. |
The imposition of a Provisio nal Suspension, or the decision not to impose a Provisional Suspension, may be appealed in an expedited process in accordance with Article 13.2. |
7.4.4 Voluntary Acceptance of Provisional Suspension Athletes on their own initiative may voluntarily accept a Provisional Suspension if done so prior to the later of: (i) the expiration of ten (10) days from the report of the B Sample (or waiver of the B Sample) or ten (10) days from the notice of any other anti -doping rule violation, or (ii) the date on which the Athlete first competes after such report or notice. |
Other Persons on their own initiative may voluntarily accept a Provisional Suspension if done so within ten ( 10) days from the notice of the anti -doping rule violation. |
Upon such voluntary acceptance, the Provisional Suspension shall have the full effect and be treated in the same manner as if the Provisional Suspension had been imposed under Article 7.4.1 or 7.4.2; provided, however, at any time after voluntarily accepting a Provisional Suspension, the Athlete or other Person may withdraw such acceptance, in which event the Athlete or other Person shall not receive any credit for time previously served during the Provisional Sus pension. |
7.4.5 If a Provisional Suspension is imposed based on an A Sample Adverse Analytical Finding and a subsequent B Sample analysis (if re quested by the Athlete or the IOF ) does not confirm the A Sample analysis, then the Athlete shall not be subject to any further Provision al Suspension on account of a violation of Article 2.1. |
In circumstances where the Athlet e or the Athlete's team has been removed from an Event based on a violation of Article 2.1 and the subsequent B Sample analysis does not confirm the A Sample finding, then, if it is still possible for the Athlete or team to be reinserted, without otherwise affecting the Event , the Athlet e or team may continue to take part in the Event . |
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