Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, the purchase (including by any electronic or othermeans) of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method constitutes Possession by the Person who makes the purchase.Prohibited List: The List identifying the Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods.Prohibited Method: Any method so described on the Prohibited List.Prohibited Substance: Any substance, or class of substances, so described on the Prohibited List.Protected Person: An Athlete or other natural Person who at the time of the anti-doping rule violation: (i) has not reached the age ofsixteen (16) years; (ii) has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years and is not included in any Registered Testing Pool and hasnever competed in any International Event in an open category; or (iii) for reasons other than age has been determined to lack legalcapacity under applicable national legislation.Provisional Hearing: For purposes of Article 7.4.3, an expedited abbreviated hearing occurring prior to a hearing under Article 8that provides the Athlete with notice and an opportunity to be heard in either written or oral form.Provisional Suspension: See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above.Publicly Disclose: See Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations above.Recreational Athlete: A natural Person who is so defined by the relevant National Anti-Doping Organization; provided, however, theterm shall not include any Person who, within the five (5) years prior to committing any anti-doping rule violation, has been anInternational-Level Athlete (as defined by each International Federation consistent with the International Standard for Testing andInvestigations) or National-Level Athlete (as defined by each National Anti-Doping Organization consistent with the InternationalStandard for Testing and Investigations), has represented any country in an International Event in an open category or has beenincluded within any Registered Testing Pool or other whereabouts information pool maintained by any International Federation orNational Anti-Doping Organization.Regional Anti-Doping Organization: A regional entity designated by member countries to coordinate and manage delegated areas oftheir national anti-doping programs, which may include the adoption and implementation of anti-doping rules, the planning andcollection of Samples, the management of results, the review of TUEs, the conduct of hearings, and the conduct of Educationalprograms at a regional level.Registered Testing Pool: The pool of highest-priority Athletes established separately at the international level by InternationalFederations and at the national level by National Anti-Doping Organizations, who are subject to focused In-Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing as part of that International Federation's or National Anti-Doping Organization's test distribution plan andtherefore are required to provide whereabouts information as provided in Article 5.5 and the International Standard for Testing andInvestigations.Results Management: The process encompassing the timeframe between notification as per Article 5 of the International Standard forResults Management, or in certain cases (e.g., Atypical Finding, Athlete Biological Passport, whereabouts failure), such pre-notification steps expressly provided for in Article 5 of the International Standard for Results Management, through the charge untilthe final resolution of the matter, including the end of the hearing process at first instance or on appeal (if an appeal was lodged).Sample or Specimen: Any biological material collected for the purposes of Doping Control.Version 2021-01-05 17:15:34 Page 32 / 39Signatories: Those entities accepting the Code and agreeing to implement the Code, as provided in Article 23 of the Code.Specified Method: See Article 4.2.2.Specified Substance: See Article 4.2.2.Strict Liability: The rule which provides that under Article 2.1 and Article 2.2, it is not necessary that intent, Fault, Negligence, orknowing Use on the Athlete’s part be demonstrated by the Anti-Doping Organization in order to establish an anti-doping ruleviolation.Substance of Abuse: See Article 4.2.3.Substantial Assistance: For purposes of Article 10.7.1, a Person providing Substantial Assistance must: (1) fully disclose in a signedwritten statement or recorded interview all information he or she possesses in relation to anti-doping rule violations or otherproceeding described in Article 10.7.1.1, and (2) fully cooperate with the investigation and adjudication of any case or matter relatedto that information, including, for example, presenting testimony at a hearing if requested to do so by an Anti-Doping Organization orhearing panel.