European Anti-Doping Convention
The Anti-Doping Convention is the international legal reference instrument in the fight against doping. The Anti-Doping Convention was open for signature on 16th November 1989. To this day it has been ratified by 51 states and is open to non-Member States of the Council of Europe. It has been adopted by Australia, Belarus, Canada, and Tunisia.
The Convention does not claim to create a uniform model of anti-doping, but sets a certain number of common standards and regulations requiring Parties to adopt legislative, financial, technical, educational and other measures. The main objective of the Convention is to promote the national and international harmonization of the measures to be taken against doping.
In their constitutional provisions, each contracting party undertakes to: create a national co-coordinating body; reduce the trafficking of doping substances and the use of banned doping agents; reinforce doping controls and improve detection techniques; support education and awareness-raising programs; guarantee the efficiency of sanctions taken against offenders; collaborate with sports organizations at all levels, including at international level; and to use accredited anti-doping laboratories Furthermore the Convention describes the mission of the Monitoring Group set up in order to monitor its implementation and periodically re-examine the List of prohibited substances and methods which can be found in annex to the main text.
An Additional Protocol to the Convention entered into force on 1st April 2004 with the aim of ensuring the mutual recognition of anti-doping controls and of reinforcing the implementation of the Convention using a binding control system.
Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport
The Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport (Copenhagen Declaration) was drafted and agreed to by governments at the Second World Conference on Doping in Sport held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March 2003.
The Copenhagen Declaration was the political document through which governments signaled their intention to formally recognize and implement the World Anti-Doping Code. This initiative was the first step taken by governments towards the preparation of the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport.
International Convention Against Doping in Sport
The International Convention against Doping in Sport (Convention) is the first global treaty against doping in sport. It was adopted unanimously by the 33rd UNESCO General Conference on October 19, 2005, and went into force on February 1, 2007, following the 30th ratification. UNESCO Member States are now ratifying it individually according to their respective constitutional jurisdictions.
For more information about the Convention, go to the UNESCO website.
Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport
The First World Conference on Doping in Sport held, in Lausanne, Switzerland, on February 2-4, 1999, produced the Lausanne Declaration on Doping in Sport. This document provided for the creation of an independent international anti-doping agency to be operational for the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney in 2000.
Johannesburg Declaration
The Sport Movement and Governments of the world, at the Fourth World Conference on Doping in Sport hosted in Johannesburg (South Africa), adopted a resolution (Johannesburg Declaration) in which they renewed their joint commitment to a rigorous fight against doping in sport and approved the strengthening of the World Anti-Doping Code.