The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Anti-Doping Convention additional protocol to article 1. 2002. September 12, 1989, signed on 16 November, the Anti-Doping Convention additional Protocol (hereinafter referred to as the Optional Protocol) with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. By law to be put to the additional protocol to the English language and its translation into Latvian language. 3. article. Additional Protocol to the fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the coordinated by the Ministry of education and science. 4. article. This additional Protocol shall enter into force for the period specified in article 5 and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". The Parliament adopted the law in 2003 on 16 October. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 2003 October 30, Additional Protocol to the Anti-Doping Convention [this Protocol was adopted at the 802nd Meeting of the Committee of Minister, on 3 July 2002, and will be open for signature in Warsaw, on September 12, 2002, on the occasion of the 16th Informal Meeting of Sports Minister.] [Warsaw 12. IX. 2002]
The States parties to this Protocol to the Anti-Doping Convention (ETS No. 135), signed in Strasbourg on 16 November 1989 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), Considering that a general agreement on the mutual recognition of the anti-doping controls referred to in articles 4.3 (d) and 7.3 (b) of the Convention, would increase the effectiveness of these controls by contributing to the harmonisation , the transparency and the efficiency of existing and future bilateral agreements reached or multilaterals doping in this area and by providing the authority for such cessary control in the absence of any agreement on the matter, Wishing to enhance and reinforc the application of the provision of the Convention, have agreed as follows: article 1 – Mutual recognition of doping controls 1 Bearing in mind the provision of articles 3.2 , 4.3 (d) and 7.3 (b) of the Convention, the Parties shall mutually recognis the competence of sports or national anti-doping organisations to conduct doping controls on their territory, in compliance with the national regulations of the host country, on sportsmen and women coming from other parties to the Convention. The result of such controls shall be communicated simultaneously to the national anti-doping organisation and national sports federation of the sportsman's or sportswoman concerned, to the national anti-doping organisation of the host country, and to the international sports federation. 2 the Parties shall take such measure axis with no cessary for the conduct of such controls, which may be in addition to those carried out by virtue of a previous bilateral or other specific agreement. In compliance with the orders of internationally recognised ensur standard, the sports or national anti-doping organisations shall be certified to the ISO quality standards for doping control recognised by the Monitoring Group, set up by virtue of article 10 of the Convention. 3 the Parties shall similarly recognis the competence of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and of other doping control organisations operating under its authority to conduct out-of-competition controls on their sportsmen and women, whethers on their territory or elsewher. The results of these tests shall be communicated to the national anti-doping organisation of the sportsmen and women concerned. Any such controls shall be carried out, in agreement with the sports organisations referred to in article 4.3 (c) of the Convention, in accordanc with regulations in force and with the provision of the national law of the host country. Article 2 — Reinforcing the application of the Convention 1 the Monitoring Group set up in accordanc with article 10 of the Convention shall supervis the application and implementation of the Convention in respect of each of the parties theret. This supervision shall be carried out by an evaluation team whose members shall be appointed for the purpose by the Monitoring Group. Members of the evaluation team shall be chosen on the basis of their recognised competence in the field of anti-doping. 2 the evaluation team shall examin national reports submitted beforehand by the parties concerned and shall conduct the visits on the spot where not cessary. On the basis of its observations on the implementation of the Convention, it shall submit to the Monitoring Group an evaluation report containing its conclusions and possible recommendations. The evaluation reports shall be public. The Party concerned has the right to make observations on the conclusions of the evaluation team, which shall form part of the report. 3 the national reports shall be prepared and the evaluation carried out the visits according to a schedule adopted by the Monitoring Group, in consultation with the parties concerned. The Parties shall authoris the visit of the evaluation team and the undertak encourag the national bodies concerned operate fully with the co-is it 4 the operating procedures for the evaluation (including an agreed scheme for the evaluation of the implementation of the Convention), the visits and follow-up shall be specified in the rules adopted by the Monitoring Group. Article 3 – Reservation of reservation may be made to the provision of this Protocol. Article 4: the Expression of consent to be bound 1 this Protocol shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe and the other States or parties to the signator to the Convention, which may express their consent to be bound by: a signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or (b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval , followed by ratification, acceptance or approval. 2 A Signatory to the Convention may not sign this Protocol without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, nor deposit an instrument or ratification, acceptance or approval, unless it has previously or simultaneously expressed its consent to be bound by the Convention. 3 Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Article 5-Entry into force 1 this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which five States party to the Convention have expressed their consent to be bound by it in accordanc with the provision of article 4 2 In respect of any State which subsequently express their consent to it be bound by it , the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of signature or of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 6 — Accession 1 After the opening for signature of this Protocol, any State which will accede to the Convention may also accede to this Protocol. 2 Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, which shall take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of its deposit. Article 7: Territorial application 1 Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Protocol shall apply. 2 Any State may, at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Protocol to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General. 3 Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Such withdrawals shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. Article 8 Denunciation 1 — Any Party may at any time denounc this Protocol by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2 Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. Article 9 — notifications the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, the other States or parties to the signator to the Convention and any State which has been invited to accede to it of: a any signature; (b) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; (c) any date of entry into force of this Protocol in accordanc with its articles 5, 6 and 7; (d) any denunciation; e any other Act, notification or communication relating to this Protocol. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed theret this Protocol. Done at [Warsaw], the [12th] day of [September 2002], in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified cop to each member State of the Council of Europe, to the other States or parties to the signator to the Convention, and to any State invited to accede to the Convention.

