Therapeutic Use Exemptions : the World Anti-Doping Code International Standard / World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). - Montreal : WADA, 2009. - (International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) version 4.0, effective on 1 January 2010)
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 The International Standard for ) 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.
TUE includes criteria for granting a TUE, confidentiality of information, the formation of Therapeutic Use Exemptions Committees and the TUE.
This Standard applies to all Athletes as defined by and subject to the Code i.e. able-bodied Athletes and Athletes with disabilities.
