REGULATION 21 Standard for TUEs set out in Schedule 3(a) to these Regulations. See Comment 15 See Comment 16 21.4.4.4 World Rugby shall appoint a panel of physicians to its TUE Committee. Upon World Rugby’s receipt of a TUE request, the Chair of World Rugby TUE Committee shall appoint one or more members of World Rugby TUE Committee (which may include the Chair) to consider such request. World Rugby TUE Committee member(s) so designated shall promptly evaluate such request in accordance with the International Standard for TUEs and render a decision on such request, which shall be the final decision of World Rugby. The Chairman of World Rugby TUE Committee may seek specialist advice from outside World Rugby TUE Committee members or appoint specialists to sit on World Rugby TUE Committee as and when deemed necessary for the purposes of evaluating a TUE. 21.4.4.5 Players in the Registered Testing Pool and the Testing Pool should apply to World Rugby for the TUE at the same time the Player first provides whereabouts information to World Rugby and, except in emergency situations, no later than 30 days before the Player’s participation in an International Match, Series of International Matches, and/or International Tournament organised by World Rugby (as set out in Regulation 21.5.3.3). 21.4.4.6 Players participating in an International Match, Series of International Matches and/or International Tournament organised by World Rugby (as set out in World Rugby Regulation 21.5.3.3) who are not included in World Rugby’s Registered Testing Pool or Testing Pool must, except in emergency situations, request a TUE from World Rugby no later than 30 days before the Player’s participation in an International Match, Series of International Matches and/or International Tournament so organised by World Rugby. See Comment 17 21.4.4.7 WADA, at the request of a Player or on its own initiation, may review the granting or denial of any TUE to an International-Level Player or a national level Player that is included in a Registered Testing Pool. If WADA determines that the granting or denial of a TUE did not comply with the International Standard for TUEs in force at the time then WADA may reverse that decision. Decisions on TUEs are subject to further appeal as provided in Regulation 21.4.7. See Comment 18 21.4.4.8 Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers (Regulation 21.2.1), Use or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method (Regulation 21.2.2), Possession of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method (Regulation 21.2.6) or Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method (Regulation 21.2.8) consistent with the provisions of an applicable TUE issued pursuant to the International Standard for TUEs shall not be considered an anti-doping rule violation. 21.4.5 Mutual Recognition of TUEs Any International-Level Player who competes in the Tournaments listed in Last update: 14 January, 2015 323
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