Additional Protocol to the Anti-Doping Convention

[This Protocol was approved by the Committee of Ministers to 802. meeting on July 3, 2002, and will be open for signature in Warsaw in 2002 on September 12 through 16. Informal meeting of European Sports Ministers] [Warsaw, 12. IX. 2002]
The European Anti-Doping Convention (ETS No. 135), which signed the 1989 Strasbourg November 16 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), the Member States, recognizing that the General Agreement on the mutual recognition of doping controls, which apply to the articles of the Convention, (d) and 7.3 (b) 4.3, increase the efficiency of controls by encouraging existing and future anti-doping harmonization Treaty, transparency and efficiency in the field and providing the necessary institutional oversight of such controls in cases where such agreements do not exist , Desiring to promote and reinforce the application of the provisions of the Convention, have agreed that: article 1 mutual recognition of doping controls 1. bearing in mind the Convention article 3.2, 4.3 and 7.3 (b) d conditions the parties mutually recognise sports organisations or national anti-doping organisation competence to conduct doping controls on their territory, as determined by the organiser of the national competition rules, those athletes and athletes, coming from other parties to the Convention. Following the results of controls effected must be notified at the same time also the athlete or the athlete's national anti-doping organisation and national sports federations, as well as organising the national anti-doping organizations and international sports federations. 2. The Parties shall adopt such measures to ensure that the controls would be required in addition to those measures taken in the past of bilateral or other specific agreement. To ensure international standards according to the order, sports or national anti-doping organizations must be certified after a control group of ISO (international standard organization) doping control quality standards defined by the control group in accordance with article 10 of the Convention. 3. The parties also recognise the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and of other WADA-s authorised doping control organizations to perform outside the competence of the doping checks Member competition athletes and athletes of both her territory and elsewhere. The results should be communicated to the relevant national anti-doping organisation of the athlete. Any such examination should be carried out in coordination with the sports organisations referred to in article 4.3 the Convention based on the race of the organising country applicable national laws and regulations. 2. the application of the provisions of the Convention article promotion 1. control group, established in accordance with article 10 of the Convention, to be followed by application of the provisions of the Convention and the implementation in each Member State individually. The evaluation should be made of the monitoring group, the members of which means for this purpose the control group. The assessment team members should be selected based on their established competence in the field of anti-doping. 2. the evaluation team should evaluate national reports that previously submitted by the party concerned, and if necessary, to arrange an immediate visit. Based on observations in the course of the implementation of the Convention, it must provide the report to the control group, which includes the Observer Group's conclusions, as well as possible recommendations. The evaluation report should be public. The party concerned has the right to express their observations with regard to the conclusions of the evaluation team, and must draw up a part of the message. 3. National reports should be prepared and evaluation visits to be carried out in accordance with a schedule approved by the control group, in coordination with the parties concerned. The parties should be supported assessment mission and fully supports the relevant officials and institutions in cooperation with the evaluation group at the national level. 4. in the course of the assessment, the following measures and the visits to the procedure (including the harmonised scheme for the evaluation of the implementation of the Convention) must be specified in the regulations adopted by the control group. Article 3 reservations reservations to the provisions of this Protocol are not acceptable. 4. Article 1 of the Protocol of validation Context is open for signing by the States which are parties to the Convention, and may express their consent to be bound by the Protocol, affirming it with: (a) signature without ratification., acceptance or approval, or (b) retention of their ratification, signature recognition or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval. 2. the signatories of the Convention may not sign this Protocol without ratification, acceptance or approval, nor deposit retention of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval if it is not made in advance or at the same time its consent to be bound by the Convention. 3. Ratification, acceptance and approval are deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. Article 5 entry into force 1 this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of three months after five States parties gave their consent to be bound by the Protocol, in accordance with the provisions of article 4. 2. For any State which later agreed to be associated with it, the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of three months after the date of signature or ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 6 accession 1. After the entry into force of the present Protocol, any State which has acceded to the Convention may also accede to this Protocol. 2. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, which shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months after the date of deposit. Article 7 application of the provisions of the territorial level 1 any State may at the time of its signature or any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Protocol applies. 2. Any State may, at any date after that, with the European Council Declaration addressed to the Secretary General, may extend the application of this Protocol to any other territory specified in the Declaration. In respect of such territory the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following a period of three months after the end of the date on which the Secretary-General received the following declaration. 3. any declaration made under the two parts mentioned above in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn by notification addressed to the Secretary-General. Such withdrawal is to take effect with the first day of the month following three months after the date on which the Secretary General has received the notification. Article 8 denunciation 1 any party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. 2. Such denunciation shall take effect on the first day of the month following six months after the date on which the Secretary General has received the notification. Article 9 notifications the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the Member States of the Council of Europe, the other parties to the Convention, or any State, which is invited to join, on: a. any signature; (b) any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession depositing; c. any this date of entry into force of the Protocol, in accordance with 5, 6, and 7; d. any denunciation; e. any other Act, notification or communication relating to this Protocol. Stating the above, the undersigned, being entitled to do so, have signed this Protocol. Drawn up [Warsaw], [2002 12 September], the English and French languages, both texts being authentic, in a single copy, which will be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe to transmit certified copies to each Member State of the Council of Europe, the other parties to the Convention and to any State invited to accede to the Convention.