The purpose of this Convention is, within the framework of the strategy and programme of activities of UNESCO in the field of physical education and sport, to promote the prevention and control of doping in sport with a view to Put an end.

These definitions are in the context of the World Anti-Doping Code. In the event of a conflict, however, the provisions of the Convention shall prevail.

For the purposes of this Convention,

1.

"Approved anti-doping laboratories" means laboratories approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

2.

"Anti-Doping Organization" means an authority responsible for the adoption of the rules to be followed to initiate, enforce or enforce any part of the doping control process. It may be, for example, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, other organizations responsible for major sporting events that carry out checks on this occasion, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee. International Federations and National Anti-Doping Organizations.

3.

"Anti-doping rule violation" in sport means one or more of the following violations:

(a)

The presence of a Prohibited Substance, its Metabolites or Markers in the Body of an Athlete;

(b)

The use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or method;

(c)

The refusal to submit to a sample collection after notification in accordance with the anti-doping rules in force, or to avoid it without valid justification or to avoid it by any other means;

(d)

The violation of the requirements for the availability of athletes for out-of-competition testing, including the non-compliance by athletes of the obligation to indicate the place where they are located and the lack of controls which are considered to be Obey reasonable rules;

(e)

Falsification or attempted falsification of any element of the doping control process;

(f)

Possession of prohibited substances or methods;

(g)

Trafficking in any prohibited substance or method;

(h)

The administration or attempt to administer a prohibited substance or method to a sportsman, or the assistance, encouragement, contest, incitement, concealation or any other form of complicity resulting in a violation or Attempted violation of anti-doping rules.

4.

For the purposes of doping control, "sportsman" means any person who practices a sporting activity at the international level or at a national level as defined by the national anti-doping organization concerned and accepted by the States Parties, and any other person who practices a sport or participates in a sporting event at a lower level accepted by the States Parties. For the purposes of education and training, "sportsman" means any person who practices a sport under the authority of a sports organisation.

5.

"Athlete support personnel" means any coach, trainer, sporting director, agent, team staff, official, medical or paramedical staff who works with athletes or who deals with athletes participating in a sport. Sports competition or preparation.

6.

"Code" means the World Anti-Doping Code adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency on 5 March 2003 in Copenhagen and attached to Appendix 1 ¹ Of this Convention.

7.

"Competition" means a test, a match or a single game, or a given sport competition.

8.

"Doping control" refers to the process of planning the allocation of controls, the collection of samples and their handling, laboratory analysis, results management, hearings and appeals.

9.

"Doping in sport" means a case of anti-doping rule violation.

10.

"Duly accredited doping control teams" means doping control teams operating under the authority of a national or international anti-doping organization.

11.

By "in competition" control, in order to differentiate in competition and out of competition, and unless otherwise provided for in the regulations of the International Federation or the Anti-Doping Organization concerned, a check shall be made To which a sportsman designated for this purpose must submit in a given competition.

12.

"International Standard for Laboratories" means the Standard set out in Appendix 2 to this Convention.

13.

"International standards of control" means the Standards set out in Appendix 3 to this Convention.

14.

"Unannounced control" means a doping control that takes place without the Athlete's prior warning and during which the Athlete is permanently escorted from his notification to the supply of the sample.

15.

"Olympic Movement" means all those who agree to be guided by the Olympic Charter and who recognise the authority of the International Olympic Committee, namely: the International Sports Federations in the programme of the Olympic Games, National Olympic Committees, Olympic Organising Committees, Athletes, Judges, Arbitrators, Associations and Clubs, as well as all organizations and institutions recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

16.

Anti-doping control "out of competition" means any doping control that does not take place in a competition.

17.

"Prohibited List" means the list of prohibited substances and methods listed in Annex I to this Convention.

18.

"Prohibited method" means any method described in the Prohibited List set out in Annex I to this Convention.

19.

"Prohibited Substance" means any substance described in the Prohibited List set out in Schedule I to this Convention.

20.

"Sports organisation" means any organisation that is responsible for a demonstration in one or more sporting disciplines.

21.

"Standard for Therapeutic Use Authorization" means the Standard set out in Annex II to this Convention.

22.

"Control" refers to the part of the overall doping control process including the planning of the test distribution, the sample collection, the handling of the sample and its transport to the laboratory.

23.

"Exemption for therapeutic use" means an exemption granted in accordance with the Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemption.

24.

"Use" means the application, ingestion, injection or consumption by any other means of a prohibited substance or method.

25.

The term "World Anti-Doping Agency" (WADA) is the Swiss Law Foundation, which was appointed on 10 November 1999.

