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APPENDIX 1 REGULATION 21 Provisional Hearing: For purposes of Regulation 21.7.9, an expedited abbreviated hearing occurring prior to a hearing under Regulation 21.8 that provides the Player with notice and an opportunity to be heard in either written or oral form. See Comment 57 Provisional Suspension: See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above. Publicly Disclose or Publicly Report: See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above. Regional Anti-Doping Organisation: A regional entity designated by member countries to coordinate and manage delegated areas of their national anti-doping programs, which may include the adoption and implementation of anti-doping rules, the planning and collection of Samples, the management of results, the review of TUEs, the conduct of hearings, and the conduct of educational programs at a regional level. Registered Testing Pool: The pool of highest-priority Players established separately at the international level by World Rugby and at the national level by National Anti- Doping Organisations, who are subject to focused In-Competition and Out-of- Competition Testing as part of World Rugby or National Anti-Doping Organisation's test distribution plan and therefore are required to provide whereabouts information as provided in Article 5.6 of the Code and the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. Sample or Specimen: Any biological material collected for the purposes of Doping Control. See Comment 58 Series of (International) Matches: Two or more (International) Matches. Signatories: Those entities signing the Code and agreeing to comply with the Code, as provided in Article 23 of the Code. Specified Substance: See Regulation 21.4.2.2. Strict Liability: The rule which provides that under Regulations 21.2.1 (Presence) and 21.2.2 (Use or Attempted Use), it is not necessary that intent, Fault, negligence, or knowing Use on the Player’s part be demonstrated by the Anti-Doping Organisation in order to establish an anti-doping rule violation. Substantial Assistance: For purposes of Regulation 21.10.6.1, a Person providing Substantial Assistance must: (1) fully disclose in a signed written statement all information he or she possesses in relation to anti-doping rule violations, and (2) fully cooperate with the investigation and adjudication of any case related to that information, including, for example, presenting testimony at a hearing if requested to do so by an Anti-Doping Organisation or hearing panel. Further, the information provided must be credible and must comprise an important part of any case which is initiated or, if no case is initiated, must have provided a sufficient basis on which a case could have been brought. Tampering: Altering for an improper purpose or in an improper way; bringing improper influence to bear; interfering improperly; obstructing, misleading or Last update: 14 January, 2015 400


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