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REGULATION 21 Player in accordance with Regulation 21.4.4 or other acceptable justification. See Comment 7 and Comment 8 21.2.7 Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method 21.2.8 Administration or Attempted Administration to any Player In- Competition of any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, or Administration or Attempted Administration to any Player Out-of- Competition of any Prohibited Substance or any Prohibited Method that is prohibited Out-of-Competition 21.2.9 Complicity Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation, Attempted anti-doping rule violation or violation of Regulation 21.10.12.1 by another Person. 21.2.10 Prohibited Association Association by a Player or other Person subject to the authority of an Anti- Doping Organisation in a professional or sport-related capacity with any Player Support Person who: 21.2.10.1 If subject to the authority of an Anti-Doping Organisation, is serving a period of Ineligibility; or 21.2.10.2 If not subject to the authority of an Anti-Doping Organisation and where Ineligibility has not been addressed in a results management process pursuant to the Code, has been convicted or found in a criminal, disciplinary or professional proceeding to have engaged in conduct which would have constituted a violation of anti-doping rules if Code-compliant rules had been applicable to such Person. The disqualifying status of such Person shall be in force for the longer of six years from the criminal, professional or disciplinary decision or the duration of the criminal, disciplinary or professional sanction imposed; or 21.2.10.3 Is serving as a front or intermediary for an individual described in Regulation 21.2.10.1 or 21.2.10.2. In order for this provision to apply, it is necessary that the Player or other Person has previously been advised in writing by an Anti-Doping Organisation with jurisdiction over the Player or other Person, or by WADA, of the Player Support Person’s disqualifying status and the potential Consequence of prohibited association and that the Player or other Person can reasonably avoid the association. The Anti-Doping Organisation shall also use reasonable efforts to advise the Player Support Person who is the subject of the notice to the Player or other Person that the Player Support Person may, within 15 days, come forward to the Anti-Doping Organisation to explain that the criteria described in Regulation 21.2.10.1 and 21.2.10.2 do not apply to him or her. (Notwithstanding Regulation 21.17, this Regulation applies even when the Player Support Person’s disqualifying Last update: 14 January, 2015 319


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