<p class="reg-lead">The Anti-Doping Rules of the International Shooting Sport Federation, 2021 edition, in force from 1 January 2021 — implementing the World Anti-Doping Code in the sport of shooting, in 68 pages.</p>

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<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>1 January 2021</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Edition</td><td>2021 — first printing, January 2021</td></tr>
<tr><td>Parent instrument</td><td>World Anti-Doping Code (WADA)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Articles 1 to 25 together with annexes</td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations determine</h2>
<p>This document contains the anti-doping rules of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), implementing the familiar structure of the World Anti-Doping Code in the sport of shooting. Article 1 defines doping, Article 2 sets out the list of anti-doping rule violations, Article 3 determines the burden of proof and the standards of evidence, Article 4 addresses the list of prohibited substances and methods, Article 5 governs sample collection and investigations, and Article 6 the procedure for the analysis of samples.</p>
<p>The list of prohibited substances and methods is not defined in this document; Article 4 refers it to the Prohibited List published annually by the World Anti-Doping Agency, part of which is devoted specifically to precision sports. The therapeutic use exemption mechanism — referred to repeatedly throughout these rules — is the route available to an athlete who requires medication before competition.</p>
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<h2>Sanctions and financial consequences<span class="reg-tag">Article 10</span></h2>
<p>Beyond ineligibility, Article 10 determines a series of financial and reputational consequences which, in actual cases, are often more costly than the period of ineligibility itself:</p>
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<li><b class="t">Disqualification of results in subsequent competitions (Article 10.10)</b>Results obtained after sample collection are also disqualified, not merely the result of the competition in question.</li>
<li><b class="t">Forfeiture of prize money (Article 10.11)</b>Prize money received is recovered.</li>
<li><b class="t">Financial consequences (Article 10.12)</b>The costs of the proceedings and fines may be imposed on the athlete.</li>
<li><b class="t">Status during the period of ineligibility (Article 10.14)</b>Restrictions on participation in training and organised activities during the period of ineligibility.</li>
<li><b class="t">Automatic publication of the decision (Article 10.15)</b>Public disclosure of the decision is the rule, not the exception.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Every shooter, coach and team physician competing at international level is subject to these rules, and the Iranian shooting federation likewise bears responsibility for their implementation within its own territory. For sports lawyers, the significance of this document lies in the fact that the avenues of defence — from challenging a test result to invoking a therapeutic use exemption and seeking a reduction of the sanction — are all defined in this text and within the framework of the World Anti-Doping Code.</p>
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ISSF Anti-Doping Rules 2021

<p class="reg-lead">International Shooting Sport Federation Data Protection Regulation, 2018 edition — the instrument setting out the processing of the personal data of athletes and officials on the basis of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).</p>

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<tr><td>Reference instrument</td><td>European Union General Data Protection Regulation (<b>GDPR</b>)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Controller</td><td>International Shooting Sport Federation, Munich, Germany</td></tr>
<tr><td>Minimum age</td><td><b>16 years</b> — processing the data of younger children without parental consent is prohibited</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td><b>5 sections</b> organised by stakeholder group</td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations determine</h2>
<p>This document explains what data the International Shooting Sport Federation processes, from whom, and for what purpose. "Personal data" in this text means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person — from name and address to IP address.</p>
<p>The structure of the document is organised by stakeholder group: member federation contact points, athletes, officials and judges, and visitors to digital platforms. For each group it states separately what data is processed, for what purpose, and with whom it is shared.</p>
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<h2>Why this document is relevant to athletes</h2>
<p>Participation in international competition inevitably involves data transfer: registration, results, medical information and, in the anti-doping context, whereabouts information. This document is the basis on which an athlete may ask where their data is held and to whom it has been disclosed.</p>
<p>The rights recognised in the GDPR — access to data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and objection — are enforceable against the federation through this document, and a dedicated contact address for data-related enquiries is designated in the text.</p>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Every athlete, coach or official registered in the systems of the International Shooting Sport Federation, and every national federation that sends its members' data to that federation, falls within the scope of this document. For lawyers, this text is the starting point for cases concerning the improper disclosure of an athlete's personal or medical information.</p>
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ISSF Data Protection Regulation2018

<p class="reg-lead">The ISSF Code of Ethics, 2020 edition — Annex "CE" to the ISSF Rules, which alongside ethical principles expressly targets the manipulation of competitions, betting and corruption.</p>

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<tr><td>Status</td><td>Annex <b>"CE"</b> under Rule 3.12.3.5 of the ISSF Rules</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reference instrument</td><td>IOC Code of Ethics</td></tr>
<tr><td>Adjudicating body</td><td>ISSF Ethics Committee</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Preamble, rules of conduct, violations, procedure and appeal</td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations determine</h2>
<p>The preamble states the purpose plainly: to ensure that the aims of the Federation — the development of shooting sport worldwide, sport free of drugs, and the expansion of international relations — are achieved fairly and without improper interference, and that events damaging the image of the Federation's activities are punished. Members, continental confederations, teams, officials and athletes are required to conduct themselves in ISSF competitions and activities on the basis of standards of ethics, fair play and sportsmanship.</p>
<p>In addition to general rules of conduct, the document addresses conflicts of interest, forgery and falsification, and the duty to report, and treats "failure to report" and "failure to cooperate with proceedings" as independent violations.</p>
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<h2>Focus on competition integrity: betting and corruption</h2>
<p>A notable feature of this document is that it expressly recognises the risk arising from the <strong>manipulation of competition results</strong> and devotes a separate chapter to it. Betting, bribery and corruption, and "corrupt conduct" are independent heads of violation — a category absent from many older codes of ethics and today the most frequently consulted part of such instruments.</p>
<p>The document sets the burden of proof and the standard of proof, provides for the confidentiality of proceedings, states the mechanism for determining sanctions, and leaves the route of appeal open. The rule on application in time is also expressly stated, so that the position of violations committed before this edition came into force is clear.</p>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Athletes, coaches, referees and administrators in shooting sport, as well as national federations, are subject to these regulations. For the sports lawyer, this document is relevant in cases whose subject matter is conduct away from the firing line — from conflicts of interest in federation elections to allegations of result manipulation — and the route of defence and challenge is set out in this very text.</p>
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ISSF Anti-Doping Rules 2021

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