WADA 2015 World Anti-Doping Code

1 World . Anti-Doping . CODE2015. World . Anti-Doping . CODE2015. World Anti-Doping code The World Anti-Doping code was first adopted in 2003, took effect in 2004, and was then amended effective 1 January 2009. The following document incorporates revisions to the World Anti-Doping code that were approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board in Johannesburg, South Africa on 15 November 2013. The revised 2015 World Anti-Doping code is effective as of 1 January 2015. Published by: World Anti-Doping Agency Stock Exchange Tower 800 Place Victoria (Suite 1700). PO Box 120. Montreal, Quebec Canada H4Z 1B7. URL: Tel: +1 514 904 9232. Fax: +1 514 904 8650. E-mail: code @ Table of Contents PURPOSE, SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF. THE World Anti-Doping PROGRAM AND THE The code ..11. The World Anti-Doping Program ..12. International Models of Best Practice and FUNDAMENTAL RATIONALE FOR. THE World Anti-Doping PART ONE doping CONTROL. ARTICLE 1 DEFINITION OF ARTICLE 2 Anti-Doping RULE Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete's Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Whereabouts.

2 Tampering or Attempted Tampering with any part of doping Control ..21. Possession of A Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete In-Competition of any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, or Administration or Attempted Administration to any Athlete Out-of-Competition of any Prohibited Substance or any Prohibited Method that is prohibited Prohibited ARTICLE 3 PROOF OF Burdens and Standards of Methods of Establishing Facts and ARTICLE 4 THE PROHIBITED Publication and Revision of the Prohibited PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES AND PROHIBITED. METHODS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROHIBITED CRITERIA FOR INCLUDING SUBSTANCES. AND METHODS ON THE PROHIBITED THERAPEUTIC USE EXEMPTIONS ( TUEs )..31. MONITORING ARTICLE 5 TESTING AND Purpose of Testing and Scope of Event Test Distribution TESTING Athlete Whereabouts Retired Athletes Returning to Investigations and Intelligence ARTICLE 6 ANALYSIS OF Use of Accredited and Approved Purpose of Analysis of Research on Standards for Sample Analysis and Further Analysis of ARTICLE 7 RESULTS Responsibility for Conducting Results Review Regarding Adverse Analytical Notification After Review Regarding Adverse Analytical Review of Atypical Review of Atypical Passport Findings and Adverse Passport Review of Whereabouts Review of Other Anti-Doping Rule Violations Not Covered by Articles Identification of Prior Anti-Doping Rule PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO PROVISIONAL.

3 Notification of Results Management Decisions 56. Retirement from ARTICLE 8 RIGHT TO A FAIR HEARING AND NOTICE. OF HEARING Fair Event Waiver of Notice of Single Hearing Before ARTICLE 9 AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION. OF INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE 10 SANCTIONS ON Disqualification of Results in the Event During which an Anti-Doping Rule Violation Ineligibility for Presence, Use or Attempted Use or Possession of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Ineligibility for Other Anti-Doping Rule Elimination of the Period of Ineligibility where there is No Fault or Reduction of the Period of Ineligibility based on No Significant Fault or Elimination, Reduction, or Suspension of Period of Ineligibility or other Consequences for Reasons Other than Multiple Disqualification of Results in Competitions Subsequent to Sample Collection or Commission of an Anti-Doping Rule Allocation of CAS Cost Awards and Forfeited Prize Financial Commencement of Ineligibility Status During Automatic Publication of ARTICLE 11 CONSEQUENCES TO Testing of Team Consequences for Team Event Ruling Body May Establish Stricter Consequences for Team ARTICLE 12 S.

4 ANCTIONS AGAINST SPORTING ARTICLE 13 Decisions Subject to Appeals from Decisions Regarding Anti-Doping Rule Violations, Consequences, Provisional Suspensions, Recognition of Decisions and Failure to Render a Timely Decision by an Anti-Doping APPEALS RELATING TO Notification of Appeal Appeals from Decisions under Part Three and Part Four of the Appeals from Decisions Suspending or Revoking Laboratory ARTICLE 14 CONFIDENTIALITY AND Information Concerning Adverse Analytical Findings, Atypical Findings, and other Asserted Anti-Doping Rule Notice of Anti-Doping Rule Violation Decisions and Request for Public Statistical doping Control Information Data ARTICLE 15 APPLICATION AND RECOGNITION OF ARTICLE 16 doping CONTROL FOR ANIMALS COMPETING IN ARTICLE 17 STATUTE OF PART TWO EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. ARTICLE 18 Basic Principle and Primary Programs and Professional Codes of Coordination and ARTICLE 19 Purpose and Aims of Anti-Doping Types of Coordination of Research and Sharing of Research Research Using Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Misuse of PART THREE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

