<p>India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has been suspended for the second period of up to six months for not conforming to international standards, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said.</p>.<p>The New Delhi-based laboratory had previously been suspended in August following a WADA site visit, prohibiting it from carrying out anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples.</p>.<p>"In February 2020, when the six-month suspension period elapsed ... some outstanding non-conformities had not been addressed successfully," WADA said in a <a href="https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2020-07/wada-suspends-accreditation-of-new-delhi-laboratory-for-another-period-of-up-to" target="_blank">statement </a>.</p>.<p>WADA's Laboratory Expert Group "recommended the initiation of further disciplinary proceedings against the laboratory based on the outstanding non-conformities".</p>.<p>WADA said the disciplinary proceedings were carried out by an independent committee that recommended an additional six-month suspension which began on July 17.</p>.<p>According to the World Anti-Doping Code, the laboratory has the option to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the WADA decision.</p>.<p>If the laboratory satisfies WADA's Laboratory Expert Group that it has addressed the issues it may apply for reinstatement early but a failure to do so could lead to another similar suspension, WADA added.</p>
<p>India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has been suspended for the second period of up to six months for not conforming to international standards, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said.</p>.<p>The New Delhi-based laboratory had previously been suspended in August following a WADA site visit, prohibiting it from carrying out anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples.</p>.<p>"In February 2020, when the six-month suspension period elapsed ... some outstanding non-conformities had not been addressed successfully," WADA said in a <a href="https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2020-07/wada-suspends-accreditation-of-new-delhi-laboratory-for-another-period-of-up-to" target="_blank">statement </a>.</p>.<p>WADA's Laboratory Expert Group "recommended the initiation of further disciplinary proceedings against the laboratory based on the outstanding non-conformities".</p>.<p>WADA said the disciplinary proceedings were carried out by an independent committee that recommended an additional six-month suspension which began on July 17.</p>.<p>According to the World Anti-Doping Code, the laboratory has the option to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the WADA decision.</p>.<p>If the laboratory satisfies WADA's Laboratory Expert Group that it has addressed the issues it may apply for reinstatement early but a failure to do so could lead to another similar suspension, WADA added.</p>