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7.0 — TUE Recognition Process Internationaal Verdrag tegen doping in de sport

TUE Recognition Process

7.1 Code Article 4.4 requires Anti-Doping Organizations to recognize TUEs granted by other Anti-Doping Organizations that satisfy the Article 4.2 conditions. Therefore, if an Athlete who becomes subject to the TUE requirements of an International Federation or Major Event Organization already has a TUE, they should not submit an application for a new TUE to the International Federation or Major Event Organization. Instead:

a) The International Federation or Major Event Organization may publish notice that it will automatically recognize TUE decisions made pursuant to CodeArticle 4.4 (or certain categories of such decisions, e.g., those made by specified Anti-Doping Organizations, or those relating to particular Prohibited Substances), provided that such TUE decisions have been reported in accordance with Article 5.5. If the Athlete’s TUE falls into a category of TUEs that are automatically recognized in this way at the time the TUE is granted, they do not need to take any further action. The TUE may not be subject to further review by the Anti-Doping Organization once automatically recognized.

[Comment to Article 7.1(a): Automatic recognition of TUE decisions can ease the burden on Athletes. Nevertheless, International Federations and Major Event Organizations should carefully select the Anti-Doping Organizations and/or substances for which they will automatically recognize. If an International Federation or Major Event Organization is willing to grant automatic recognition of TUE decisions, it should publish on its website and keep updated a list of Anti-Doping Organizations whose TUE decisions it will recognize automatically, and/or a list of those Prohibited Substances for which TUE decisions will be recognized automatically.]

b) In the absence of such automatic recognition, the Athlete shall submit a request for recognition of the granted TUE to the International Federation or Major Event Organization in question, via ADAMS or as otherwise specified by that International Federation or Major Event Organization.

[Comment to Article 7.1(b): Recognition is based solely on satisfaction of the Article 4.2 conditions. Accordingly, TUE duration alone is not a reason to deny recognition (unless it relates to satisfaction of the Article 4.2 conditions). Where applicable, TUE duration should be guided by the WADA TUE Physician Guidelines.]

7.2 Incomplete requests for recognition of a TUE will be returned to the Athlete for completion and re-submission. In addition, the TUEC may request from the Athlete or their physician any additional information, examinations or imaging studies, or other information that it deems necessary in order to consider the Athlete’s request for recognition of the TUE; and/or it may seek the assistance of such other medical or scientific experts as it deems appropriate.

7.3 Any costs incurred by the Athlete in making the request for recognition of the TUE and in supplementing it as required by the TUEC are the responsibility of the Athlete.

7.4 The TUEC shall decide whether or not to recognize the TUE as soon as possible, and usually (i.e., unless exceptional circumstances apply) within no more than twenty-one (21) days of receipt of a complete request for recognition. Where the request is made a reasonable time prior to an Event, the TUEC must use its best endeavors to issue its decision before the start of the Event.

7.5 The TUEC’s decision will be notified in writing to the Athlete and will be made available to WADA and to other Anti-Doping Organizations via ADAMS. A decision not to recognize a TUE must include an explanation of the reason(s) for the non-recognition.

7.6 If an International Federation chooses to test an Athlete who is not an International-Level Athlete, it must recognize a TUE granted by that Athlete’s National Anti-Doping Organization unless the Athlete is required to apply for recognition of the TUE pursuant to Articles 5.8 and 7.0, i.e., because the Athlete is competing in an International Event.

Regeling
Internationaal Verdrag tegen doping in de sport
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
01-01-2026
BWB-id
BWBV0001829
Versie
2026-01-01_0

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