For the purposes of this Convention, the States Parties undertake to:

(a)

Adopt appropriate measures at the national and international levels that are consistent with the principles of the Code;

(b)

Encourage all forms of international cooperation to protect athletes and the ethics of sport and to communicate the results of the research;

(c)

Promote international cooperation between them and organisations which play a leading role in the fight against doping in sport, in particular the World Anti-Doping Agency.

1. In order to coordinate the implementation of the fight against doping in sport at the national and international levels, the States Parties undertake to respect the principles set out in the Code, which serve as the basis for the measures referred to in Art. 5 of this Convention. Nothing in this Convention shall prevent States Parties from adopting additional measures in addition to the Code.

2. The text of the Code and the most recent version of Appendices 2 and 3 are reproduced for information and are not an integral part of this Convention. The Appendices, as such, do not create binding obligations under international law for the States Parties.

3. The Annexes shall form an integral part of this Convention.

In accordance with the obligations set out in this Convention, each State Party undertakes to adopt appropriate measures. These measures may include laws, regulations, policies or administrative practices.

This Convention shall in no way affect the rights and obligations of States Parties arising from other agreements previously concluded and compatible with its object and purpose. This shall not affect the enjoyment by other States Parties of their rights under this Convention or the fulfilment of their obligations under this Convention.

States Parties shall ensure the implementation of this Convention, including through coordination measures at the national level. In order to fulfil their obligations under this Convention, they may rely on anti-doping organisations, as well as on sports authorities and organisations.

1. Where appropriate, States Parties shall adopt measures to limit the availability of prohibited substances and methods with a view to restricting their use in sport by athletes, except in the case of an exemption for therapeutic use. They shall, in particular, combat traffic destined for sportsmen and, for that purpose, shall endeavour to limit the production, circulation, import, distribution and sale of such substances and methods.

2. States Parties shall adopt measures, or encourage, where appropriate, the competent bodies within their jurisdiction to adopt measures to prevent and restrict the use and possession by athletes of substances and methods Prohibited in sport, unless such use is authorized by an exemption for therapeutic use.

3. No measures adopted in accordance with this Convention shall restrict the availability for legitimate purposes of substances and methods whose use is otherwise prohibited or restricted in the field of sport.

States Parties shall take measures themselves, or encourage sports organisations and anti-doping organisations to take measures, including sanctions or penalties, against members of the Athlete Support Framework who Commit an anti-doping rule violation or other doping offence in sport.

States Parties shall, as appropriate, encourage producers and distributors of food supplements to establish good practices for the marketing and distribution of food supplements, in particular to provide information on the Analytical composition of these products and quality assurance.

As appropriate, States Parties shall:

(a)

Include in their budgets the financing of a national programme of tests in all sports disciplines or help sports organisations and anti-doping organisations to finance anti-doping controls, either by granting them Directly from grants or allowances, or taking into account the cost of such controls when determining the overall amount of such subsidies or allowances;

(b)

Take the necessary steps to withdraw their financial support in the field of sport to sportsmen or sportspersons who have been suspended as a result of an anti-doping rule violation during the period of the suspension;

(c)

Withdraw all or part of their support, financial or otherwise, in the field of sport to any sports organisation or anti-doping organisation which does not comply with the applicable Code or anti-doping rules adopted in accordance with the Code.

As appropriate, States Parties shall:

(a)

Encourage and facilitate the enforcement by sports organisations and anti-doping organisations within their jurisdiction of doping controls in accordance with the provisions of the Code, including spot checks and out-of-control tests Competition and competition;

(b)

Encourage and facilitate the negotiation by sports organisations and anti-doping organisations of agreements authorising duly authorised doping control teams from other countries to submit their members to tests;

(c)

Undertake to assist sports organisations and anti-doping organisations within their jurisdiction to access an accredited anti-doping laboratory for the purpose of analysing the samples taken.

States Parties shall encourage cooperation between anti-doping organisations, public authorities and sports organisations within their jurisdiction and those within the jurisdiction of other States Parties in order to reach, on a scale The purpose of this Convention.

The States Parties undertake to support the World Anti-Doping Agency in its important international anti-doping mission.

The States Parties support the principle of funding the approved core annual budget of the World Anti-Doping Agency, half by public authorities and half by the Olympic Movement.

