23 The twelv e (12)-month period to account for the total number of penalty points accumulated by a Laboratory  or probationary laboratory according to the Points Scale Table is defined as the most recent consecutive twelve ( 12)-month interval starting either from the d ate that the Laboratory  or the probationary laboratory reported the nonconforming result ( EQAS  or routine Analytical Testing , as applicable) in ADAMS  or from the date that the Laboratory  or probationary laboratory is informed, in writing, of the assigned p enalty points total by WADA , whichever is more favorable to the Laboratory  or the probationary laboratory.