The Parties, with a view to the reduction and eventual elimination of doping in sport, undertake to take, within the limits of their respective constitutional provisions, the measures necessary to give effect to the provisions of the Present Convention.

(1) For the purposes of this Convention:

(a)

"Doping in sport" means the administration or use by athletes of the pharmacological classes of doping agents or methods of doping;

(b)

"Pharmacological classes of doping agents or doping methods", subject to paragraph 2 below, shall mean the classes of doping agents and doping methods prohibited by the competent international sports organisations, On lists which have been approved by the Monitoring Group under Article 11.1.b;

(c)

"Sportsmen" means persons of both sexes who usually participate in organised sports activities.

(2) Until a list of the prohibited pharmacological classes of doping agents and doping methods has been approved by the Monitoring Group pursuant to Article 11.1.b, the reference list contained in the Annex to this Convention Applies.

(1) The Parties shall coordinate the policies and actions of their government departments and other public bodies concerned with the fight against doping in sport.

(2) They shall ensure that there is practical application of this Convention and, in particular, to comply with the requirements of Article 7, by entrusting, where appropriate, the implementation of certain provisions of this Convention to an authority Government or non-government sport designated for this purpose, or a sports organization.

(1) The Parties shall adopt, as appropriate, legislation, regulations or administrative measures to reduce the availability (and, in particular, of provisions to control traffic, detention, importation, distribution and Sale) as well as the use in sport of prohibited doping agents and methods and, in particular, anabolic steroids.

(2) To this end, the Parties or, where appropriate, the competent non-governmental organisations shall make the criteria for the granting of public subsidies to sports organisations subject to the effective application by them of the regulations Doping.

(3) In addition, the Parties shall:

(a)

Assist their sports organisations in financing anti-doping controls and analyses, either through the granting of grants or direct subsidies or by taking into account the cost of such controls and analyses when determining the overall amount of the Grants or subsidies to be allocated to these organizations;

(b)

Take appropriate measures to refuse to grant, for training purposes, grants from public funds to athletes who have been suspended as a result of the discovery of a doping offence in the Sport, for the duration of their suspension;

(c)

Encourage and, where appropriate, facilitate the execution by their sports organisations of the doping controls requested by the relevant international sports organisations, both in the course and outside the competitions; and

(d)

Encourage and facilitate the conclusion, by sports organisations, of agreements authorising duly waved doping control teams to have their members tested in other countries.

(4) The Parties shall reserve the right to adopt anti-doping regulations and to organise doping controls on their own initiative and under their own responsibility, provided that they are compatible with the relevant principles of the Present Convention.

(1) Each Party undertakes:

(a)

To create or facilitate the creation in its territory of one or more doping control laboratories which may be approved in accordance with the criteria adopted by the competent international sports organisations and approved by The Monitoring Group under Article 11.1.b;

(b)

To assist its sports organisations to have access to such a laboratory in the territory of another Party.

2) These laboratories are encouraged to:

(a)

Take appropriate measures to recruit and retain, train and retrain qualified personnel;

(b)

Undertake appropriate research and development programmes on doping agents and methods used or presumed to be used for doping in sport, as well as in the fields of biochemistry and pharmacology To achieve a better understanding of the effects of various substances on the human body and their implications for sport performance;

(c)

Publish and disseminate new data in a timely manner.

(1) The Parties undertake to develop and implement, where appropriate in collaboration with relevant sports organizations and with the means of mass communication, educational programmes and information campaigns highlighting The health hazards inherent in doping and the ethical values of sport. These programmes and campaigns are aimed at both young people in schools and sports clubs and their parents, as well as adult athletes, sports administrators and managers, and coaches. For those working in the medical field, these educational programmes underline the importance of respect for medical ethics.

(2) The Parties undertake to encourage and promote, in collaboration with relevant regional, national and international sports organizations, research on the development of physiological training programmes and Based on scientific grounds and respectful of the integrity of the human person.

(1) The Parties undertake to encourage their sports organisations and, through them, international sports organisations, to develop and apply all appropriate measures within their competence to combat doping in Sport.

(2) To this end, they shall encourage their sports organisations to clarify and harmonise their respective rights, obligations and duties, in particular by harmonising:

(a)

Anti-doping regulations on the basis of regulations adopted by the relevant international sports organisations;

(b)

Lists of the pharmacological classes of doping agents and doping methods prohibited, on the basis of the lists adopted by the competent international sports organisations;

(c)

Anti-doping control methods;

(d)

Disciplinary procedures, applying the internationally recognised principles of natural justice and ensuring respect for the fundamental rights of sportsmen and women on whom a suspicion weighs; these principles include the following:

(i)

The investigating body must be separate from the disciplinary body;

(ii)

They are entitled to a fair trial and the right to be assisted or represented;

(iii)

There must be clear and enforceable provisions in practice to appeal against any judgment;

(e)

Procedures for applying effective sanctions to officials, doctors, veterinarians, coaches, physiotherapists and others responsible for or complicit in doping violations by athletes;

(f)

Procedures for the mutual recognition of suspensions and other sanctions imposed by other sports organisations in the country itself or in another country.

