3.2.3   Departures from any other International Standard  or other anti -doping rule or policy set forth in the Code  or these  Anti-Doping  Rules shall not invalidate analytical results or other evidence of an anti -doping                                                                                                                                                                      JJIF Anti -Doping Rules   13 | P a g e    rule violation, and shall not constitute a defense to an anti -doping rule violation;  provided, however, if the Athlete  or other Person  establishes that a departu re from one of the specific International Standard  provisions listed below could reasonably have caused an anti -doping rule violation based on an Adverse Analytical Finding  or whereabouts failure, then JJIF shall have the burden to establish that such depa rture did not cause the Adverse Analytical Finding or the whereabouts failure:  [Comment to Article 3.2.3: Departures from an International Standard or other rule unrelated to Sample collection or handling, Adverse Passport Finding, or Athlete notification relating to whereabouts failure or B Sample opening – e.g., the International Standard for Education, International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information or International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions – may result in com pliance proceedings by WADA but are not a defense in an anti -doping rule violation proceeding and are not relevant on the issue of whether the Athlete committed an anti -doping rule violation.