The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention No 135 article 1. The Council of Europe on 16 November 1989, the Anti-Doping Convention No. 135 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), its annexes and additions with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. To put the Convention by law, its annex and its appendices in English and their translation into Latvian language. 3. article. Convention, its annex and its appendices shall enter into force on article 16 of the Convention within the time and in the order, and shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gazette "journal". The law adopted in 1995 the Saeima on 17 December. The President g. Ulmanis in Riga on 3 January 1997 COUNCIL OF Europe From 135 in the anti-DOPING CONVENTION Strasbourg, 16.11.1989 preamble the member States of the Council of Europe, the other States party to the European Cultural Convention, signatory States, heret and others, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are the common heritage and of facilitating their economic and social progress; Conscious that sport should play an important role in the protection of health, in moral and physical education and in promoting international understanding; Concerned by the growing use of doping agents and methods by sportsmen and sports women throughout the sport and the consequences thereof for the health of participants and the future of sport; Mindful that this problem of foam at the risk the ethical principles and educational values embodied in the Olympic Charter, in the International Charter for sport and Physical Education of UNESCO and in Resolution (76) 41 of the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe, known as the "European Sport for All Charter"; Bearing in mind the anti-doping regulations, policies and declarations adopted by the International sports organisations; Aware that public authorities and voluntary sports organisations have complementary responsibility to combat doping in sport, notably to ensur the proper conduct, on the basis of the principles of fair play, of the sports events and to protect the health of those that take part in them; Recognising that these authorities and organisations must work together for the purpose of these at all appropriate levels; Recalling the resolution on doping adopted by the Conference of the European Minister of responsible for sport, and in particular Resolution of the. 1 adopted at the 6th Conference at Reykjavik in 1989; Recalling that the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe has already adopted Resolution (67) 12 on the doping of athlete, Recommendations No. R (79) 8 on doping in sport, Recommendations No. R (84) 19 on the European anti-doping Charter for sport "and Recommendations No. R (88) 12 on the institution of doping controls without warning outside competitions; Recalling Recommendations No 5 on doping adopted by the 2nd International Conference of the Minister and Senior officials responsible for sport and Physical Education organised by UNESCO at Moscow (1988); Determined however to take further and stronger co-operative action aimed at the reduction and eventual elimination of the doping in sport using as a basis the ethical values and practical measure of led in those instruments; Have agreed as follows: article 1 Aim of the Convention the parties, with a view to the reduction and eventual elimination of the use of doping in sport, undertak, within the limits of their respectiv constitutional provision, it is take the step does not apply to the provision of the cessary of this Convention. Article 2 Definition and scope of the Convention For the purpose of 1 of this Convention: a. "doping in sport" means the administration to sportsmen or sportswomen, or the use by them, of pharmacological classes of doping agents or doping methods; b. "pharmacological classes of doping agents or doping methods" means, subject to paragraph 2 below, those classes of doping agents or doping methods banned by the relevant international sports organisations and appearing in lists that have been approved by the Monitoring Group under the terms of article 11.1.b; c. "sportsmen and sportswomen" means those persons who is regularly in organised sports participat activities. 2. Until such time as the cave of banned pharmacological classes of the ITU doping agents and doping methods is approved by the Monitoring Group under the terms of the article 11.1.b, the reference list in the appendix to this Convention shall apply. Article 3 Domestic co-ordination 1. The Parties shall co-ordinat the policies and actions of their Government departments and other public agencies concerned with combating doping in sport. 2. They shall ensur that there is practical application of this Convention, and in particular that the requirements under article 7 are met, by entrusting, where appropriate, in the implementation of some of the provision of this Convention to a governmental or non-governmental designed sports authority or to a sports organisation. Article 4 Measure to restrict the availability and use of banned doping agents and methods 1. The Parties shall adop where appropriate, legislation, regulations or administrative measure to restrict the availability (including provision to control movement, possession, importation, distribution and sale) as well as the use in sport of banned doping agents and doping methods and in particular anabolic steroid,,. 2. To this end, the parties or, where appropriate, the relevant non-governmental organisations shall make it a criterion for the grant of public subsidies to sports organisations that they effectively apply anti-doping regulations. 3. Furthermore, the Parties shall: a. assist their sports organisations to finance doping controls and analyses, either by direct subsidies or grants, or by in recognising the costs of such controls and analyses when determining the overall subsidies or grants to be awarded to it in those organisations; b. take appropriate steps to withhold the grant of subsidies from public funds to, for training purpose, to individual sportsmen and sportswomen who have been suspended following a doping offenc in sport, during the period of their suspension. c. encourag and, where appropriate, the carrying facilitat out by their sports organisations of the doping controls required by the competent international sports organisations whethers during or outside competitions; and d. and facilitat encourag the negotiation by sports organisations of agreements permitting their members to be tested by duly authorised doping control teams in other countries. 4. Parties reserve the rights to anti-doping the adop regulations and to organise doping controls on their own initiative and on their own responsibility, provided that they are compatible with the relevant principles of this Convention. Article 5 laboratories 1 Each Party: (a) either the undertak. establish or facilitat the establishment on its territory of one or more doping control laboratories suitabl for considerations for accreditation under the criteria adopted by the relevant international sports organisations and approved by the Monitoring Group under the terms of article 11.1.b; or (b) to assist in sports. organisations to gain access to such laboratory on the territory of another Party. 