For thesepurposes, the retrospective periods in which prior violations can be considered for purposes of multiple violationsunder Article 10.9.4 and the statute of limitations set forth in Article 16 are procedural rules, not substantive rules,and should be applied retroactively along with all of the other procedural rules in these Anti-Doping Rules(provided, however, that Article 16 shall only be applied retroactively if the statute of limitations period has notalready expired by the Effective Date).AD-24.7.3Any Article 2.4 whereabouts failure (whether a filing failure or a missed test, as those terms are defined in theInternational Standard for Results Management) prior to the Effective Date shall be carried forward and may berelied upon, prior to expiry, in accordance with the International Standard for Results Management, but it shall bedeemed to have expired twelve (12) months after it occurred.AD-24.7.4With respect to cases where a final decision finding an anti-doping rule violation has been rendered prior to theEffective Date, but the Athlete or other Person is still serving the period of Ineligibility as of the Effective Date, theAthlete or other Person may apply to World Archery or other Anti-Doping Organization which had ResultsManagement responsibility for the anti-doping rule violation to consider a reduction in the period of Ineligibility inlight of these Anti-Doping Rules.