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REGULATION 21 21.7.6 Review of Whereabouts Failures World Rugby shall review potential filing failures and missed tests, as defined in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, in respect of Players who file their whereabouts information with World Rugby, in accordance with Annex I to the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. At such time as World Rugby is satisfied that a violation of Regulation 21.2.4 (Whereabouts Failures) has occurred, it shall promptly give the Player (and simultaneously the Player’s Union, National Anti- Doping Organisation and WADA) notice that it is asserting a violation of Regulation 21.2.4 (Whereabouts Failures) and the basis of that assertion. 21.7.7 Review of Other Anti-Doping Rule Violations Not Covered by Regulations 21.7.2–21.7.6 World Rugby shall conduct any follow-up investigation required into a possible anti-doping rule violation not covered by Regulations 21.7.2- 7.6. At such time as World Rugby is satisfied that an anti-doping rule violation has occurred, it shall promptly give the Player or other Person (and simultaneously the Player’s or other Person’s Union, National Anti-Doping Organisation and WADA) notice of the anti-doping rule violation asserted and the basis of that assertion. 21.7.8 Identification of Prior Anti-Doping Rule Violations Before giving a Player or other Person notice of an asserted anti-doping rule violation as provided above, World Rugby shall refer to ADAMS and contact WADA and other relevant Anti-Doping Organisations to determine whether any prior anti-doping rule violation exists. 21.7.9 Provisional Suspensions 21.7.9.1 When World Rugby, the Union, Association or Tournament Organiser (as the case may be) receives an Adverse Analytical Finding in respect of a Player’s “A” Sample or when World Rugby, the Union, Association or Tournament Organiser believes or becomes aware that an anti-doping rule violation whether or not it involves the provision of a Sample, may have been committed, that Player or other Person shall, subject to Regulations 21.7.2.2 and 21.7.2.3, in the case of an “A” Sample Adverse Analytical Finding and subject to Regulation 21.16.3, in the case where there is no Sample, be Provisionally Suspended by World Rugby, Tournament Organiser, and/or his Union or Association pending the resolution of the case. 21.7.9.2 The Player or other Person has a right to appeal the Provisional Suspension in accordance with Regulation 21.13.2 (save as set out in Regulation 21.7.9.3). 21.7.9.3 The Provisional Suspension may be lifted if the Player demonstrates to the hearing panel that the violation is likely to have involved a Contaminated Product. A hearing panel’s decision not to lift a Provisional Suspension on account of the Player’s assertion regarding a Contaminated Product shall not be appealable. Last update: 14 January, 2015 356


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