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22.4 Not to Use or Possess any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method without valid
justification.

ARTICLE 23 INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE

23.1 The official text of the Code shall be maintained by WADA and shall be published in English
and French. In the event of any conflict between the English and French versions, the
English version shall prevail.

23.2 The comments annotating various provisions of the Code shall be used to interpret the
Code.

23.3 The Code shall be interpreted as an independent and autonomous text and not by
reference to the existing law or statutes of the Signatories or governments.

23.4 The headings used for the various Parts and Articles of the Code are for convenience only
and shall not be deemed part of the substance of the Code or to affect in any way the
language of the provisions to which they refer.

23.5 Where the term “days” is used in the Code or an International Standard, it shall mean
calendar days unless otherwise specified.

23.6 The Code shall not apply retroactively to matters pending before the date the Code is
accepted by a Signatory and implemented in its rules. However, pre-Code anti-doping rule
violations would continue to count as "First violations" or "Second violations" for purposes
of determining sanctions under Article 10 for subsequent post-Code violations.

23.7 The Purpose, Scope and Organization of the World Anti-Doping Program and the Code
and Appendix 1, Definitions, shall be considered integral parts of the Code.

ARTICLE 24 FINAL PROVISIONS

24.1 Where the term “days” is used in these Anti-Doping Rules, it shall mean calendar days
unless otherwise specified.

24.2 These Anti-Doping Rules shall be interpreted as an independent and autonomous text and
not by reference to existing law or statutes.

24.3 These Anti-Doping Rules have been adopted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the
Code and the International Standards and shall be interpreted in a manner that is
consistent with applicable provisions of the Code and the International Standards. The
Code and the International Standards shall be considered integral parts of these Anti-
Doping Rules and shall prevail in case of conflict.

24.4 The Introduction and Appendix 1 shall be considered integral parts of these Anti-Doping
Rules.

24.5 The comments annotating various provisions of these Anti-Doping Rules shall be used to
interpret these Anti-Doping Rules.

24.6 These Anti-Doping Rules shall enter into force on 1 January 2021 (the “Effective Date”).
They repeal any previous version of GMADC’s Anti-Doping Rules.

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