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SCHEDULE 3(a) REGULATION 21 a. TUECs should include at least three physicians with experience in the care and treatment of Athletes and a sound knowledge of clinical, sports and exercise medicine. In cases involving Athletes with impairments, at least one TUEC member should possess general experience in the care and treatment of Athletes with impairments, or possess specific experience in relation to the Athlete’s particular impairment(s). b. In order to ensure a level of independence of decisions, at least a majority of the members of a TUEC should have no political responsibility in the Anti-Doping Organization that appoints them. All members of the TUEC must sign a conflict of interest and confidentiality declaration. (A template declaration is available on WADA’s website). 5.3 Each NationalAnti-DopingOrganization, International Federation and Major Event Organization must establish a clear process for applying to its TUEC for a TUE that complies with the requirements of this International Standard. It must also publish details of that process by (at a minimum) posting the information in a conspicuous place on its website and sending the information to WADA. WADA may re-publish the same information on its own website. 5.4 Each NationalAnti-DopingOrganization, International Federation and Major EventOrganization must promptly report (in English or French) all decisions of its TUEC granting or denying TUEs, and all decisions to recognize or refusing to recognize other Anti-Doping Organizations' TUE decisions, through ADAMS or any other system approved by WADA. In respect of TUEs granted, the information reported shall include (in English or French): a. not only the approved substance or method, but also the dosage(s), frequency and route of Administration permitted, the duration of the TUE, and any conditions imposed in connection with the TUE; and b. the TUEapplication form and the relevant clinical information (translated into English or French) establishing that the Article 4.1 conditions have been satisfied in respect of such TUE (for access only by WADA, the Athlete’s National Anti-Doping Organization and International Federation, and the Major Event Organization organizing an Event in which the Athlete wishes to compete). Comment to 5.4: The process of recognition of TUEs is greatly facilitated by use of ADAMS. 5.5 When a National Anti-Doping Organization grants a TUE to an Athlete, it must warn him/her in writing (a) that that TUE is valid at national level only, and (b) that if the Athlete becomes an International-Level Athlete or competes in an International Event, that TUE will not be valid for those purposes unless it is recognized by the relevant International Federation or Major Event Organization in accordance with Article 7.1. Thereafter, Last update: 14 January, 2015 444


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