APPENDIX 2 REGULATION 21 publish notice on its website that it will automatically recognise TUE decisions (or categories of such decisions, e.g., as to particular substances or methods) made by National Anti-Doping Organisations. If a Player’s TUE falls into a category of automatically recognised TUEs, then he does not need to apply to World Rugby for recognition of that TUE. If World Rugby refuses to recognise a TUE granted by a National Anti-Doping Organisation only because medical records or other information are missing that are needed to demonstrate satisfaction of 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 World Rugby. Comment 16 (Regulation 21.4.4.3): World Rugby may agree with a National Anti- Doping Organisation that the National Anti-Doping Organisation will consider TUE applications on behalf of World Rugby. Comment 17 (Regulations 21.4.4.1 - 21.4.4.4): The submission of false or misleadingly incomplete information in support of a TUE application (including but not limited to the failure to advise of the unsuccessful outcome of a prior application to another Anti-Doping Organisation for such a TUE) may result in a charge of Tampering or Attempted Tampering under Regulation 21.2.5 (Tampering or Attempted Tampering). A Player should not assume that his application for grant or recognition of a TUE (or for renewal of a TUE) will be granted. Any Use or Possession or Administration of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method before an application has been granted is entirely at the Player’s own risk. Comment 18 (Regulation 21.4.4.6): In such cases, the decision being appealed is the World Rugby’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 deadline 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. Comment 19 (Regulation 21.5.2.2): Unless the Player has identified a 60-minute time-slot for Testing between the hours of 11pm and 6am, or has otherwise consented to Testing during that period, World Rugby will not test a Player during that period unless it has a serious and specific suspicion that the Player may be engaged in doping. A challenge to whether World Rugby had sufficient suspicion for Testing in that period shall not be a defence to an anti-doping rule violation based on such test or attempted test. Comment 20 (Regulation 21.5.7.7): Conduct by a Player or other Person before the Player or other Person was subject to the jurisdiction of any Anti-Doping Organisation would not constitute an anti-doping rule violation but could be a legitimate basis for denying the Player or other Person membership in a sports organisation. Comment 21 (Regulation 21.6.1): Violations of Regulation 21.2.1 (Presence) may be established only by Sample analysis performed by a laboratory accredited or Last update: 14 January, 2015 404
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