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39 4. 4. 4. 4. TENNIS ANTI TENNIS ANTI TENNIS ANTI TENNIS ANTI- -- -D DD DOPING PROGRAMME OPING PROGRAMME OPING PROGRAMME OPING PROGRAMME 4.1 The Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the "Programme") is set out in full in a rule book that is published and distributed by the ITF to all National Associations. it is also available for download from the ITF website (www.itftennis.com). The purpose of the Programme is to implement the World Anti-Doping Code at the international level in the sport of tennis, and so to maintain the integrity of the sport and protect the health and rights of international-level tennis players. the Board of Directors may amend the Programme at any time as they deem necessary to achieve those aims. 4.2 Any decision made under the Programme shall be recognised by all National Associations, which shall take all necessary action to give effect to those decisions in their respective national jurisdictions. 4.3 It is the responsibility of each National Association to implement the World Anti- Doping Code within its national jurisdiction. therefore, as a condition of Membership of the ITF a National Association (A) must incorporate anti-doping rules equivalent to the Programme and compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code either directly or by express reference into its rules and regulations such that all Players, Player Support Personnel and other Persons under the jurisdiction of the National Association agree or are deemed to have agreed to comply with those rules as a condition of participation in the sport; (B) must implement and enforce those anti-doping rules diligently in respect of persons under its jurisdiction; and (C) must also have disciplinary rules in place that prohibit player support personnel who are using prohibited substances or prohibited methods without valid justification from providing support to players within the national association's jurisdiction. 4.4 All players under the jurisdiction of a National Association and participating in a national-level event may be subjected to drug-testing by the ITF, the National Association, the National Association's National Anti-Doping Organisation ("NADO") or Regional Anti-Doping Organisation ("RADO") and/or any other entity responsible for testing at that event. Where such drug-testing results in an adverse analytical finding, and/or other evidence of an anti-doping rule violation is uncovered, then the National Association shall determine whether there is a case to answer for violation of its anti-doping rules (unless the ITF decides that results management responsibility should lie elsewhere). 4.5 If the National Association decides there is a case to answer for violation of its anti- doping rules, it shall bring disciplinary proceedings against the person(s) involved, and shall keep the ITF, WADA, and the NADO or RADO informed of the status of the proceedings throughout (including sending them copies of the notice of charge and other relevant documents and inviting them to attend hearings as observers if they wish to do so). If the National Association decides that there is no case to answer for violation of its anti-doping rules, it shall report that decision to the ITF, WADA, and the NADO or RADO within 14 days, and thereafter shall answer any queries that any of them may have on the matter fully and without delay. 4.6 The National Association's anti-doping rules must give the ITF, WADA, and the NADO or RADO the rights of appeal set out in the World Anti-Doping Code in respect of decisions and proceedings made under the National Association's anti-doping rules.

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