Important Definitions

International-Level Player: Players who compete in sport at the international level, as defined by each International Federation, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. For the sport of chess International-Level Players are defined as set out in the Scope section of the Introduction to these Anti- Doping Rules.

National-Level Player: Players who compete in sport at the national level, as defined by each National Anti-Doping Organization, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations.

Event Period: The time between the beginning and end of an Event, as established by the ruling body of the Event.

In-Competition: “In-Competition” means the period commencing twelve hours before a Competition in which the Player is scheduled to participate through the end of such Competition and the Sample collection process related to such Competition. [Comment: An International Federation or ruling body for an Event may establish an “In-Competition” period that is different than the Event Period.]

Out-of-competition period: The Code defines the out-of-competition period simply as “Any period which is not in-competition”.