5 ARTICLE 20 ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. OF Roles and Responsibilities of the International Olympic Roles and Responsibilities of the International Paralympic Roles and Responsibilities of International Roles and Responsibilities of National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Roles and Responsibilities of National Anti-Doping Roles and Responsibilities of Major Event Roles and Responsibilities of ARTICLE 21 ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. OF ATHLETES AND OTHER Roles and Responsibilities of Roles and Responsibilities of Athlete Support Roles and Responsibilities of Regional Anti-Doping ARTICLE 22 INVOLVEMENT OF PART FOUR A. CCEPTANCE, COMPLIANCE, MODIFICATION AND. INTERPRETATION. ARTICLE 23 ACCEPTANCE, COMPLIANCE AND Acceptance of the Implementation of the Implementation of Anti-Doping Compliance with the Monitoring Compliance with the code and UNESCO Additional Consequences of a Signatory's Non-compliance with the Modification of the Withdrawal of Acceptance of the ARTICLE 24 INTERPRETATION OF THE ARTICLE 25 TRANSITIONAL General Application of the 2015 Non-Retroactive except for Articles and 17 or Unless Principle of Lex Mitior.

6 Application to Decisions Rendered Prior to the 2015 Multiple Violations Where the First Violation Occurs Prior to 1 January Additional code APPENDIX 1 DEFINITIONS. APPENDIX 2 E. XAMPLES OF THE APPLICATION. OF ARTICLE 10. EXAMPLES OF THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 10 World Anti-Doping code 2015. PURPOSE, SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION. OF THE World Anti-Doping PROGRAM. AND THE code . The purposes of the World Anti-Doping code and the World Anti-Doping Program which supports it are: To protect the Athletes' fundamental right to participate in doping -free sport and thus promote health, fairness and equality for Athletes worldwide, and To ensure harmonized, coordinated and effective Anti-Doping programs at the international and national level with regard to detection, deterrence and prevention of doping . The code The code is the fundamental and universal document upon which the World Anti-Doping Program in sport is based. The purpose of the code is to advance the Anti-Doping effort through universal harmonization of core Anti-Doping elements.

7 It is intended to be specific enough to achieve complete harmonization on issues where uniformity is required, yet general enough in other areas to permit flexibility on how agreed-upon Anti-Doping principles are implemented. The code has been drafted giving consideration to the principles of proportionality and human rights. [Comment: The Olympic Charter and doping in sport as a critical part of the the International Convention against mission of the International Olympic doping in Sport 2005 adopted in Paris Committee and UNESCO, and also on 19 October 2005 ( UNESCO recognize the fundamental role of the Convention ), both recognize the code .]. prevention of and the fight against World Anti-Doping code 2015 11. The World Anti-Doping Program The World Anti-Doping Program encompasses all of the elements needed in order to ensure optimal harmonization and best practice in international and national Anti-Doping programs. The main elements are: Level 1: The code Level 2: International Standards Level 3: Models of Best Practice and Guidelines International Standards International Standards for different technical and operational areas within the Anti-Doping program have been and will be developed in consultation with the Signatories and governments and approved by WADA.

8 The purpose of the International Standards is harmonization among Anti-Doping Organizations responsible for specific technical and operational parts of Anti-Doping programs. Adherence to the International Standards is mandatory for compliance with the code . The International Standards may be revised from time to time by the WADA. Executive Committee after reasonable consultation with the Signatories, governments and other relevant stakeholders. International Standards and all revisions will be published on the WADA website and shall become effective on the date specified in the International Standard or revision. [Comment: The International developed by experts and set forth in Standards contain much of the separate documents. It is important technical detail necessary for that the WADA Executive Committee implementing the code . International be able to make timely changes to Standards will, in consultation with the International Standards without the Signatories, governments and requiring any amendment of the code .]

9 ]. other relevant stakeholders, be 12 World Anti-Doping code 2015. Models of Best Practice and Guidelines Models of best practice and guidelines based on the code and International Standards have been and will be developed to provide solutions in different areas of Anti-Doping . The models and guidelines will be recommended by WADA and made available to Signatories and other relevant stakeholders, but will not be mandatory. In addition to providing models of Anti-Doping documentation, WADA will also make some training assistance available to the Signatories. [Comment: These model documents with the general principles and specific may provide alternatives from which requirements set forth in the code . stakeholders may select. Some stakeholders may choose to adopt the Model documents or guidelines for model rules and other models of best specific parts of Anti-Doping work have practices verbatim. Others may decide been developed and may continue to adopt the models with modifications.

10 To be developed based on generally Still other stakeholders may choose recognized stakeholder needs and to develop their own rules consistent expectations.]. World Anti-Doping code 2015 13. FUNDAMENTAL RATIONALE FOR THE. World Anti-Doping code . Anti-Doping programs seek to preserve what is intrinsically valuable about sport. This intrinsic value is often referred to as the spirit of sport. It is the essence of Olympism, the pursuit of human excellence through the dedicated perfection of each person's natural talents. It is how we play true. The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, body and mind, and is reflected in values we find in and through sport, including: Ethics, fair play and honesty Health Excellence in performance Character and education Fun and joy Teamwork Dedication and commitment Respect for rules and laws Respect for self and other Participants Courage Community and solidarity doping is fundamentally contrary to the spirit of sport.