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The Prohibited List may be expanded by WADA for a particular sport. |
Prohibited Substance s an d Prohibited Methods may be included in the Prohibited List by general 16 [Comment to Article 4.1: The current Prohibited List is available on WADA's website at https://www.wada -ama.org . |
The Prohibited Li st will be revised and published on an expedited basis whenever the need arises. |
However, for the sake of predictability, a new Prohibited List will be published every year whether or not changes have been made.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 13 of 65 category (e.g., anabolic agents) or by spe cific reference to a particular substance or method.17 4.2.2 Specified Substances or Specified Methods For purposes of the application of Article 10, all Prohibited Substances shall be Specified Substances except as identified on the Prohibited List. |
No Prohib ited Method shall be a Specified Method unless it is specifically identified as a Specified Method on the Prohibited List .18 4.2.3 Substances of Abuse For purposes of applying Article 10, Substances of Abuse shall include those Prohibited Substances which are specifically identified as Substances of Abuse on the Prohibited List because they are frequently abused in society outside of the context of sport. |
4.3 WADA’s Determination of the Prohibited List WADA’s determination of the Prohibited Substances and Prohibi ted Methods that will be included on the Prohibited List , the classification of substances into categories on the Prohibited List , the classification of a substance as prohibited at all times or In-Competition only, the classification of a substance or met hod as a Specified Substance , Specified Method or Substance of Abuse is final and shall not be subject to any challenge by an Athlete or other Person including, but not limited to, any challenge based on an argument that the substance or method was not a masking agent or did not have the potential to enhance performance, represent a health risk or violate the spirit of sport. |
4.4 Therapeutic Use Exemptions (“TUEs ”) 4.4.1 The presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers , and/or the Use or Attempt ed Use , Possession or Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method , shall not be considered an anti-doping rule violation if it is consistent with the provisions of a TUE granted in accordance with the Internati onal Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions . |
4.4.2 TUE Applications 4.4.2.1 Athletes who are not International -Level Athletes shall apply to their National Anti -Doping Organization for a TUE. |
If the National Anti - Doping Organization denies the application, the Athle te may appeal exclusively to the appellate body described in Article 13.2.2. |
4.4.2.2 Athletes who are International -Level Athletes shall apply to IFA. |
17 [Comment to Article 4.2.1: Out -of-Competition Use of a substance which is only prohibited In -Competition i s not an anti -doping rule violation unless an Adverse Analytical Finding for the substance or its Metabolites or Markers is reported for a Sample colle cted In-Competition.] |
18 [Comment to Article 4.2.2: The Specified Substances and Specified Methods ident ified in Article 4.2.2 should not in any way be considered less important or less dangerous than other doping substances or methods. |
Rather, they are simply substances and methods which are more likely to have been consumed or used by an Athlete for a purp ose other than the enhancement of sport performance.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 14 of 65 4.4.3 TUE Recognition19 4.4.3.1 Where the Athlete already has a TUE granted by their National Anti - Doping Organization pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Code for the substance or method in question, and provided that such TUE has been reported in accordance with Article 5.5 of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions , IFA will automatically recognize it for purposes of international -level Competition without the need to review the relevant clinical in formation . |
4.4.3.2 If IFA chooses to test an Athlete who is not an International -Level Athlete , IFA must recognize a TUE granted to that Athlete by their National Anti -Doping Organization unless the Athlete is required to apply for recognition of the TUE pursuant to Articles 5.8 and 7.0 of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions . |
4.4.4 TUE Application Process 20 4.4.4.1 If the Athlete does not already have a TUE granted by their National Anti -Doping Organization for the substance or method in question, the Athlete must apply directly to IFA. |
4.4.4.2 An application to IFA for grant or recognition of a TUE must be made as soon as possible, save where Articles 4.1 or 4.3 of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions apply. |
The application shall be made in accordance with Article 6 of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions as posted on IFA’s website. |
4.4.4.3 IFA shall establish a panel (IFA Therapeutic Use Exemption Panel (“TUEC”)) to consider applications for the grant or recognition of TUEs : (a) The TUEC shall consist of a Chair and two (2) other members with experience in the care and treatment of Athletes and sound knowledge of clinical, sports and exercise medicine. |
