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REGULATION 21 Regulation 21.5.3.3 and/or who is a member of the Registered Testing Pool or Testing Pool and who has been granted a TUE by another Anti- Doping Organisation TUE Committee that is current and valid must submit a copy of the application and the certificate of approval to World Rugby TUE Committee. This must be submitted in accordance with the timelines set out in Regulations 21.4.4.5 and 21.4.4.6. In accordance with the recognition provisions set out in Article 4.4 of the Code and Article 7 of the International Standard for TUEs such TUE approvals shall be accepted by World Rugby subject to the approval of World Rugby TUE Committee in accordance with Regulation 21.4.4.2. World Rugby has the right to review and appeal all TUE approvals submitted to World Rugby TUE Committee where approved by another Anti-Doping Organisation TUE Committee. World Rugby may publish as it considers appropriate a list of Anti-Doping Organisations whose TUE decisions, or certain categories of such decisions, it will automatically recognise in accordance with Article 7.1(a) of the International Standard for TUEs. 21.4.6 Expiration, Cancellation, Withdrawal or Reversal of a TUE 21.4.6.1 A TUE granted pursuant 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) may be cancelled if the Player does not promptly comply with any requirements or conditions imposed by the TUE Committee upon grant of the TUE; (c) may be withdrawn by the TUE Committee if it is subsequently determined that the criteria for grant of a TUE are not in fact met; or (d) may be reversed on review by WADA or on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. 21.4.6.2 In such event, the Player shall not be subject to any Consequences based on his 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, cancellation, withdrawal or reversal of the TUE. The review pursuant to Regulation 21.7.2 of any subsequent Adverse Analytical Finding 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. 21.4.7 Reviews and Appeals of TUE Decisions 21.4.7.1 WADA shall review any decision by World Rugby not to recognise a TUE granted by the NADO that is referred to WADA by the Player or the Player’s NADO. In addition, WADA shall review any decision by World Rugby to grant a TUE that is referred to WADA by the Player’s NADO. 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 TUEs, WADA will not interfere with it. If the TUE decision does not meet those criteria, WADA will reverse it. 21.4.7.2 Decisions by WADA reversing the grant or denial of a TUE may be appealed exclusively to CAS by the Player, World Rugby or NADO which Last update: 14 January, 2015 324


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