2. These laboratories shall be encouraged to: a. take appropriate action to employ and retain, train and retrain qualified staff; b. the appropriate programme of undertak research and development into doping agents and methods used, or thought to be used, for the purpose of doping in sport and into analytical biochemistry and pharmacology with a view to obtaining a better understanding of the effects of various substances upon the human body and their consequences for the athlete's performance; c. publish and circulate promptly new data from their research. Article 6 Education 1. The parties to undertak devis and implementations, where appropriate in co-operation with the sports organisations concerned and the mass media, educational programmes and information campaigns emphasising the dangers to health inheren in doping and its harm to the ethical values of sport. Such programme shall be directed and campaigns at both young people in schools and sports clubs and their parents and adult sportsmen and sportswomen, sports officials, coaches and trainers. For those involved in medicine, such educational programmes will emphasis of respect for medical ethics. 2. The parties to encourag undertak and promote research, in co-operation with the regional, national and international sports organisations concerned, into ways and means of devising scientifically-based physiological and psychological training programmes that respect the integrity of the human person. Article 7 co-operation with sports organisations on the measure to be taken by them 1. The parties to the undertak encourag their sports organisations and through them the international sports organisations and all the formulat apply appropriate measure, falling within their competence, against doping in sport. 2. To this end, they shall in their sports organisations encourag them and clarify their respectiv rights of harmonis, obligations and duties, in particular by harmonising their: a. anti-doping regulations on the basis of the regulations agreed by the relevant international sports organisations. (b) lists of banned pharmacological classes of doping agents and banned doping methods on the basis of the lists agreed by the relevant international sports organisations; doping control procedures; c. d. disciplinary procedures, applying agreed international principles of natural justice and ensuring respect for the fundamental rights of suspected sportsmen and sportswomen; These principles will include: (i) the reporting and disciplinary bodies to be distinct from one another; II. the right of such persons to a fair hearing and to be assisted or represented; III. clear and enforceabl of the provision for appealing against any judgement made; e. procedures for the imposition of effective penalties for officials, doctors, veterinary doctors, coaches, a physiotherapist and other officials or accessories associated with infringement of the anti-doping regulations by sportsmen and sportswomen; f. procedures for the mutual recognition of penalties imposed by the suspension and others by other sports organisations in the same or other countries. 3. Moreover, the Parties shall in their sports organisations encourag: a. to introduce, on an effective scale, doping controls not only at, but also without advance warning at any appropriate time outside, competitions, such controls to be conducted in a way which is equitable for all sportsmen and sportswomen and which include testing and retesting of persons selected, where of appropriate, on a random basis; (b) not the gotiat agreements with sports organisations of other countries permitting a sportsman's sportswomen training in another country or to be tested by a duly authorised doping control team of that country; (c) to clarify the regulations and harmonis. on eligibility to take part in sports events which will include anti-doping criteria; d. promote participation by their sportsmen and sportswomen active themselves in the anti-doping work of international sports organisations; e. to make full and efficient use of the facilities available for doping analysis at the laboratories provided by article 5, both during and outside sports competitions; (f) to study scientific training methods. and to the guidelines the devis protect sportsmen and sportswomen of all ages appropriate for each sport,. Article 8 International co-operation 1. The Parties shall co-operate in closely on the matters covered by this Convention and shall co-operation of similar encourag amongs the their sports organisations. 2. The parties: a. the undertak-their sports organisations encourag them operate in a manner that promotes application of the provision of this Convention within all the appropriate international sports organisations to which they are affiliated, including the refusal to ratify.â claims for the world or regional records unless accompanied by an authenticated negative doping control in the United Nations report; b. promote the co-operation between the staffs of their doping control laboratories established or operating in the pursuanc of article 5; and (c). it is bilateral and multilaterals initiat co-operation between their appropriate agencies, authorities and organisations in order to achieve, at the international level as well, the purpose of the set out in article 4.1.3. The parties with laboratories established or operating in the pursuanc of article 5 to undertak assist others parties to enable them to acquir the experience, skills and techniques to establish their own cessary not laboratories. Article 9 Provision of information Each Party shall forward to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in one of the official languages of the Council of Europe, all relevant information concerning legislative and other measure taken by it for the purpose of the complying with the terms of this Convention. Article 10 Monitoring Group For the purpose of 1 of this Convention, a Monitoring Group is hereby set up. 2. Any Party may be represented on the Monitoring Group by one or more members. Each Party shall have one vote. 3. Any State mentioned in article 14.1 which is not a Party to this Convention may be represented on the Monitoring Group by an observer. 4. The Monitoring Group may, by unanimous decision, invite any of the non-member State of the Council of Europe which is not a Party of this Convention and any sports or other professional organisation concerned to be represented by an observer at one or more of its meetings. 5. The Monitoring Group shall be convened by the Secretary General. It is the first meeting shall be held as soon as reasonably practicabl, and in any case within one year after the date of the entry into force of the Convention. It shall subsequently meet whenever not be cessary, on the initiative of the Secretary General. 6. A majority of the Parties shall constitut a forum for holding a meeting of quor the Monitoring Group. 7. The Monitoring Group shall meet in private. 