Under the World Anti-Doping Code, WADA has issued an International Standard for TUEs. The standard states that all International Federations (IFs) and National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) must have a process in place whereby athletes with documented medical conditions can request a TUE, and have such request appropriately dealt with by a panel of independent physicians called a Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee (TUEC). IFs and NADOs, through their TUECs, are then responsible for granting or declining such applications.