Each appointed member shall serve a term of four (4) years. |
(b) Before serving a s a member of the TUEC, each member must sign a conflict of interest and confidentiality declaration. |
The appointed members shall not be employees of IFA. |
19 [Comment to Article 4.4.3: If IFA refuses to recognize a TUE granted by a National Anti-Doping Organization only because medical records or other information are missing that are needed to demonstrate satisfaction with the criteria in the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, the matter should not be referred to WADA. |
Instead, the file should be completed and re- submitted to IFA.] |
[Comment to Article 4.4.3: IFA may agree with a National Anti-Doping Organization that the National Anti-Doping Organization will consider TUE applications on behalf of IFA.] |
20 [Comment to Article 4.4.4: The submission of falsified documents to a TUEC or IFA, offering or accepting a bribe to a Person to perform or fail to perform an act, procuring false testimony from any witness, or committing any other fraudulent act or any other si milar intentional interference or Attempted interference with any aspect of the TUE process shall result in a charge of Tampering or Attempted Tampering under Article 2.5. |
An Athlete should not assume that their application for the grant or recognition of a TUE (or for renewal of a TUE) will be granted. |
Any Use or Possession or Administration of a Prohibited Subst ance or Prohibited Method before an application has been granted is entirely at the Athlete’s own risk.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 15 of 65 (c) Before considering a TUE application, each member shall disclose to the Chair any circumstances lik ely to affect their impartiality with respect to the Athlete making the application. |
If a member is unwilling or unable to assess the Athlete ’s TUE application, for any reason, IFA may appoint a replacement or appoint a new TUEC. |
4.4.4.4 The TUEC shall promptly evaluate and decide upon the application in accordance with the relevant provisions of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions and usually (i.e., unless exceptional circumstances apply) within no more than twenty -one (21) days of receipt of a complete application. |
Where the application is made in a reasonable time prior to an Event , the TUEC must use its best endeavors to issue its decision before the start of the Event . |
4.4.4.5 The TUEC decision shall be the final decision of IFA and may be appe aled in accordance with Article 4.4.7. |
IFA TUEC decision shall be notified in writing to the Athlete , and to WADA and other Anti-Doping Organizations in accordance with the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions . |
It shall also promptly be reported into ADAMS . |
4.4.4.6 If IFA (or the National Anti -Doping Organization , where it has agreed to consider the application on behalf of IFA) denies the Athlete’s application, it must notify the Athlete promptly, with reas ons. |
If IFA grants the Athlete’s application, it must notify not only the Athlete but also their National Anti -Doping Organization . |
If the National Anti - Doping Organization considers that the TUE granted by IFA does not meet the criteria set out in the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions , it has twenty -one (21) days from such notification to refer the matter to WADA for review in accordance with Article 4.4.7. |
If the National Anti-Doping Organization refers the matter to WADA for review, the TUE granted by IFA remains valid for international -level Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing (but is not valid for national -level Competition ) pending WADA’s decision. |
If the National Anti -Doping Organization does not refer the matter to WADA for review, the TUE granted by IFA becomes valid for national -level Competitio n as well when the twenty -one (21) day review deadline expires. |
4.4.5 Retroactive TUE Applications If IFA chooses to collect a Sample from an Athlete who is not an International -Level Athlete or a National -Level Athlete , and that Athlete is Using a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method for therapeutic reasons, IFA must permit that Athlete to apply for a retroactive TUE. |
4.4.6 Expiration, Withdrawal or Reversal of a TUE 4.4.6.1 A TUE granted pu rsuant to these Anti -Doping Rules: (a) shall expire automatically at the end of any term for which it was granted, without the need for any further notice or other formality; (b) will be withdrawn if the Athlete does not promptly comply with any requiremen ts or conditions imposed by the TUEC upon grant of the TUE; (c) may be withdrawn by the TUEC if it is subsequently determined that the criteria for grant of a TUE are not in fact met; or (d) may be reversed on review by WADA or on appeal. |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 16 of 65 4.4.6.2 In such event, t he Athlete shall not be subject to any Consequences based on their Use or Possession or Administration of the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method in question in accordance with the TUE prior to the effective date of expiry, withdrawal, or reversal of the TUE. |