8. Subject to the provision of this Convention, the Monitoring Group shall draw up and by consensus its adop own rules of Procedure. Article 11 1. The Monitoring Group shall monitor the application of this Convention. It may in particular: (a) keep under review the provision. of this Convention and any modifications not examin cessary; (b) approve the list, and any revision of the pharmacological classes theret, of doping agents and doping methods banned by the relevant international sports organisations, referred to in articles 2.1 and 2.2, and the criteria for the accreditation of laboratories, and any revisions, adopted by said organisation theret, referred to in article 5.1 (a), and fix the date for the relevant decision to enter into force; c. hold consultation with relevant sports organisations; (d) make recommendations to the parties concerning the measure to be taken for the purpose of this Convention; e. recommend the appropriate measure to keep the relevant international sports organisations and the public informed about the activities undertaken within the framework of this Convention; f. make recommendations to the Committee of Minister to member States concerning non-of the Council of Europe to be invited to accede to this Convention; g. make any proposal for improving the effectiveness of this Convention. 2. In order to discharge its functions, the Monitoring Group may, on its own initiative, arrang for meetings of groups of experts. Article 12 After each meeting, the Monitoring Group shall forward to the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe a report on its work and on the functioning of the Convention. Article 13 Amendments to the articles of the Convention 1 Amendments to the articles of this Convention may be proposed by a Party, the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe or the Monitoring Group. 2. Any proposal for amendment shall be communicated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the States mentioned in article 14 and to every State which acceded to or has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordanc with the provision of article 14 3. Any amendment proposed by a Party or the Committee of Minister shall be communicated in the it Monitoring Group at least two months before the meeting at which it is to be considered. The Monitoring Group shall submit to the Committee of Minister to its opinion on the proposed amendment, where appropriate after the consultation with the relevant sports organisations. 4. The Committee shall consider the will of the Minister proposed amendment and any opinion submitted by the Monitoring Group and may be the adop amendment. 5. The text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Minister in accordanc with paragraph 4 of this article shall be forwarded to the parties for acceptance. 6. Any amendment adopted in accordanc with paragraph 4 of this article shall come into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after all parties have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance thereof. Final article 14 1 of services. This Convention shall be opened for signature by member States of the Council of Europe, the other States party to the European culture Convention and non-member States which have participated in the elaborations of this 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. the Instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Article 15 1. The Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date on which five States, including at least four member States of the Council of Europe, have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordanc with the provision of article 14. In respect of any signatory State which subsequently express their consent to it be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date of signature or of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 16 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe, after consulting the parties, may invite to accede to the Convention any non-member State by a decision taken by the majority provided in article 20 d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee. 2. In respect of any acceding State, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Article 17 1 Any State may, the. at the time of signature or when deposing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply. 2. Any State may, at the later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month 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. Such withdrawals 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 18 1. Any Party, at any time, denounc this Convention by notification addressed to the means of 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 19 the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the parties, the other member States of the Council of Europe, the other States party to the European culture Convention and any State which has acceded or has been invited to accede to it of: a. any signature in accordanc with article 14; b. the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval in accordanc with article 14 or 16; c. any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordanc with article 15 and 16; d. any information forwarded under the provision of article 9; e. any report prepared in pursuanc of the provision of article 12; (f) any proposal for amendment or. any amendment adopted in accordanc with article 13 an the date on which the amendment comes into force; g. any declaration made the provision of under article 17; h. any notification made under the provision of article 18 and the date on which the denunciation takes effect; i. any other Act, notification or communication relating to this Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed theret this Convention. Done at Strasbourg, this 16th day of November 1989, 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 party to the European Convention, the culture non-member States which have participated in the elaborations of this Convention and to any State invited to accede to it. APPENDIX reference list of pharmacological classes of doping agents and doping methods I class of Stimulant Drugs a. b. Narcotics c. Anabolic Steroid D. Beta-blocker e. f. Glutamyl-Diuretic hormones and Doping methods II (A) of analogu. Blood doping b. Pharmacological, chemical and physical manipulation III classes of drugs subject to certain restriction a. b. marijuana c. Alcohol Local anaesthetic d. Corticosteroid for Example A class I Stimulants of Doping. e.g.: amfepramon amfetaminil amiphenazol a benzphetamin a a a * caffein amphetamin cathin is a clorbenzorex clorprenalin of chlorphentermin of croprompamid of cocain (component of "micoren") crothetamid (component of of "micoren") of the etilamphetamin dimetamphetamin of fenetyllin fencamfamin ephedrin ethamivan fenproporex furfenorex mefenorex methamphetamin is a methoxyphenamin methylephedrin of methylphenidat of nikethamid of pemolin of the morazon in pentetrazol phendimetrazine phentermine phenylpropanolamin» pipradol


prolintan is the pyrovaleron of propylhexedrin and related compounds strychnin For caffein, the definition of a positive will depend upon the following:-If the concentration in urin is microgram/ml 12 12.

