Pre-Arrival Testing - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014
Horses competing in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ can be tested for FEI Equine
Prohibited Substances through the Pre-Arrival Testing service (PAT). Testing will be carried
out by LCH, the FEI Reference Laboratory in France. The PAT service is offered on a
voluntary basis through the National Federations and for a limited time only before the
scheduled arrival dates of horses at the Games’ stables.
The PAT service is available exclusively to the equine athletes listed by the National
Federation and entered in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 - as of 21 July the day after the closing date for Nominated Entries. The LCH - Laboratoire des Courses
Hippiques providing the PAT service, is the same laboratory conducting the A sample
analysis during the Games.
The PAT service offers either a full screening programme or the standard Elective Testing
programme for up to four nominated Controlled Medication Substances. If the full screening
programme is selected, the analysis will be available up to 14 days before the scheduled
arrival times of horses at the Games' stables. Alternatively, the Elective Testing programme
will be available up to five working days before the scheduled arrival times of horses at the
Games' stables.
The nominated substances for Elective Testing must be selected from the 2014 FEI
Prohibited Substances List within the category of Controlled Medication.
For further information, please see the documents below. All questions and concerns may
be addressed to Miss Caterina Termine.
Annexes:
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PAT Conditions & Requirements
PAT Request Form
Alltech FEI 2014 World Equestrian games™
Pre-Arrival Testing (PAT) Conditions and Requirements
Horses competing in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ can be tested for FEI Equine
Prohibited Substances through the Pre-Arrival Testing service (PAT). Testing will be carried
out by LCH, the FEI-approved laboratory in France.
The PAT service is offered on a voluntary basis through the National Federations (NFs) and
for a limited time only before the scheduled arrival dates of Horses into the Games’ stables.
The PAT service will be available exclusively to the NF- listed equine athletes entered for
the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 as of 21 July (the day after the Nominated
Entries' closing date), and
is only
available through
the FEI Reference
Laboratory LCH (Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques), the same laboratory conducting the
A Sample analysis during the Games.
The PAT service offers either a full screening programme or the standard Elective
Testing program for up to four nominated Controlled Medication Substances. If the full
screening programme is elected, it will be analysed in exactly the same way as the
testing during the Games and will be available up to 14 days before the scheduled
arrival times, of the horses for each discipline at the stables. Alternatively, the Elective
Testing Programme will be available up to five working days before the scheduled arrival
times of the horses of each discipline at the Games' stables.
The nominated substances for Elective Testing must be from the 2014 FEI Prohibited
Substances List, in the category of Controlled Medication.
See Figure 1 for a summary of the PAT service available. Table 1 provides details of the
last submission dates for samples to be accepted by the FEI Reference
Laboratory, reporting times, and costs.
Note: on the last day for submission of samples these must be received at the
laboratory no later than 1700 (5pm) CET.
Figure 1: Summary of Pre-Arrival Testing (PAT) service
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Sample submission: Conditions and requirements
PAT samples must be submitted with an individual PAT Request Form and will not be
accepted otherwise. PAT Request Forms will be sent directly to participating NFs, and are
available from the FEI website (www.fei.org/veterinary) or the FEI Veterinary Department.
To coordinate the PAT service for horses listed on the Nominated Entries, requests will
only be accepted from the NF Secretary General or his or her single appointee, to
coordinate the testing of the horses that are on the Nominated Entries of that NF. Both
urine and/or blood samples may be submitted using only Berlinger testing kits.
As PAT Full Screen Testing is restricted to horses listed on the Nominated Entries for each
discipline within the specified time frame (see table 1), DNA samples may be required in
the event that there are concerns about the origin of the samples.
LCH Contact: to purchase kits, please contact LCH at secretariat@lchfrance.fr
Reporting of Results and Payment
This PAT service is voluntary and any results will be a matter solely between the
Laboratory and the single appointee of the NF Secretary General. No results from
PAT will be reported to the FEI, its Officials, or to any other organisation or entity.
The reporting time for the Full Screen from the date of sample submission will be 7
working days and for Elective Testing, 3 working days. Please note that the Laboratory
will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays during this period. All samples must be sent
clearly labelled as ‘2014 WEG PAT - DISCIPLINE’, for example ‘2014 WEG PAT – JUMPING’
along with the other details required as instructed on the PAT Request Form.
Special rates have been negotiated for the cost of this testing and payment for any
services incurred in using the PAT service must be made by the NF at the time of the
PAT Request Form submission with the samples. Payment must be made by
electronic bank transfer, and only when payment has been received will the
testing be undertaken. The LCH must be called on the number on the PAT Testing
Form giving the payment confirmation number in order to initiate testing.
The Payment is to be transferred to the following account
IBAN:
BANK NAME:
FR76 3000 3030 1000 0372 9471 327
SOCIETE GENERALE
BIC ADDRESS SWIFT CODE:
SOGEFRPP
We remind you again that this voluntary program is available only for those horses on
the Nominated Entries for the World Equestrian Games. Any violation of this
stipulation or interference or manipulation with the PAT service and/or its procedures will
be treated as a violation of the Equine Anti Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations
and/or an integrity rule violation. The decision to take advantage of the PAT offered as
a voluntary service is at the user’s own risk and neither the FEI nor the Laboratory assumes
any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any aspect of the PAT. Further, negative test
results arising from the PAT will not constitute a defence to an Equine Anti-Doping and
Controlled Medication violation incurred outside of the PAT.