The review pursuant to Article 5.1.1.1 of the International Standard for Results Management of an Adverse Analytical Finding, reported shortly after the TUE expiry, withdrawal or reversal, shall include consideration of whether such finding is consistent with Use of the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method prior to that date, in which event no anti -doping rule violation shall be asserted. |
4.4.7 Reviews and Appeals of TUE Decisions 4.4.7.1 WADA must review IFA’s decision not to recognize a TUE granted by the National Anti-Doping Organization that is referred to WADA by the Athlete or the Athlete’s National Anti-Doping Organization. |
In addition, WADA must review IFA’s decision to grant a TUE that is referred to WADA by the Athlete’s National Anti -Doping Org anization . |
WADA may review any other TUE decisions at any time, whether upon request by those affected or on its own initiative. |
If the TUE decision being reviewed meets the criteria set out in the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions , WAD A will not interfere with it. |
If the TUE decision does not meet those criteria, WADA will reverse it.21 4.4.7.2 Any TUE decision by IFA (or by a National Anti -Doping Organization where it has agreed to consider the application on behalf of IFA) that is not review ed by WADA , or that is reviewed by WADA but is not reversed upon review, may be appealed by the Athlete and/or the Athlete’s National Anti-Doping Organization, exclusively to CAS.22 4.4.7.3 A decision by WADA to reverse a TUE decision may be appealed by the Athle te, the National Anti -Doping Organization and/or IFA, exclusively to CAS. |
4.4.7.4 A failure to render a decision within a reasonable time on a properly submitted application for grant/recognition of a TUE or for review of a TUE decision shall be considered a deni al of the application thus triggering the applicable rights of review/appeal. |
21 [Comment to Article 4.4.7.1: WADA shall be entitled to charge a fee to cover the costs of: (a) any review it is required to conduct in accordance with Article 4.4.7; and (b) any review it chooses to conduct, where the decision being reviewed is reversed.] |
22 [Comment to Article 4.4.7 .2: In such cases, the decision being appealed is the IFA’s TUE decision, not WADA’s decision not to review the TUE decision or (having reviewed it) not to reverse the TUE decision. |
However, the time to appeal the TUE decision does not begin to run until the date that WADA communicates its decision. |
In any event, whether the decision has been reviewed by WADA or not, WADA shall be given notice of the appeal so that it may participate if it sees fit.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 17 of 65 ARTICLE 5 TESTING AND INVESTIGATIONS 5.1 Purpose of Testing and Investigations23 5.1.1 Testing and investigations may be undertaken for any anti-doping purpose. |
They shall be conducted in conformity with the provisions of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations and the specific protocols of IFA supplementing that International Standard . |
5.1.2 Testing shall be undertaken to obtain analytical evidence as to whether the Athlete has violated Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete ’s Sample ) or Article 2.2 ( Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method ). |
5.2 Authority to Test 5.2.1 Subject to the limitations for Event Testi ng set out in Article 5.3, IFA shall have In-Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing authority over all Athletes specified in the Introduction to these Anti-Doping Rules (Section “Scope of these Anti -Doping Rules”). |
5.2.2 IFA may require any Athlete over who m it has Testing authority (including any Athlete serving a period of Ineligibility ) to provide a Sample at any time and at any place.24 5.2.3 WADA shall have In-Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing authority as set out in Article 20.7.10 of the Code . |
5.2.4 If IFA delegates or contracts any part of Testing to a National Anti -Doping Organization directly or through a National Federation , that National Anti-Doping Organization may collect additional Samples or direct the laboratory to perform additional types of analysis at the National Anti-Doping Organization’s expense. |
If additional Samples are collected or additional types of analysis are performed, IFA shall be notified. |
23 [Comment to Article 5.1: Where Testing is conducted f or anti -doping purposes, the analytical results and data may be used for other legitimate purposes under the Anti -Doping Organization’s rules. |
See, e.g., Comment to Article 23.2.2 of the Code.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 18 of 65 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 , IFA (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 IFA (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 coordinat ed with IFA (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 Testing 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 IFA (or other international organization which is the ruling body of the Event ) to obtain permission to conduct and coordinate such Testing . |
