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REGULATION 21 21.10.2.3 As used in Regulations 21.10.2 and 21.10.3, the term “intentional” is meant to identify those Players who cheat. The term therefore requires that the Player or other Person engaged in conduct which he or she knew constituted an anti-doping rule violation or knew that there was a significant risk that the conduct might constitute or result in an anti-doping rule violation and manifestly disregarded that risk. An anti-doping rule violation resulting from an Adverse Analytical Finding for a substance which is only prohibited In-Competition shall be rebuttably presumed to be not intentional if the substance is a Specified Substance and the Player can establish that the Prohibited Substance was Used Out-of- Competition. An anti-doping rule violation resulting from an Adverse Analytical Finding for a substance which is only prohibited In-Competition shall not be considered intentional if the substance is not a Specified Substance and the Player can establish that the Prohibited Substance was Used Out-of-Competition in a context unrelated to sport performance. 21.10.3 Ineligibility for Other Anti-Doping Rule Violations The period of Ineligibility for anti-doping rule violations other than as provided in Regulation 21.10.2 shall be as follows, unless Regulations 21.10.5 or 21.10.6 are applicable: 21.10.3.1 For violations of Regulation 21.2.3 (Evading) or Regulation 21.2.5 (Tampering), the period of Ineligibility shall be four years unless, in the case of failing to submit to Sample collection, the Player can establish that the commission of the anti-doping rule violation was not intentional (as defined in Regulation 21.10.2.3), in which case the period of Ineligibility shall be two years. 21.10.3.2 For violations of Regulation 21.2.4, the period of Ineligibility shall be two years, subject to reduction down to a minimum of one year, depending on the Player’s degree of Fault. The flexibility between two years and one year of Ineligibility in this Regulation is not available to Players where a pattern of last-minute whereabouts changes or other conduct raises a serious suspicion that the Player was trying to avoid being available for Testing. 21.10.3.3 For violations of Regulations 21.2.7 (Trafficking) or 21.2.8 (Administration), the period of Ineligibility shall be a minimum of four years up to lifetime Ineligibility, depending on the seriousness of the violation. An Regulation 21.2.7 (Trafficking) or 21.2.8 (Administration) violation involving a Minor shall be considered a particularly serious violation and, if committed by Player Support Personnel for violations other than for Specified Substances, shall result in lifetime Ineligibility for Player Support Personnel. In addition, significant violations of Regulations 21.2.7 (Trafficking) or 21.2.8 (Administration) which may also violate nonsporting laws and regulations, shall be reported to the competent administrative, professional or judicial authorities. See Comment 27 21.10.3.4 For violations of Regulation 21.2.9 (Complicity), the period of Ineligibility imposed shall be a minimum of two years, up to four years, depending on the seriousness of the violation. Last update: 14 January, 2015 366


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