B. narcotics is an analgesic: alphaprodin-e.g. anileridin-buprenorphin-dextromoramid-diamorphin the codein dextropropoxyphen (heroin) is a ethoheptazin of dihydrocodein dipipanon ethymorphin of the nalbuphin of levorphanol methadon morphin is a pethidin phenazocin of trimeperidin of pentazocin and related compounds (C). Anabolic chemotherapy e.g.: bolasteron-dehydrochlor-methyltestosteron-boldenon clostebol is the mesterolon of the metenolon fluoxymesteron metandienon in an methyltestosteron norethandrolon of the oxymestron of nandrolone in the oxymetholon stanozolol oxandrolon testosterone * and related compounds For testosterone, the definition of a positive will depend upon the following :-the administration of testosterone or use of any other manipulation having the result of increasing the ratio of testosterone in urin/epitestosteron to above 6.


(D) for beta-blocker e.g..: acebutolol alprenolol atenolol metorpolol sotalol and nadolol oxprenolol labetalol acid related compounds e.g.: E. a Diuretic is a bendroflumethiazid of benzthiazid amilorid acetazolamid of bumetadin of chlortalidon of diclofenamid of canrenon of ethacrynic acid chlormerodrin furosemid is a hydrochlorthiazid of mersalyl spironolacton triamteren and related compounds (F). the hormones and analogu Glutamyl-Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG – human chorionic gonadothropin) Corticotrophin (ACTH) Growth hormone (HGH, somatotrophin) (II) a. Blood Doping methods doping b. Pharmacological , chemical and physical manipulation III classes of drugs subject to certain restriction a. b. marijuana c. Alcohol Local anaesthetic d. Corticosteroid Note: the above list is the list of classes of Doping Method as adopted by the International Olympic Committee in April 1989 T-DO (96) 25 Appendix JJ 3638C of the letter of 27 August 1996 amendment to the Appendix 1 Adopted at the 7th Meeting of the Monitoring Group (30-31 May 1996), Entered into force 1 July 1996 reference list pharmocological agents of class of doping and doping methods i. PROHIBITED classes OF substances a. Stimulants b. Narcotics c. Anabolic agents d. Diuretic e. Glutamyl and glycoprotein hormone and analogu PROHIBITED methods a. II Blood doping b. Pharmaceutical, chemical and physical manipulation III classes OF drugs subject TO CERTAIN RESTRICTION a. b. marijuana c. Alcohol Local anaesthetic d. Corticosteroid e. beta-blocker article I PROHIBITED classes OF substances Prohibited substances fall into the following classes of substances : a. Stimulants b. Narcotics c. Anabolic agents d. Diuretic e. Glutamyl and glycoprotein hormone and Stimulants is A Prohibited analogu. substances in class (e) include the following example of the amineptin of the amiphenazol of cocain amphetamin caffein is a of ephedrin fencamfamin pentylentetrazol pipradol salbutamol terbutalin is salmeterol mesocarb and related substances Prohibited substances narcotics B in class (b) include the following example of a diamorphin dextromoramid of dextropropoxyphen (heroin) is the pentazocin of the morphin methadon pethidin and related substances note Codein, dextromethorphan, dihydrocodein:, diphenoxylat and pholcodin with a c. Anabolic agents permitted the anabolic androgenic Anabolic class includes steroid (AAS) and Beta-2 agonists.


Prohibited substances in class (c) include the following examples of Anabolic androgenic steroid clostebol in 1 fluoxymestreron is the metenolon of nandrolone metandienon oxandrolon-stanozolol testosterone and related substances Beta-2 agonists 2 clenbuterol salmeterol fenoterol terbutalin is for salbutamol and related substances in the Prohibited Diuretic substance D in the class (d) include the following example of the chlorthalidon of the acetazolamid bumetanid of the hydrochlorthiazid of ethacrynic acid furosemid mannitol mersalyl spironolacton is triamteren and related substances E. glycoprotein hormone and Glutamyl and Prohibited substances in class of analogu (e) include the following example 1. Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG- human chorionic gonadothropin Corticotrophin (ACTH) 2) 3. Growth hormone (HGH, somatotrophin) and all the respectiv releasings of the factor for such substances 4. Erythropoietin (EPO) article II PROHIBITED methods Blood doping, Pharmaceuticals, chemical and physical manipulation article III classes OF drugs subject TO CERTAIN RESTRICTION a. b. marijuana c. Alcohol Local anaesthetic in the local anaesthetic with Injectabl is permitted under the following conditions: (a)) that the bupivacain When lidocain, mepivacain, procain, etc., are used but not cocain. Vasoconstrictor agents (e.g. adrenaline) may be used in conjunction with local anaesthetic; (b)) only local or intra-articular injection may be administered; c) only when medically justified (e.g. the details including diagnosis) dose and route of administration must be submitted prior to the competition or immediately, if administered during the competition, in writing to the relevant medical authority. D. the use of Corticosteroid corticosteroid is banned except: (a)) for topical use (aural, dermatological and ophtalmological but not rectal); (b)) by inhalation; (c)) by intra-articular or local injection. E. beta-blocker is some example of beta-blocker acebutolol alprenolol atenolol with: oksprenolol sotalol and metoprolol nadolol labetalol acid related substances _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Previously amended on 1 September 1990, on 24 January 1992 and on 1 August 1993.

