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REGULATION 21 establish risk assessment-based Sample analysis menus appropriate for particular sports and sport disciplines, and laboratories shall analyse Samples in conformity with those menus, except as follows: 21.6.4.1 World Rugby, the Unions or Tournament Organisers may request that laboratories analyse its Samples using more extensive menus than those described in the Technical Document. 21.6.4.2 World Rugby, the Unions or Tournament Organisers may request that laboratories analyse their Samples using less extensive menus than those described in the Technical Document only if World Rugby has satisfied WADA that, because of the particular circumstances of its sport, as set out in World Rugby's test distribution plan, less extensive analysis would be appropriate. 21.6.4.3 As provided in the International Standard for Laboratories, laboratories at their own initiative and expense may analyse Samples for Prohibited Substances or Prohibited Methods not included on the Sample analysis menu described in the Technical Document or specified by the Testing authority. Results from any such analysis shall be reported and have the same validity and consequence as any other analytical result. See Comment 23 21.6.5 Further Analysis of Samples Any Sample may be stored and subsequently subjected to further analysis for the purposes set out in Regulation 21.6.2: (a) by WADA at any time; and/or (b) by World Rugby (or where the Sample was taken by a Union or Tournament Organiser, that Union or Tournament Organiser) at any time before both the A and B Sample analytical results (or A Sample result where B Sample analysis has been waived or will not be performed) have been communicated by World Rugby (or, as applicable, Union or Tournament Organiser) to the Player as the asserted basis for a Regulation 21.2.1 (Presence) anti-doping rule violation. Such further analysis of Samples shall conform with the requirements of the International Standard for Laboratories and the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. 21.6.6 Investigations 21.6.6.1 World Rugby or its designee may carry out investigations into the activities of any Player, Person, Union, Association, Rugby Body or Club who it has reasonable cause to believe may have committed an antidoping rule violation. Any such Player, other Person, Union, Association, Rugby Body or Club shall co-operate with any such World Rugby investigation. 21.6.6.2 A Player, other Person, Union, Association, Rugby Body or Club under investigation for an alleged anti-doping rule violation by World Rugby, a Union or Tournament Organiser may be Provisionally Suspended and not allowed to participate in any aspect of the Game pending the outcome of such investigation and resolution of the case. Last update: 14 January, 2015 351


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