(3) Furthermore, the Parties shall encourage their sports organizations to:

(a)

To establish, in sufficient numbers to be effective, anti-doping controls not only in competitions but without prior notice at any appropriate time outside competitions; these controls shall be conducted in a fair manner for all Athletes and include tests applied and repeated to athletes, if any, at random;

(b)

Conclude, with the sports organisations of other countries, agreements allowing the submission of a sportsman training in one of these countries to tests carried out by a duly authorised doping control team of that country;

(c)

Clarify and harmonize regulations regarding eligibility for sport events that include anti-doping criteria;

(d)

Encourage athletes to participate actively in the fight against doping by international sports organisations;

(e)

To make full and effective use of the equipment made available to them for the anti-doping analysis in the laboratories referred to in Article 5, both in the course and outside the sporting competitions;

(f)

To search for scientific methods of training and to develop guidelines for the protection of athletes of all ages, adapted to each sport.

(1) The Parties shall cooperate closely in the areas covered by this Convention and shall encourage similar cooperation between their sports organisations.

(2) The Parties undertake to:

(a)

Encourage their sports organisations to work towards the implementation of the provisions of this Convention in all the international sports organisations to which they are affiliated, in particular by refusing to register World or regional records that do not have the negative results of an authenticated anti-doping test;

(b)

Promote cooperation between the personnel of their anti-doping control laboratories established or operating in accordance with Article 5; and

(c)

To establish bilateral and multilateral cooperation between their competent bodies, authorities and organisations, for the purpose of waiting, also at international level, for the objectives set out in Article 4.1.

(3) The Parties, which have laboratories established or operating in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 5, undertake to assist other Parties in acquiring the experience, competence and techniques necessary for the creation of Their own laboratories.

Each Party shall transmit to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in one of the official languages of the Council of Europe, all relevant information relating to the legislative or other measures it has taken with the aim of Comply with the provisions of this Convention.

(1) A monitoring group shall be established for the purposes of this Convention.

(2) Any Party may be represented in the Monitoring Group by one or more delegates. Each Party shall be entitled to one vote.

(3) Any State referred to in Article 14.1, which is not a party to this Convention, may be represented in the Monitoring Group by an observer.

(4) The Monitoring Group may, acting unanimously, invite any non-member State of the Council of Europe which is not a party to the Convention and any sports or professional organisation concerned to be represented by an observer in one or more of the Its meetings.

(5) The Monitoring Group shall be convened by the Secretary General. It shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible and, in any event, less than one year from the date of entry into force of the Convention. It shall meet thereafter whenever necessary, on the initiative of the Secretary General or a Party.

(6) The majority of the Parties shall constitute a quorum for holding a meeting of the Monitoring Group.

(7) The follow-up group shall be in camera.

(8) Subject to the provisions of this Convention, the Monitoring Group shall establish its rules of procedure and shall adopt it by consensus.

(1) The Monitoring Group shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation of this Convention. In particular, it can:

(a)

Review the provisions of this Convention on a permanent basis and consider any changes that may be necessary;

(b)

Approve the list, and any revision, of the pharmacological classes of doping agents and doping methods prohibited by the competent international sports organisations referred to in Article 2 (1) and (2) and the criteria The accreditation of laboratories, and any revision, adopted by the same organisations referred to in Article 5.1.a, and setting the date of entry into force of the decisions taken;

(c)

Initiate consultations with relevant sports organisations;

(d)

To make recommendations to the Parties on the measures to be taken for the implementation of this Convention;

(e)

Recommend appropriate measures to ensure the information of relevant international organizations and the public on the work undertaken in the context of this Convention;

(f)

Make recommendations to the Committee of Ministers on the invitation of non-member states of the Council of Europe to accede to this Convention;

(g)

To make any proposal to improve the effectiveness of this Convention.

(2) In order to carry out its task, the Monitoring Group may, on its own initiative, provide for meetings of expert groups.

Following each of its meetings, the Monitoring Group shall forward to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe a report on its work and on the functioning of the Convention.

1) Amendments to the articles of this Convention may be proposed by a Party, by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe or by the Monitoring Group.

(2) Any proposed amendment shall be communicated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the States referred to in Article 14 and any State which has acceded to or has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of the Article 16.

(3) Any amendment proposed by a Party or by the Committee of Ministers shall be communicated to the Monitoring Group at least two months before the meeting to which the amendment is to be considered. The Monitoring Group shall submit to the Committee of Ministers its opinion on the proposed amendment, if necessary, after consultation with the relevant sports organisations.

(4) The Committee of Ministers shall consider the proposed amendment and any opinion submitted by the Monitoring Group and may adopt the amendment.

(5) The text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Ministers in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article shall be transmitted to the Parties for its acceptance.

(6) Any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of one month after the date on which all the Parties have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance Amendment.