Under the new rules how are support personnel treated in doping cases?
A. The FEI received a large amount of feedback on the concept of Support Personnel during the consultation process, both supportive and critical. In response to that feedback and re-consideration of the issues, we have significantly narrowed the term and its application. First, there is no strict liability for Support Personnel and Support Personnel has therefore been deleted from Article 2.1 in both the EAD Rules and the ECM Rules. Second, the definition itself has been narrowed and special consideration of the role of the veterinarian as professional has been incorporated. Third, the fact that the Person Responsible will always be liable for an EADCMR violation is reinforced, with the opportunity to add a member of the Support Personnel only when it is warranted by the specific factual circumstances surrounding the allegations against the Person Responsible. Fourth, and finally, the FEI will be implementing an accreditation system that will require all Support Personnel who are accre