The Council of Europe anti-doping CONVENTION No. 135 Strasbourg, 16.11.1989. Preamble the Member States of the Council of Europe, the European cultural Convention signed by the Member States and the other States: in view of the fact that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity between its members, to protect and to implement the ideals and principles which are their common heritage, and promote national economic and social development; conscious that sport should play an important role in the health, mental and physical education and in promoting international understanding; Mindful that doping products and methods increase the use of both genders among athletes in all sports and that it causes negative effects on the health of members and the future of sport; Recognizing that this problem is at risk it is ethical principles and educational values embodied in the Olympic Charter, the UNESCO International Charter of Sport and physical education, as well as the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe resolution (76) 41, which is known as the "European Sport for all Charter:"; observance of international sports bodies, the anti-doping rules, policies and declarations; realizing that the national regulatory authorities and voluntary sports organisations have an extra responsibility-to eliminate doping in sport, to ensure compliance with the principles of fair play, of sports events and to protect the health of their members; Recognizing that these institutions and organizations must work together for the benefit of all these objectives possible levels; based on the resolutions on doping adopted by the European Conference of Ministers of Sport, and in particular resolution No 1 adopted 6. Conference in Reykjavík in 1989; given that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has already adopted a resolution (67) 12 on doping in sport, Recommendation No R (79) 8 on doping in sport, Recommendation No R (84) 19 on "the European anti-doping Charter for sport" and recommendation No. R (88) 12 doping control out of competition without prior notice; referring to recommendation No. 5 on doping, adopted 2. International Sports Ministers and leading sports and physical education officer Conference convened by UNESCO in 1988 in Moscow; However, further to launch a single pledged strong action to reduce or completely eliminate doping in sport, based on the ethical values and the practical measures contained in these documents; have agreed as follows: article 1 aim of the Convention the parties concerned undertake their constitutional mandate to take the necessary measures for application of the provisions of this Convention to reduce and totally eradicate doping in sport. Article 2 of the Convention, the definition and the scope of this Convention: 1. a. "doping in sport" means the preparation of pharmacological drugs or doping methods group use or designation of the athletes and sportsmen; b. "pharmacological preparation group doping or doping methods" in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article shall mean the preparation of doping or doping methods of the group, which is banned by the relevant international sports organisations and appearing in lists that have been approved by the control group, in accordance with the provisions of article 11.1.b; c. "sportsmen and athletes" are those who regularly participate in organised sporting events. 2. Until such time as the control group, according to article 11.1 (b) does not approve the banned doping drugs pharmacological groups and doping methods, the list in the annex to this Convention works list attached. Article 3 domestic reconciliation 1. Parties should coordinate their national administrations and other national authorities responsible for the fight against doping in sport. 2. They must ensure the implementation of this Convention, and particularly article 7 requirements, assigning a specific national institution or non-governmental sports organisation for some of the Convention are implemented. Article 4 measures to restrict the banned doping methods of preparation and availability and the parties 1-possible-is to adopt laws and regulations and administrative measures (including decisions on ownership, distribution, import, distribution and sales control), which limited the banned doping agents and doping methods, especially anabolic steroids, the availability and use in sport. 2. The parties or, where possible, relevant non-governmental organizations to ensure the conditions for an effective anti-doping rules the application of criteria for the granting of State subsidies of sports organizations. 3. in addition, parties are required to undertake: a. to assist their sports organisations to finance doping controls and analyses both directly-through grants or donations, and on the basis of such controls and analyses when determining the overall cost, grants or donations to these organizations; (b) to take appropriate measures to end state subsidies allocated for the provision of training process for individual athletes, for doping in sport is disqualified for a period of disqualification; c. to promote and enable their sports organizations make the competent international sports organisations requested doping control during or outside competitions; d. encourage and, where possible, to ensure the conclusion of the agreement between the sports organisations, which allow to duly authorised doping control teams to test their members in other countries. 4. the parties reserves the right to adopt anti-doping regulations and to organise doping checks at their own initiative and on their own responsibility, provided that they are compatible with the relevant principles of this Convention. Article 5 laboratories 1 each party undertakes: a. in its territory to create or contribute to one or more doping control laboratories, accreditation options which could be considered in accordance with the criteria adopted by the relevant international sports organisations and approved by the control group in accordance with article 11.1.b, or b. to help sports organisations to be able to use this laboratory to another party. 2. these laboratories should be encouraged to: a. take appropriate action to employ and retain, train and prepare the repeatedly qualified personnel; b. initiate appropriate research and development programmes on the doping practices and products that are used or could be used to achieve a stimulating effect on athletic achievements, and on analytical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, to get a better understanding of the effects of various substances upon the human body and the effects they cause in sport; c. publish and immediately distribute their research the latest data. Article 6 education 1. the parties, in cooperation with relevant organisations and mass media, undertakes to plan and implement educational programmes, and to organize information campaigns emphasising the dangers associated with doping and its harm to health, what it does to the ethical values of sport. These programs and campaigns to address both at young people in schools and sports clubs and their parents and adult athletes, sport employees, trainers and instructors. Addressing those who are related to medicine, such educational programmes should emphasize respect for medical ethics. 