Published by:   World Anti -Doping Agency  Stock Exchange Tower  800 Place Victoria (Suite 1700)  PO Box 120  Montreal, Quebec  Canada H4Z 1B7   www.wada -ama.org   Tel:      +1 514 904 9232  Fax:     +1 514 904 8650  E-mail:  code@wada- ama.org    ISTI – Effective 1 January 2023 Page 3 of 92 TABLE OF CONTENTS  PART ONE: INTRODUCTION, CODE  PROVISIONS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS  ............................................................................................................................... 6  1.0 Introduction and S cope ............................................................................................................................6  2.0 Code  Provisions  .......................................................................................................................................6  3.0 Definitions and Interpretation  .................................................................................................................7  3.1 Defined Terms from the Code that are used in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations ....................................................................................................................................................................7  3.2 Defined Terms from the International Standard  for Laboratories:  ........................................................... 12 3.3 Defined T erms  from the International Standard  for Results Management : ............................................. 14 3.4 Defined Terms from the International Standard  for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information: ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.5 Defined Terms specific to the International Standard for Testing and Investigations:  ............................ 14 3.6 Interpretation:  .......................................................................................................................................... 16 PART TWO: STANDARDS  FOR TESTING  ........................................................................................ 18 4.0 Planning Effective Testing  ................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.2 Risk Assessment  ..................................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Defining International -Level  and National -Level  Athletes  ....................................................................... 19 4.4 Prioritizing Between Sports and/or Disciplines  ........................................................................................ 20 4.5 Prioritizing Between Different Athletes  .................................................................................................... 21 4.6 Prioritizing Between Different Types of Testing  and Samples  ................................................................ 24 4.7 Sample Analysis, Retention Strategy and Further Analysis  .................................................................... 25 4.8 Collecting Whereabouts Information  ....................................................................................................... 25 4.9 Coordinating with Other Anti -Doping Organizations  ............................................................................... 40 5.0 Notification of Athletes  ......................................................................................................................... 41 5.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 41 5.2 General  .................................................................................................................................................... 41 5.3 Requirements Prior to Notification of Athletes  ........................................................................................ 41 5.4 Requirements for Notification of Athletes  ................................................................................................ 43 6.0 Preparing for the Sample Collection Session  .................................................................................... 45 6.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 45 6.2 General  .................................................................................................................................................... 45 6.3 Requirements for Preparing for Sample  Collection Session  ................................................................... 46 7.0 Conducting the Sample  Collection Session ....................................................................................... 49 7.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 49 7.2 General  .................................................................................................................................................... 49 7.3 Requirements Prior to Sample Collection  ............................................................................................... 50 7.4 Requirements for Sample  Collection  ....................................................................................................... 50 8.0 Security/Post -Test Administration  ...................................................................................................... 53 8.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 53 8.2 General  .................................................................................................................................................... 53 8.3 Requirements for Security/Post -Test Administration  .............................................................................. 53 9.0 Transport of Samples  and Documentation  ......................................................................................... 54 9.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 54 9.2 General  .................................................................................................................................................... 54 9.3 Requirements for Transport and Storage of Samples  and Documentation  ............................................ 54 ISTI – Effective 1 January 2023 Page 4 of 92 10.0  Ownership of Samples  .......................................................................................................................... 55 PART THREE: STANDARDS  FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND INVESTIGATIONS  ............. 56 11.0  Gathering, Assessment and Use of Intelligence  ................................................................................ 56 11.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 56 11.2 Gathering of Anti -Doping Intelligence  ...................................................................................................... 56 11.3 Assessment and Analysis of Anti -Doping Intelligence  ............................................................................ 56 11.4 Intelligence Outcomes  ............................................................................................................................. 57 12.0  Investigations  ........................................................................................................................................ 57 12.1 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 57 12.2 Investigating Possible Anti -doping Rule Violations  ................................................................................. 58 12.3 Investigation Outcomes  ........................................................................................................................... 59 ANNEX A - MODIFICATIONS FOR ATHLETES WITH IMPAIRMENTS  ............................................. 61 A.1.