ARTICLE 8 –  RESULTS MANAGEMENT : HEARING PROCESS   8.1 CAS Anti- Doping Division   8.1.1  Where the ITA decides to assert an anti -doping rule violation and where Article 7.8 of these Rules  does not apply , the ITA shall promptly file an application with the CAS Anti -Doping  Division, acting as first- instance authority to conduct proceedings and to issue decisions,  as per the CAS Anti-Doping Division Arbitration Rules .