23.7 Withdrawal of Acceptance of the CodeSignatories may withdraw acceptance of the Codeafter providing WADA six-month written notice oftheir intent to withdraw.122 World Anti-Doping Code •2009ARTICLE 24: INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE24.1 The official text of the Code shall be maintained byWADA and shall be published in English and French.In the event of any conflict between the English andFrench versions, the English version shall prevail.24.2 The comments annotating various provisions of theCode shall be used to interpret the Code.24.3 The Code shall be interpreted as an independent andautonomous text and not by reference to the existinglaw or statutes of the Signatories or governments.24.4 The headings used for the various Parts and Articlesof the Code are for convenience only and shall not bedeemed part of the substance of the Code or to affectin any way the language of the provisions to whichthey refer.24.5 The Code shall not apply retrospectively to matterspending before the date the Code is accepted by aSignatory and implemented in its rules.