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 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 departure from one of the specific International Standard  provisions listed below could reasona bly have caused an anti-doping rule violation based on an Adverse Analytical Finding  or whereabouts failure, then World Triathlon shall have the burden to establish that such departure World Triathlon Anti -Doping Rules 2021  11  did not cause the Adverse Analytical Finding or the whereabouts failure :  (i)  a departure from the International Standard  for Testing  and Investigations related to Sample  collection or Sample  handling which could reasonably have caused an anti -doping rule violation based on an Adverse Analytical Finding , in which case World Triathlon shall have the burden to establish that such departure did not cause the Adverse Analytical Finding ;  (ii)  a departure from the International Standard  for Results Management  or International Standard  for Testing  and Investigations related to an Adverse Passport Finding  which could reasonably have caused an anti -doping rule violation, in which case World Triathlon shall have the burden to establish that such departure did not cause the anti -doping rule violation;   (iii)  a departure from the International Standard  for Results Management  related to the requirement to provide notice to the Athlete  of the B Sample  opening which could reasonably have caused an anti -doping rule violation based on an Adverse Analytical Finding , in which case World Triathlon shall have the burden to establish that such departure did not cause the Adverse Analytical Finding ;  (iv) a departure from the International Standard  for Results Management  related to Athlete  notification which could  reasonably have caused an anti -doping rule violation based on a whereabouts failure, in which case World Triathlon shall have the burden to establish that such departure did not cause the whereabouts failure.