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  ISTUE – January 20 23 Page 3 of 23      TABLE OF CONTENTS   PART ONE: INTRODUCTION, CODE PROVISIONS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD PROVISIONS  AND DEFINITIONS  ............................................................................................................................... 4 1.0 Introduction  and Scope  .............................................................................................................. 4 2.0 Code Provisions  ......................................................................................................................... 4 3.0 Definitions and Interpretation  ...................................................................................................... 4 PART TWO:  STANDARDS AND PROCESS FOR GRANTING  TUES  ............................................... 10 4.0 Obtaining  a TUE ....................................................................................................................... 10 5.0 TUE Responsibilities of Anti-Doping Organizations  .................................................................. 12 6.0 TUE Application Process  .......................................................................................................... 15 7.0 TUE Recognition Process  ........................................................................................................ 17 8.0 Review of TUE Decisions  by WADA  ......................................................................................... 18 9.0 Confidentiality of  Information  .................................................................................................... 19 ANNEX 1:  Code Article  4.4 Flowchart  ..............................................................................................  21 ISTUE – January 20 23 Page 4 of 23      PART ONE:  INTRODUCTION, CODE PROVISIONS, INTERNATIONAL  STANDARD  PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS   1.0 Introduction and  Scope   The International Standard for Therapeutic  Use Exemptions is a mandatory International Standard  developed as part of the World Anti -Doping Program.