While some changes to the EADCMR will be mandatory to ensure that the FEI remains WADA compliant, the FEI has scope in some areas to adapt the rules to reflect the specificities of equestrian sport. Have your say and let us know what you think about some of the questions and proposed changes below. You will find HERE a template with all the questions regarding the changes to the EADCMR which you can respond to in their entirety or individually Note that where relevant we have included some references in order to provide you with the background and rational for the proposed changes or position on changes. You can send your feedback directly by email to Áine Power, FEI Deputy Legal Director and Mikael Rentsch, FEI Legal Director.

  Contamination related questions - Refer to the Contamination section for more background on the specific questions below.
Solely with regards to “Other Forms of Contamination”:
Do you want to allow more flexibility for contamination cases, if proven, and even if the Athlete bears some Fault/Negligence for the positive case?

Or do you want to keep, as a minimum, one-half of the standard sanction (i.e 1 year for Banned Substance cases)? Of course if the Athlete is at No Fault/Negligence, there is no ineligibility period imposed.

Do you want to expand this concept in the Equine Anti-Doping Rules (to review the reporting limits for prohibited substances often found in supplements and to establish more Threshold Substances  for naturally occurring substances)?*
* Note: The FEI had already worked on reporting limits but will also liaise with WADA to share best practices/experience

Do you want to integrate such concept in the Equine Anti-Doping Rules (to have Atypical Findings (ATF) Beyond Endogenous Substances)?

  Sanctions related questions - Refer to the Sanctions section for more background on the specific questions below.

Do you want to increase the standard level for Banned Substance cases from 2 years to 4 years to align with the WADA Code and the FEI Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes?

Shall the same standard level (be it 2 years or 4 years) apply across all FEI Disciplines?

Further increase sanctions?, If so, how?

Team Disqualification - Do you want to keep a different team disqualification system depending on the Event (where the doping violation takes place?

Or would you prefer to have the same principle that the whole team shall be disqualified if one team member breached the FEI Anti-Doping Rules regardless of the Event? For example, if a member of a Nations Cup team tests positive, should the whole team be automatically disqualified?