2. the parties undertake to promote and develop research, together with the relevant local, national or international sports organizations in the manner and with the features that help build a scientifically based physiological and psychological training programmes that respect the integrity of people. Article 7 co-operation with sports organisations on measures to be taken 1. the parties undertake to stimulate local sports organizations and with the help of the international sports organisations to define and carry out all applicable and existing measures within their competence, against doping in sport. 2. To this end, they shall encourage their sports organisations to recognise and align your rights, obligations and duties, in particular by harmonising anti-doping rules: a. based on the relevant international sports organisations; the rules adopted b. prohibited doping products pharmacological group and list of prohibited doping methods, based on lists that have been approved by the relevant international sports organisations; c. doping control procedures; d. disciplinary penalties, using internationally recognised principles of Justice and ensuring suspected athletes of both genders fundamental rights; These principles include: (i) the condition that the authorities be informed of the offence must be separated from the bodies which determine the punishment; II. the right of such persons to a fair trial and the right to assistance or representation; III. clear and enforceable rules that allow any judgment; e. effective penalty arrangements on the use of the officials of the Mayor, medics, veterinarians, trainers, physiotherapists and other officials, which with the athletes guilty of anti-doping rules; f. arrangements that allow for the mutual recognition of disqualifications and other penalties imposed by other sports organisations in the same or other countries. 3. Furthermore, the Parties shall encourage their sports organisations: a. to introduce effective doping control not only race, but also without warning at any appropriate time outside, the following checks should be carried out in such a way as to be equally fair to all athletes and athletes, and include, where appropriate, the randomly selected person for inspection and re-inspection; (b) negotiate agreements with sports organisations of other countries, which would allow the other to duly authorised doping control team to examine another country the athlete or athletes who train in this country; c. to clarify and harmonise the rules on the right to take part in sports events which will include anti-doping criteria; d. to promote active participation of own athletes in international sport organization anti-doping work; e. to achieve full and effective available the use of equipment to perform doping analysis laboratory referred to in article 5, both during the race, both inside and outside; f. acquainted with scientifically sound methods and develop training programs for all ages and athletes of both genders, which would correspond to each sport. Article 8 international co-operation 1. Parties should have close cooperation in matters of the Convention and encouraged similar cooperation between their sports organizations. 2. the parties undertake: a. to encourage their sports organisations to promote the application of the provisions of this Convention within all the appropriate international sports organisations to which they are parties, including the refusal to admit the world or regional records without negative doping control result of approval; (b) to promote cooperation between doping control laboratories established in accordance with article 5; c. to initiate bilateral and multilateral cooperation between relevant agencies, government institutions and organisations in order to achieve the objectives referred to in article 4.1. also at the international level. 3. the parties whose laboratory created and operate in accordance with the article 5 undertake to assist other parties to acquire the experience, skills and techniques necessary to establish their own laboratories. Article 9 provision of information each Party shall send to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, all relevant information in one of the official languages of the Council of Europe on the legislative and other measures taken to comply with the provisions of this Convention. Article 10 control group 1. For the purposes of this Convention, is created in the control group. 2. in the control group the party may be represented by one or more delegates. Each Party shall have one vote. 3. any State referred to in article 14.1, not being a party to this Convention, the control group can be represented as an observer. 4. Control Group may be by unanimous decision, invite any non-Member State of the Council of Europe and is also not a party to the Convention and any sports or other professional organisation have observers at one or more meetings. 5. Control Group shall be convened by the Secretary General. The first meeting should be convened by the immediate need, but no later than one year after the entry into force of this Convention. The subsequent meetings shall be convened as necessary by the Secretary General or at the request of any party. 6. The majority of Member States constitute a quorum, which gives the right to hold a meeting of the control group. 7. Control group meetings are closed. 8. In accordance with the provisions of this Convention, the control group is entitled to draw up and adopt by consensus its own roll of the agenda. 11. Article 1. control group to control the implementation of this Convention. It has the right to: a. review the provisions of this Convention and examine any necessary changes; (b) to approve the list and fixes any doping preparation pharmacological groups and doping methods banned by the relevant international sports organisations, referred to in 2.1 and 2.2. articles, and criteria for laboratory accreditation, as well as any amendment adopted by the (a) referred to in article 5.1, and to determine the date when the relevant decisions are to enter into force; c. make a consultation with the relevant sports organisations; (d) to make recommendations to the parties on the measures to be taken to meet the objectives of the Convention; (e) to recommend appropriate measures to ensure that the international organizations and public awareness of the measures under this Convention; (f) to make recommendations to the Minister. Committee on the need to accede to the Convention, to invite States that are not Member States of the Council of Europe; g. to express any proposal to improve the effectiveness of this Convention. 