MEDICAL REGULATIONS 11 Edition - FIVB

FIVB Medical Regulations – 11th Edition
18.7.2 Any Article 2.4 whereabouts violation (whether a filing failure or
a missed test) declared by FIVB under rules in force prior to the
Effective Date that has not expired prior to the Effective Date and that
would qualify as a whereabouts violation under Article 11 of the
International Standard for Testing shall be carried forward and may be
relied upon, prior to expiry, as one of the three Filing Failures and/or
Missed Tests giving rise to an anti-doping rule violation under Article
2.4 of these Anti-Doping Rules.
18.7.3 Where a period of Ineligibility imposed by FIVB under rules in
force prior to the Effective Date has not yet expired as of the Effective
Date, the Person who is Ineligible may apply to the FIVB for a reduction
in the period of Ineligibility in light of the amendments made to the
Code as from the Effective Date. To be valid, such application must be
made before the period of Ineligibility has expired.
18.7.4 Subject always to Article 10.7.5, anti-doping rule violations
committed under rules in force prior to the Effective Date shall be taken
into account as prior offences for purposes of determining sanctions
under Article 10.7. Where such pre-Effective Date anti-doping rule
violation involved a substance that would be treated as a Specified
Substance under these Anti-Doping Rules, for which a period of
Ineligibility of less than two years was imposed, such violation shall be
considered a Reduced Sanction violation for purposes of Article 10.7.1.
B. Anti-Doping Education
1. FIVB's Anti-Doping programme seeks to preserve the “spirit of sport”. With
doping being fundamentally contrary to the spirit of sport, the aim of the FIVB
Anti-Doping education programme is to prevent the intentional or unintentional
use of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods in Volleyball and Beach
Volleyball. Preventing doping involves raising awareness of the pertinent issues,
disseminating relevant and accurate information, and positively influencing
beliefs, attitudes and behaviors.
2. FIVB believes that it is vital that its Athletes are aware of their rights when it
comes to Anti-Doping. Therefore the FIVB develops, maintains and distributes
its Anti-Doping education programme, an interactive online learning tool that
educates Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Athletes on their rights and
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