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REGULATION 21 granted or denied the TUE. Decisions to deny TUEs, and which are not reversed by WADA, may be appealed by International-Level Players to CAS and by other Players to the appointed TUE appeal body established in the country of their Union. Where such a body does not exist in the country of their Union, the non-International Level Players may appeal to WADA. If the appointed TUE appeal body reverses the decision to deny a TUE that decision may be appealed to CAS by WADA. A failure by World Rugby, a Union or NADO to take action within a reasonable time on a properly submitted application for grant or recognition of a TUE or for review of a TUE decision shall be considered a denial of the application. 21.4.8 Nutritional Supplements and Medications 21.4.8.1 The use of nutritional supplements by Players is a risk. In many countries regulations either do not exist or are limited in nature in relation to the manufacturing and labelling of supplements. This may lead to a supplement containing an undeclared substance that is prohibited under these Anti-Doping Rules. Nutritional supplements may not be regulated or could be contaminated or suffer from cross contamination or may not have all the ingredients listed on the product label. Players are advised to exercise extreme caution regarding the use of nutritional supplements. 21.4.8.2 Many of the substances in the Prohibited List may appear either alone or as part of a mixture within medications or supplements which may be available with or without a doctor’s prescription. Any Player who is concerned about the appropriateness of treatment being administered to him, or medications or supplements being ingested by him, should seek clarification from his doctor or other relevant authority as to whether such treatment is or such medications or supplements are prohibited prior to taking possession of or using such item. For the avoidance of doubt nothing herein shall displace the Player’s responsibility to ensure he does not commit an anti-doping rule violation. 21.5 TESTING AND INVESTIGATIONS 21.5.1 Purpose of Testing and Investigations Testing and investigations shall only be undertaken for anti-doping purposes. They shall be conducted in conformity with the provisions of the International Standard for Testing and Investigations and the Doping Control Procedural Guidelines in Schedule 1 to these Anti-Doping Rules which supplement that International Standard. 21.5.1.1 Testing shall be undertaken to obtain analytical evidence as to the Player’s compliance (or non-compliance) with the strict Code prohibition on the presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method. Test distribution planning, Testing, post-Testing activity and all related activities conducted by World Rugby shall be in conformity with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. World Rugby shall determine the number of random tests and target tests to be performed, in accordance with the criteria established by the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. All provisions of the International Standard for Last update: 14 January, 2015 325


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