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ANTI-DOPING CODE

Doping Control
The process including test distribution planning, sample collection and handling, laboratory analysis, results management, hearings and appeals.

Event
A series of individual competitions conducted together under one ruling body (e.g., the Olympic Games, ISAF World Championships, or Pan American Games).

In-Competition
For purposes of differentiating between In-Competition and Out-of-Competition testing, In-Competition is defined as that period of time between the scheduled time of the warning signal of the first race of the event, up to the closure of protest time following the final race of the event.

Independent Observer Programme
A team of observers, under the supervision of WADA, who observe the doping control process at certain events and report on observations. If WADA is testing In-Competition at an event, the observers shall be supervised by an independent organization.

Ineligibility
See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rules Violations above.

International Event
An event where the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, an International Federation, a Major Event Organization, or another international sport organization is the ruling body for the event or appoints the technical officials for the event.

International-Level Athlete
Athletes designated by one or more International Federations as being within the registered testing pool for an International Federation.

International Standard
A standard adopted by WADA in support of the "Code". Compliance with an international standard (as opposed to another alternative standard, practice or procedure) shall be sufficient to conclude that the procedures addressed by the international standard were performed properly.

Major Event Organizations
This term refers to the continental associations of National Olympic Committees and other

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