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Further Information
Further information and the PAT Request Forms for sample submission are available
at: www.fei.org/veterinary.
For any further enquiries please contact caterina.termine@fei.org at the FEI Veterinary
Department. The address of the LCH Paris FEI Laboratory is:
Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (LCH)
15 Rue de Paradis
91370 VERRIERES LE BUISSON - France
Email: secretariat@lchfrance.fr
Tel:
+33 1 69 75 28 28
Fax: +33 1 69 75 28 29
Contact email to purchase kits from is secretariat@lchfrance.fr
Price for one kit € 21 (VAT EXCLUDED).
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Prearrival
testing
Type
Full
Screenin
g
Start of
availability
st
From 21 July for
all disciplines
End of availability
To be received no later
than 1700 (5pm) CET
Dressa
ge
Reining
ParaDressa
ge
Eventin
Elective
Testing
(up to 4
controlled
medicatio
ns only)
6
August
7
August
7
August
g
Endura
nce
Jumpin
g
Vaultin
g
Driving
9
August
10
August
15
August
16
August
17
August
Dressa
ge
7
August
Dressa
ge
13
August
Reining
8
August
Reining
14
August
10
August
ParaDressa
ge
Eventin
g
Endura
nce
11
August
Endura
nce
18
August
Jumpin
g
Vaultin
g
16
August
17
August
Jumpin
g
Vaultin
g
22
August
22
August
Driving
18
August
Driving
25
August
ParaDressa
ge
Eventin
g
8
August
Report
ing
tim
e
7
workin
g days
3
workin
g
days
Cost
(EUR–
VAT
included
) For
Urine
and/ or
€-blood
265 *
€- 235
14
August
15
August
* Note: For Full Screening if only urine or blood is submitted, the price is the same
for as if both were submitted
Table 1: Summary of PAT submission deadlines, reporting times and costs.
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PRE-ARRIVAL TESTING (PAT) FOR ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES
APPLICATION FORM FOR PRE-ARRIVAL TESTING
PLEASE COMPLETE IN CAPITAL LETTERS as the request for Pre-Arrival Testing (PAT) will be refused if
the information cannot be read.
To initiate a request for PAT, this form must be completed and a copy emailed to
secretariat@lchfrance.fr
The original must then be sent together with the sample to the FEI Accredited Laboratory, Laboratoire des Courses
Hippiques LCH (address below).
Before completing this form, please read carefully the accompanying important “Sample Submission Conditions
and Requirements”, noting especially the deadlines to send samples for each discipline and the need for a
Secretary General Appointee single recipient for all information concerning the PAT program and advance payment
PLEASE INDICATE ON PACKAGING, SAMPLE TYPE AND DISCIPLINE i.e.”PAT SAMPLE-JUMPING” ETC.
Horse’s name
Sex
FEI Passport number
Nationality
Date of Horse’s arrival
at WEG stables
Discipline
Please be advised that the Full Screening Tests and Elective Testing are offered through the PAT program. The
Full Screening opportunity ceases to be available 14 days before the date of the Horse’s scheduled arrival at the
WEG stables. The standard Elective Testing is available up until 5 days before the Horse’s scheduled arrival at
the WEG stables.
Price € (EUR, VAT included)
Type of test (please tick the test that is requested)
Tick
(per urine AND/OR blood sample*)
Pre-WEG Full Screen (available only from 21st July to 14
working days before date of arrival )
265
Elective Testing (ends 5 working days before arrival)
235
PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE – PLEASE CALL WEG ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ON +33 1 69 75 28 28 WITH
THE CONFIRMED PAYMENT NUMBER DETAILS TO INITIATE TESTING. YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
THE HORSE’S FEI PASSPORT NUMBER.
If Elective Testing is requested, please list the Controlled Medications to be tested for (limited to 4 substances per
horse):
1:
2:
3:
4:
Please provide the details of the one Contact Person appointed by the National Federation Secretary General to
answer queries and receive results reported by email. This will be the only person authorised to receive any
information relating to the PAT without exception.
Name:
E Mail:
Phone:
Fax:
Sample Information: please indicate whether i) blood,
ii) urine or iii) both urine & blood will be submitted
Date of urine/blood
collection
Date of sample
dispatch
Shipping details (courier service), AWB number etc
Approximate time of
collection
Expected date of
sample arrival
Declaration by the NF appointed Single Representative: I affirm that this sample is from a horse on the
Nominated Entries List for the World Equestrian Games 2014 and acknowledge that all of the information provided
above is true, accurate and submitted in good faith. Any violation of this stipulation or interference or
manipulation with the PAT procedures will be treated as a violation of the Equine Anti Doping and Controlled
Medication Regulations as well as an integrity rule violation. The decision to take advantage of the PAT offered as
a voluntary service is at the user’s own risk and neither the FEI nor the Laboratory assumes any liability or
responsibility whatsoever for any aspect of the PAT. Further, negative test results arising from the PAT will not
constitute a defence to an Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication violation incurred outside of the PAT.
Name:
Signature:
Date:
*Note: For Full screening the price is the same, regardless of whether only urine, only blood, or urine
and blood are submitted.
Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques (LCH), 15 rue de Paradis, 91370 VERRIERES LE BUISSON, FRANCE
Email: secretariat@lchfrance.fr Tel: +33 1 69 75 28 28 Fax: +33 1 69 75 28 29
http://www.fncf.fr/index.php/le-laboratoire