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ITTF
Handbook 2009
/ 2010 |
| Index |
Description |
| 5.02 |
ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS |
| 5.02.00 |
Athletes and other Persons shall be responsible for konwing what constitutes an anti-doping rule violation and the substances and methods which have been included on the Prohibited List.
The following constitute anti-doping rule violations: |
| 5.02.01 |
The presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete's Sample |
| 5.02.01.01 |
It is each Athlete'sProhibited Substanceenters his or her body. Athletes are responsible for any Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers found to be present in their Samples. Accordingly, it is not necessary that intent, fault, negligence or knowing Use,/i> on the Athlete's
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| 5.02.01.02 |
Sufficient proof of an anti-doping rule violation under Article 5.2.1 is established by either of the following: presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in the Athletefs A Sample where the Athlete waives analysis of the B Sample and the B Sample is not analyzed; or, where the Athletefs B Sample is analyzed and the analysis of the Athletefs B Sample confirms the presence of the Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers found in the Athletefs A Sample. |
| 5.02.01.03 |
Excepting those substances for which a quantitative threshold is specifically identified in the Prohibited List, the presence of any quantity of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athletefs Sample shall constitute an anti-doping rule violation. |
| 5.02.01.04 |
As an exception to the general rule of Article 5.2.1, the Prohibited List or International Standards may establish special criteria for the evaluation of Prohibited Substances that can also be produced endogenously. |
| 5.02.02 |
Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method |
| 5.02.02.01 |
It is each Athlete'spersonal duty to ensure that no Prohibited Substance enters his or her body. Accordingly, it is not necessary that intent, fault, negligence or knowing Use on the Athlete's part be demonstrated in order to establish an anti-doping rule violation for Use of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method. |
| 5.02.02.02 |
The success or failure of the Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method is not material. It is sufficient that the Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method was Used or Attempted to be Used for an anti-doping rule violation to be committed. |
| 5.02.02.03 |
Sample collection after notification as authorised in these Anti-Doping Rules, or otherwise evading Sample collection. |
| 5.02.03 |
Refusing, or failing without compelling justification, to submit to Sample collection after notification as authorized in these Anti-Doping Rules or otherwise evading Sample collection. |
| 5.02.04 |
Violation of applicable requirements regarding Athlete availability for Out-of-Competition Testing set out in the International Standard for Testing, including failure to file whereabouts information in accordance with Article 11.3 of the International Standard for Testing (a gFiling Failureh) and failure to be available for Testing at the declared whereabouts in accordance with Article 11.4 of the International Standard for Testing (a gMissed Test"). Any combination of three Missed Tests and/or Filing Failures committed within an eighteen-month period, as declared by the ITTF or any other Anti-Doping Organization with jurisdiction over an Athlete, shall constitute an anti-doping rule violation. |
| 5.02.05 |
Tampering, or Attempted Tampering with any part of Doping Control. |
| 5.02.06 |
Possession of Prohibited Substances and Methods |
| 5.02.06.01 |
Possession by an Athlete In-Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance, or Possession by an Athlete Out-of-Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance which is prohibited in Out-of-Competition Testing unless the Athlete establishes that the Possession is pursuant to a therapeutic use exemption (gTUEh) granted in accordance with Article 5.4.4 (Therapeutic Use) or other acceptable justification. |
| 5.02.06.02 |
Possession by Athlete Support Personnel In-Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance, or Possession by Athlete Support Personnel Out-of-Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance which is prohibited Out-of-Competition, in connection with an Athlete, Competition or training, unless the Athlete Support Personnel establishes that the Possession is pursuant to a TUE granted to an Athlete in accordance with Article 5.4.4 (Therapeutic Use) or other acceptable justification. |
| 5.02.07 |
Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method.. |
| 5.02.08 |
Administration or Attempted administration to any Athlete In-Competition of any Prohibited Method or Prohibited Substance, or administration or Attempted administration to any Athlete Out-of-Competition of any Prohibited Method or any Prohibited Substance that is prohibited Out-of-Competition, or assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, covering up or any other type of complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation or any Attempted anti-doping rule violation. |