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206 Giurisprudenza Internazionalethe WADC) upon approval by each of their respective governing bodies 4 .13 “The Code [WADC] is the fundamental and universal document uponwhich the World Anti-Doping Program in Sport is based. The purpose ofthe Code [WADC] is to advance the anti-doping effort through universalharmonization of core anti-doping elements. It is intended to be specificenough to achieve complete harmonization on issues where uniformity isrequired, yet generally not in other areas to permit flexibility on how agreedupon anti-doping principles are implemented” 5 .14 Para. 2 of the Introduction to the WADC identifies certain rules whichmust be incorporated into the rules of each Anti-Doping Organization withoutany substantive changes:“Part One of the Code does not replace, or eliminate the need for,comprehensive anti-doping rules adopted by each of these Anti-DopingOrganizations. While some provisions of Part One of the Code must beincorporated essentially verbatim by each Anti-Doping Organization inits own anti-doping rules, other provisions of the Part One establishmandatory guiding principles that allow flexibility in the formulation ofrules by each Anti-Doping Organization or establish requirements thatmust be followed by each Anti-Doping Organizations but need not berepeated in its own anti-doping rules. The following Articles, as applicableto the scope of anti-doping activity which the Anti-Doping Organizationperforms, must be incorporated into the rules of each Anti-DopingOrganization without any substantive changes (allowing for necessarynonsubstantive editing changes to the language in order to refer to theorganization’s name, sport, section numbers, etc.): Articles 1 (Definitionof Doping), 2 (Anti-Doping Rule Violations), 3 (Proof of Doping), 9(Automatic Disqualification of Individual Results), 10 (Sanctions onIndividuals), 11 (Consequences to Teams), 13 (Appeals) with the exceptionof 13.2.2, 17 (Statute of Limitations) and Definitions.”15 The WADC is not per se legally binding. The Signatories of the WADCare required to implement applicable provisions through policies, statutes,rules or regulations according to their authority and within their relevantspheres of responsibility 6 .2. Has FIFA committed to Adopt the WADC?____________________“to co-ordinate the various programs necessary to realize the objectives that shall be definedjointly by all the parties concerned (cf. Flint/Taylor/Lewis, The Regulation of Drug Use in Sport,in: Lewis/Taylor (ed.), Sport: Law and Practice, London 2003, N. E4.42, p. 922).4Art. 23.1.1 WADC.5Cf. Introduction to the WADC, p. 1.6Art. 23.2.1 WADC.