The NF Member will also be required to pay all of the costs incurred by the BIU in Testing that NF Member’s Athletes in that period.12.2.3  If three or more International-Level Athletes affiliated to the same NF Member commit intentional anti-doping rule violations within any rolling four-year period (excluding any violations that are uncovered by Testing conducted by the National Anti-Doping Organisation on its own behalf of that Athlete’s Coun-try, unless the Athlete is in the IBU RTP): 12.2.3.1  Subject to paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the IBU will reduce the applicable start quota (including wild cards) of that NF Member by the number of such offending Athletes, as follows:(a)   One start quota will be removed for each offending Athlete for a period of 12 months, starting from INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION  02I INTEGRITY CODE02I 55VERSION 2021  the date of the final decision (i.e., following the expiry or exhaustion of any appeal rights) finding that the Athlete committed an intentional anti-doping rule violation, or else starting from such other date as the BIU deems appropriate in order for the reduction to be effective.