REGULATION 21 SCHEDULE 1 of the Player to be tested as further outlined in section 6(f)(vi) of this Schedule. (h) The DCO shall make every effort to collect the urine Samples as discreetly as possible and with maximum privacy. (i) If the Doping Control facilities are not suitable at the location where notification took place the DCO may conduct Doping Control on the selected Player at another location. The DCO will make this decision. The Player may not leave the location where notification occurred unless the DCO permits. The Player must be accompanied by the DCO or Chaperone at all times if the testing session is to be relocated. (j) If the Player wishes to leave the location against the DCO’s direction the DCO shall inform the Player that he is required to provide a Sample for Out of Competition Testing at the current location and outline the possible consequences of not complying with a request to provide a Sample and that it may constitute an anti-doping rule violation in accordance with these Anti-Doping Rules. If the Player still does not comply, then a failure to comply shall be recorded. The DCO shall compile a written report relating to the circumstances of the failure to comply. (k) In all other respects the Sample collection process shall, as far as reasonably practicable, take place in accordance with the Doping Control Procedural Guidelines for In Competition testing. 25. Collection of Blood Samples (a) Blood sampling may be performed prior to, after or separately to any required urine Sample collection procedure in either In Competition or Out of Competition. (b) The DCO shall ensure that the Player is informed of the requirements for blood Sample collection. (c) The DCO/Chaperone and the Player shall proceed to the area where the Sample will be provided. (d) The DCO or Blood Collection Official shall ensure the Player is offered as comfortable conditions as possible including being in a relaxed position for at least ten minutes prior to providing a Sample. (e) The DCO shall instruct the Player to choose a blood sampling kit from a selection of at least two sealed kits. Blood sampling kits shall consist of either an “A” Sample tube, or an “A” Sample tube and a “B” Sample tube (if the Sample consists solely of blood, then a “B” Sample shall be collected and used as a confirmation, if required). The DCO will instruct the Player to check that all the seals on the selected equipment are intact and that the equipment has not been tampered with. If the Player is not satisfied with a selected kit, the Player may select another. If the Player is not satisfied with any of Last update: 14 January, 2015 429
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