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REGULATION 21 other Person against whom an anti-doping rule violation is asserted, or their representatives. 21.14.3.6 The mandatory Public Reporting required in Regulation 21.14.3.2 shall not be required where the Player or other Person who has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation is a Minor. Any optional Public Reporting in a case involving a Minor shall be proportionate to the facts and circumstances of the case. 21.14.4 Statistical Reporting World Rugby shall publish at least annually a general statistical report of its Doping Control activities, with a copy provided to WADA. World Rugby and/or Unions may also publish reports showing the name of each Player tested and the date of each Testing. 21.14.5 Doping Control Information Clearinghouse To facilitate coordinated test distribution planning and to avoid unnecessary duplication in Testing by the various Anti-Doping Organisations, World Rugby shall report all In-Competition and Out-of- Competition tests on such Players to the WADA clearinghouse, using ADAMS, as soon as possible after such tests have been conducted. This information will be made accessible, where appropriate and in accordance with the applicable rules, to the Player, the Player's National Anti-Doping Organisation and any other Anti-Doping Organisations with Testing authority over the Player. 21.14.6 Data Privacy 21.14.6.1 World Rugby may collect, store, process or disclose personal information relating to Players and other Persons where necessary and appropriate to conduct their anti-doping activities under the Code, the International Standards (including specifically the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information) and these Anti-Doping Rules. 21.14.6.2 Any Participant who submits information including personal data to any Person in accordance with these Anti-Doping Rules shall be deemed to have agreed, pursuant to applicable data protection laws and otherwise, that such information may be collected, processed, disclosed and used by such Person for the purposes of the implementation of these Anti-Doping Rules, in accordance with the International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information and otherwise as required to implement these Anti-Doping Rules. 21.15 APPLICATION AND RECOGNITION OF DECISIONS 21.15.1 Subject to the right to appeal provided in Regulation 21.13, Testing, hearing results or other final adjudications of any Signatory which are consistent with the Code and are within that Signatory’s authority shall be applicable worldwide and shall be recognised and respected by World Rugby and all its Member Unions and Associations. See Comment 48 Last update: 14 January, 2015 385


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