Therapeutic Use Exemptions : the World Anti-Doping Code International Standard / World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). - Montreal : WADA, 2010. - (International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) version 5.0, effective on 1 January 2011)
The International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions was first adopted in 2004 and became effective in 2005. The enclosed represents version 5.0 that incorporates revisions to the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions that were approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Committee on 18 September 2010. The revised International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions is effective as of 1 January 2011.
The purpose of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions is to ensure that the process of granting therapeutic use exemptions is harmonized across sports and countries.
The Code permits Athletes to apply for therapeutic use exemptions (TUE) i.e. permission to use, for therapeutic purposes, substances or methods contained in the List of Prohibited Substances or Methods where Use would otherwise be prohibited.
The International Standard for TUE includes criteria for granting a TUE, confidentiality of information, the formation of Therapeutic Use Exemptions Committees and the TUE application process.
This Standard applies to all Athletes as defined by and subject to the Code i.e. able-bodied Athletes and Athletes with disabilities.