2. To be able to carry out its functions, the control group may, at its own initiative, organize an expert group meeting. Article 12 every hearing must be sent to the control group, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe a report on its work and the implementation of this Convention. Article 13 of the Convention, article 1 of the Convention of corrections Article fixes may be proposed by any party, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe or the control group. 2. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe must be notified of any corrections to the proposal of the countries referred to in article 14, and to all States which have acceded or has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of article 16. 3. any amendment proposed by a party or the Committee of Ministers, should be communicated to the control group at least two months before the meeting at which this correction will be discussed. The control group must communicate its opinion on the proposed amendment to the Committee of Ministers shall, prior consultation with the relevant sports organisations. 4. The Committee of Ministers should consider the proposed correction and any control group submitted an opinion; so this correction is eligible to adopt. 5. the text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Ministers in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article shall be sent to the Member States for approval. 6. any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one month after all parties notifying the Secretary-General about approval. The final part of article 14 1 this Convention may sign the Member States of the Council of Europe, the other States of the European cultural Convention, and States that are not members of the Council of Europe, but have participated in the elaboration of this Convention and is entitled to express its consent, certifying it with: (a) signature without ratification. acceptance or approval rights; (b) signature with the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval. 2. The instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval are deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. 1. Article 15 this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one month after the date on which five States, of which at least four are the Member States of the Council of Europe, have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of article 14. 2. For any State that further expresses the consent to join the Convention and sign it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one month after the date of signature or ratification, acceptance or approval. 16. Article 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in consultation with the parties, shall be entitled to the majority decision, as provided for in the Statute of the Council of Europe in article 20 d, and unanimously to the decision of the representatives of the Līgumvalst, who have the right to participate in the meetings of this Committee, be invited to accede to this Convention, any State which is not a member of the Council of Europe. 2. In respect of any acceding State, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one month after the date on which the instrument of accession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. Article 17 1 any State when it signed the Convention or deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which it applies this Convention. 2. any State any date after may with the European Council Declaration addressed to the Secretary General to extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the Declaration. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one month after the date on which the Secretary-General received the following declaration. 3. any declaration made under the two paragraphs above may, in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn by notification addressed to the Secretary-General. Such cancellation to take effect with the first day of the month following six months after the date on which the Secretary General has received the notification. Article 18 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 19 the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the parties must notify the other Member States of the Council of Europe, other European cultural Convention, States that are not members of the Council of Europe, but have participated in the elaboration of this Convention and any State which has acceded to or has been invited to accede to it of: a. any signature in accordance with article 14; b. any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession depositing in accordance with article 14 or 16; c. any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with articles 15 and 16; (d) any information which is distributed in accordance with the provisions of article 9; (e) any report prepared in accordance with the provisions of article 12; (f) any proposed amendments or revisions adopted in accordance with article 13 and the date on which that amendment shall enter into force; g. any declaration made in accordance with the provisions of article 17; h. any notification in accordance with the provisions of article 18 and the date when the denunciation takes effect; i. any other Act, notification or communication relating to this Convention. Stating the above, the undersigned, being the entitled to do so, have signed this Convention. Drafted in the 1989 Strasbourg November 16, the English and French languages, 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 copies to each Member State of the Council of Europe, to the other Member States of the European cultural Convention States, those States which are not members of the Council of Europe, but have participated in the elaboration of this Convention and any State which has been invited to join it.
Annex a pharmacological preparation of Doping and doping methods the group list (I) Doping group a. stimulants b. Narcotics c. Anabolic features D. E. Beta-blockers diuretics f. Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and analogues II Doping methods a. blood doping b. pharmacological, chemical and physical manipulation III drug groups with limited use of a. alcohol b. marijuana c. local anesthetics d. Corticosteroids examples I Doping group a. stimulants , such as: amfepramon amfetaminil amiphenazol of the benzphetamin of amphetamin is a chlorphentermin of caffein, clorbenzorex clorprenalin the cathin cocain is croprompamid ("micoren" component) crothetamid ("micoren" component) is a etilamphetamin of dimetamphetamin ephedrin fencamfamin fenproporex ethamivan fenetyllin of methoxyphenamin of methylephedrin of the methamphetamin furfenorex mefenorex» nikethamid» methylphenidat» pemolin» the morazon pentetrazol phendimetrazine phentermine phenylpropanolamin prolintan of propylhexedrin of pyrovaleron of the pipradol strychnin and similar substances on caffeine-positive response is dependent on the following: If the concentration of the substance in urine exceeds the 12 microgram/ml.
