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REGULATION 21 APPENDIX 1 sporting calendar, would not be relevant factors to be considered in reducing the period of Ineligibility under Regulation 21.10.5.1 or 21.10.5.2. See Comment 51 Financial Consequences: See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations, above. In Competition: “In Competition” means the period commencing twelve hours before a Competition in which the Player is scheduled to participate through until the end of such Competition and the Sample collection process related to such Competition save where a Sample collection session cannot be completed after a Competition then the Anti-Doping Commissioner or Doping Control Officer may extend the period of In Competition up to a maximum of 24 hours from the conclusion of the Match. In such cases the Player shall be formally notified that any further Sample collection taken within the extended period up to 24 hours of the conclusion of the Match shall be deemed to be In Competition whether or not the Player is chaperoned during such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, World Rugby, the Unions, Associations and Tournament Organisers may impose an extended In-Competition period with respect to a particular Event under their jurisdiction including without limitation to extend the In-Competition period to the entire duration of the Event. See Comment 52 Independent Observer Program: A team of observers, under the supervision of WADA, who observe and provide guidance on the Doping Control process at certain Events and report on their observations. Individual Sport: Any sport that is not a Team Sport. Ineligibility: See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above. International Event: An Event or Competition where the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, World Rugby, an Association, International Tournament Organiser, Major Event Organisation, or another international sport organisation is the ruling body for the Event or appoints the technical officials for the Event. International-Level Player: Players who compete in sport at the international level, as defined by World Rugby, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. In Rugby International-Level Players are those Players who are designated by World Rugby as being within its Registered Testing Pool and/or Testing Pool. See Comment 53 International Standard: A standard adopted by WADA in support of the Code. Compliance with an International Standard (as opposed to another alternative standard, practice or procedure) shall be sufficient to conclude that the procedures addressed by the International Standard were performed properly. International Standards shall include any Technical Documents issued pursuant to the International Standard. Major Event Organisations: The continental associations of National Olympic Committees and other international multi-sport organisations that function as the ruling body for any continental, regional or other International Event. Marker: A compound, group of compounds or biological variable(s) that indicates the Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method. Last update: 14 January, 2015 397


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