If the Anti-Doping Organiza tion is not satisfied with the response from IFA (or other international organization which is the ruling body of the Event ), the Anti-Doping Organization may, in accordance with the procedures described in the International Standard for Testing and Invest igations, ask WADA for permission to conduct Testing and to determine how to coordinate such Testing . |
WADA shall not grant approval for such Testing before consulting with and informing IFA (or other international organization which is the ruling body for the Event ). |
WADA’s decision shall be final and not subject 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 t he Event .25 5.4 Testing Requirements 5.4.1 IFA shall conduct 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 . |
24 [Comment to Article 5.2.2: IFA may obtain additional authority to conduct Testing by means of bilateral or multilateral agr eements with other Signatories. |
Unless the Athlete has identified 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, IFA 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 IFA h ad sufficient suspicion for Testing during this time period shall not be a defense to an anti-doping rule violation based on such test or attempt ed test.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 19 of 65 5.5 Athlete Whereabouts Information 5.5.1 IFA may 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. |
IFA shall coordinate with National Anti -Doping Organizations to identify such Athletes and to collect their whereabouts information. |
5.5.2 IFA shall make available through ADAMS a list which identifies those Athletes included in its Registered Testing Pool by name. |
IFA shall regularly review and update as necessary its criteria for in cluding 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 n otified before 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 by IFA and in a national Registered Testing Pool by their National Anti -Doping Organization , the National Anti -Doping Organization and IFA 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 the followin g: (a) advise IFA 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. |
5.5.5 For purposes of Artic le 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 Results Management , where the conditions set forth in Annex B are met. |
25 [Comment to Article 5.3.2: Before giving approval to a National Anti -Doping Organization to initiate and cond uct Testing 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 Federation to initiate and conduct Testing at a National Event, WADA shall cons ult with 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 into agreements with a Delegated Third Party to which it delegates responsi bility for Sample collection or other aspects of the Doping Control process.] |
2021 IFA Anti -Doping Rules ( October 2020) Page 20 of 65 5.5.6 An Athlete in IF A’s Registered Testing Pool shall continue to be subject to the obligation to comply with the whereabouts requirements set in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations unless and until (a) the Athlete gives written notice to IFA that he or she has retired or (b) IFA has informed him or her that he or she no longer satisfies the criteria for inclusion in IFA's Registered Testing Pool . |
5.5.7 Whereabouts information provided by an Athlete while in the Registered Testing Pool will be accessible throu gh ADAMS to WADA and to other Anti-Doping Organizations having authority to test that Athlete as provided in Article 5.2. |
Whereabouts information shall be maintained in strict confidence at all times; it shall be used exclusively for purposes of planning, coordinating or conducting Doping Control , providing information relevant to the Athlete Biological Passport or other analytical results, to support 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, IFA has established a Testing Pool , which includes Athletes who are subject to less stringent whereabouts requirements than Athletes included in IFA’s Registered Testing Pool . |
5.5.9 IFA shall notify Athletes before they are included in the 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 Athletes included in the Testing Pool shall provide I FA with the following whereabouts information so that they may be located and subjected to Testing: (a) An overnight address; (b) Competition / Event schedule; and (c) Regular training activities. |
Such whereabouts information shall be filed in ADAMS to enable better Testing coordination with other Anti-Doping Organizations . |
5.5.11 An Athlete’s failure to provide whereabouts information on or before the date required by IFA or the Athlete’s failure to provide accurate whereabouts information shall result in IFA elevating the Athlete to IFA’s Registered Testing Pool and/or other appropriate and proportionate non -Code Article 2.4 consequences, if any 5.5.12 IFA may, in accordance with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, collect whereabouts information from Athle tes who are not included within a Registered Testing Pool or Testing Pool . |
If it chooses to do so, an Athlete’s failure to provide requested whereabouts information on or before the date required by IFA or the Athlete’s failure to provide accurate whereabo uts information shall result in IFA elevating the Athlete to IFA’s Registered Testing Pool . |