              International Olympic Committee  Anti-Doping Rules  applicable to the  Games of the XXXIII Olympiad  Paris 2024  (as of 30 May 2023 )    International Olympic Committee Maison Olympique  1007 Lausanne  Telephone no: + 41 21 621 61 11 Fax no: + 41 21 621 62 16     IOC Anti-Doping  Rules  applicable  to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024   2 / 49 TABLE OF CONTENTS    INTRODUCTION  ..................................................................................................... 3 ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITION OF DOPING  .................................................................. 5 ARTICLE 2 – ANTI -DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS  ..................................................... 5 ARTICLE 3 – PROOF OF DOPING  ........................................................................... 8 ARTICLE 4 – THE PROHIBITED LIST ................................................................... 10 ARTICLE 5 – TESTING  AND INVESTIGATIONS  .................................................... 13 ARTICLE 6 – ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES  .................................................................. 16 ARTICLE 7 – RESULTS MANAGEMENT , RESPONSIBILITY, INITIAL REVIEW, NOTICE AND PROVISIONAL SUSPENSIONS  ................................................. 18 ARTICLE 8 – RESULTS MANAGEMENT : HEARING PROCESS  .................................. 28 ARTICLE 9 – AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS  ........... 30 ARTICLE 10 – SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS  ........................................................ 30 ARTICLE 11 – CONSEQUENCES  TO TEAMS  ............................................................. 31 ARTICLE 12 – RESULTS MANAGEMENT : APPEALS  .................................................. 32 ARTICLE 13 – CONFIDENTIALITY AND REPORTING  .............................................. 35 ARTICLE 14 – DEEMED NOTIFICATIONS  ............................................................... 37 ARTICLE 15 – DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL FOR HORSES –EQUINE ANTI -DOPING AND CONTROLLED MEDICATION REGULATIONS  ............... 38 ARTICLE 16 – IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS  .................................................. 38 ARTICLE 17 – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS  ............................................................. 40 ARTICLE 18 – AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RULES  ....................... 40 APPENDIX 1 – DEFINITIONS  ................................................................................ 41    IOC Anti-Doping  Rules  applicable  to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024   3 / 49 INTRODUCTION  Preface  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the supreme authority of the Olympic  Movement and, in particular, the Olympic Games.