<p class="reg-lead">FIBA Internal Regulations Book 4 — Anti-Doping, as revised on 30 April 2023.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td>Approved <b>29 December 2020</b> by the Central Board, in force from <b>1 January 2021</b>, revised on 1 January 2022, 25 August 2022 and <b>30 April 2023</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Book 4 of the six books of the Internal Regulations — 82 pages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the edition of 8 December 2018</td></tr>
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<h2>What Book 4 governs</h2>
<p>The regulations of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) consist of the <strong>General Statutes</strong> at the apex and <strong>six books of Internal Regulations</strong>: Book 1 general provisions, Book 2 competitions, Book 3 players and officials, Book 4 anti-doping, Book 5 zones, and Book 6 3x3 basketball. This document is <strong>Book 4</strong> of that set.</p><p>The FIBA anti-doping regulations, which implement the World Anti-Doping Code in basketball: definition of violations, proof, sample collection, results management, hearings, periods of ineligibility and limitation periods.</p>
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<h2>Key points<span class="reg-tag">Changes from the edition of 8 December 2018</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">A chain of four dates</b>This book does not have one date but four: approval on 29 December 2020, entry into force on 1 January 2021, and three revisions on 1 January 2022, 25 August 2022 and 30 April 2023. <strong>Any citation must specify which layer is meant.</strong></li>
<li><b class="t">Continuity with the World Anti-Doping Code</b>The text implements the World Anti-Doping Code in basketball; in interpreting it, the Code and the WADA International Standards apply.</li>
<li><b class="t">Temporal application</b>Each case is governed by the edition in force at the time the violation was committed — a rule stated expressly in the anti-doping regulations of all federations.</li>
<li><b class="t">Adjudicating body</b>Doping violations in basketball are adjudicated through the FIBA judicial bodies; the Statutes and Book 1 determine the standing of those bodies.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For a player or member of support personnel faced with an adverse analytical finding, this book is the framework of the defence. The key practical point is that same chain of dates: the edition governing a case must be determined by the date on which the violation was committed, not the date of the hearing.</p>
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