 

 
(B) the anileridin of the alphaprodin of Drugs. buprenorphin is the dextromoramid of diamorphin the codein dextropropoxyphen (heroin) is a ethoheptazin of dihydrocodein dipipanon ethymorphin of the nalbuphin of levorphanol methadon morphin is a pethidin of phenazocin of trimeperidin pentazocin and similar substances c. anabolic-boldenon bolasteron features dehydrochlor-methyltestosteron-fluoxymesteron clostebol is a mesterolon metenolon of the methyltestosteron of the metandienon nandrolone is a oxymestron of norethandrolon of oxymetholon stanozolol oxandrolon testosterone and similar substances on testosterone-positive response is dependent on the following: administration of testosterone or other manipulation that causes the testosterone/epitestosteron ratio in the urine increases above 6.
 

 
D. beta-blocker acebutolol alprenolol atenolol, nadolol oxprenolol sotalol labetalol metorpolol acid and similar substances E. Diuretics is a amilorid bendroflumethiazid of acetazolamid of bumetadin of benzthiazid of canrenon of chlortalidon diclofenamid of ethacrynic acid chlormerodrin furosemid is a hydrochlorthiazid of mersalyl spironolacton triamteren and similar substances Peptide and glycoprotein f. hormones and their analogues Horiongonadotropīn (HCG – human chorionic gonadothropin) corticotropin (ACTH SEE SECTION) growth hormone (HGH, somatotrophin) Doping methods II a. blood doping b. pharmacological , chemical and physical manipulation III drug groups with limited use of a. alcohol b. marijuana c. local anesthetics d. corticosteroids Note: the above groups and methods Doping list that was endorsed by the International Olympic Committee in April 1989.   Appendix 1 approved control group meeting 7 (1996, 30-31 May) entered into force on 1 July 1996 Doping pharmacological preparation group and doping methods banned preparations I list groups a. stimulants b. Narcotics c. Anabolic resources d. diuretics Peptide glycoprotein hormones and analogues II and prohibited methods a. blood doping b. pharmacological, chemical and physical manipulation III drug groups with limited use of alcohol, marijuana, local anesthetics corticosteroids But beta-blockers prohibited the preparation of article I of the Banned group preparations are divided into the following groups: preparation a. stimulants b. Narcotics c. Anabolic resources d. diuretics e. Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and analogues a. stimulants Prohibited the preparation of (a) the group included the following: amiphenazol of the Office of amphetamin fencamfamin cocain ephedrin is salbutamol in the salmeterol amineptin pentylentetrazol pipradol caffein mesocarb terbutalin and similar substances in the banned Drug preparation B (b) the following substances included in the Group: the pethidin of diamorphin dextromoramid of dextropropoxyphen (heroin) is a pentazocin and the morphin methadon similar substances note Codein, dextromethorphan, dihydrocodein:, diphenoxylat and pholcodin use is allowed.

 
   

C. funds prohibited Anabolic preparations (c) group includes the following: 1. the androgenic steroid clostebol Anabol-fluoxymestreron is the metenolon of nandrolone metandienon oxandrolon-stanozolol testosterone and similar substances 2. Beta-2 agonists clenbuterol salmeterol fenoterol terbutalin salbutamol and similar substances d. diuretics prohibited preparations (d) group includes the following: acetazolamid bumetanid of the chlorthalidon of ethacrynic acid hydrochlorthiazid of mannitol mersalyl furosemid is spironolacton is triamteren and similar substances e. Peptide and glycoprotein hormones and analogues Prohibited the preparation of (e) the following substances included in the Group's : 1. Horiongonadotropīn (HCG – human chorionic gonadothropin) corticotropin (ACTH SEE SECTION) 2 3. Growth hormone (HGH, somatotrophin) and all the relevant relīzingfaktor these substances 4. Erythropoietin (EPO) article II prohibited methods blood doping pharmacological, chemical and physical manipulation III article drug groups with limited use of a. alcohol b. marijuana c. local anestētiķ local anestētiķ Injectors are permitted in the following cases: (a)) If you use bupivacaīn, lidocaine , mepivacaīn, procaine, etc., but not used cocaine. Vazokonstriktor (e.g. adrenaline) may be used in combination with local anestētiķ; (b)) may be made only to the local or intraartikulār injection; (c) submitting only medically approved) a written undertaking, appropriate medical institution (i.e. the diagnosis and other information) about the dose and route of Administration prior to the competition or immediately, if injected into the race. D. corticosteroids Corticosteroids use is prohibited, except in the following cases: for local use (ears, dermatological and ophthalmological, but not rectal); inhalation; intraartikulār or local injection.

E. beta-blockers some beta-blocker acebutolol alprenolol atenolol labetalol: metoprolol nadolol oksprenolol acid and similar agents sotalol _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 1 Previously updated 1990 September 1, 1992, 24 January and 1 august 1993.