Bearing in mind that the fight against doping in sport can only be effective if athletes can be tested unexpectedly and samples sent to laboratories in good time for analysis, the States Parties, as appropriate And in accordance with their national laws and procedures:

(a)

Facilitate the task of the World Anti-Doping Agency and anti-doping organisations working in accordance with the Code, subject to the regulations of the host countries concerned, so that they may carry out doping controls in competition or out of competition Competing with their athletes, either on or outside their territory;

(b)

Facilitate the timely cross-border movement of certified doping control teams when carrying out anti-doping controls;

(c)

Cooperate to expedite the transport or timely cross-border shipment of samples so as to ensure safety and integrity;

(d)

Promote the international coordination of anti-doping controls carried out by the various anti-doping organisations, and cooperate with the World Anti-Doping Agency for this purpose;

(e)

Promote cooperation between doping control laboratories within their jurisdiction and those under the jurisdiction of other States Parties. In particular, States Parties with accredited anti-doping laboratories shall encourage them to assist other States Parties to acquire the experience, skills and techniques necessary to establish their own laboratories, if they so wish. Wish;

(f)

Encourage and support reciprocal control arrangements between the anti-doping organizations concerned, in accordance with the Code;

(g)

Mutually recognise doping control procedures and the methods of managing the results of any anti-doping organization that are in conformity with the Code, including the sport sanctions arising therefrom.

1. A "Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport" is hereby established, hereinafter referred to as "the Voluntary Fund". It is a deposit fund established in accordance with the UNESCO Financial Regulations. All contributions made by States Parties and other actors are voluntary.

2. The resources of the Voluntary Fund are constituted by:

(a)

Contributions by States Parties;

(b)

Any payments, gifts or bequests that may be made by:

(i)

Other States,

(ii)

Organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, including the United Nations Development Programme, and other international organizations,

(iii)

Public or private organizations or individuals;

(c)

Any interest in the resources of the Voluntary Fund;

(d)

The proceeds of the collections and the proceeds of events organized for the benefit of the Voluntary Fund;

(e)

Any other resources authorized by the Settlement of the Voluntary Fund established by the Conference of the Parties.

3. The contributions made by the States Parties to the Voluntary Fund shall not replace the amounts which they have committed to pay in order to pay their share of the annual budget of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The resources of the Voluntary Fund are allocated by the Conference of the Parties to the financing of activities approved by the Conference of the Parties, in particular to assist States Parties in the development and implementation of anti-doping programmes In accordance with the provisions of this Convention, taking into account the objectives of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and may be used to finance the operation of the said Convention. Contributions to the Voluntary Fund may not be subject to any political, economic or other conditions.

States Parties shall endeavour, within the limits of their means, to support, design or implement education and training programmes on the fight against doping. For the sports community in general, these programmes aim to provide up to date and accurate information on:

(a)

The negative effects of doping on the ethical values of sport;

(b)

The health consequences of doping.

2. For athletes and athlete support staff, in particular during the initial training, the education and training programmes, in addition to the above, aim to provide up to date and accurate information on:

(a)

Doping control procedures;

(b)

The rights and responsibilities of athletes in the fight against doping, including information on the Code and the policies of relevant sports and anti-doping organisations. This information relates in particular to the consequences of an anti-doping rule violation;

(c)

A list of prohibited substances and methods, and exemptions for therapeutic use;

(d)

Food supplements.

States Parties shall encourage competent professional associations and institutions to develop and apply appropriate codes of conduct, good practice and ethics in accordance with the Code in the fight against doping in the Sport.

States Parties shall promote and, to the extent of their means, support the active participation of Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel in all aspects of the anti-doping work carried out by sports and other organizations Organisations, and encourage sports organisations within their jurisdiction to do the same.

States Parties shall encourage sports organisations and anti-doping organisations to implement continuing education and training programmes for all Athletes and Athlete Support Personnel on the points covered by the Art. 19.

States Parties shall cooperate with each other and with the relevant organizations to exchange, as appropriate, information, technical expertise and experience relevant to effective anti-doping programmes.

The States Parties undertake to encourage and promote, within the limits of their means, anti-doping research in collaboration with sports organisations and other relevant organisations with regard to:

(a)

Prevention, screening methods, behavioural and social aspects of doping and its impact on health;

(b)

Ways and means to develop science-based physical and psychological training programs that respect the integrity of the person;

(c)

The use of all new substances and methods resulting from advances in science.

Encouraging anti-doping research under s. 24 States Parties shall ensure that this research is conducted:

(a)

In accordance with internationally accepted ethical practices;

(b)

Avoiding the use of prohibited substances and methods for athletes;

(c)

Taking appropriate precautions to ensure that its results cannot be misused or used for doping.

In accordance with the applicable national and international rules, States Parties, as appropriate, shall communicate the results of the anti-doping research to the other States Parties and to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The States Parties shall encourage:

(a)

Scientists and the medical profession to conduct research in sport science in accordance with the principles set out in the Code;

(b)

Sports organizations and athlete management personnel under their jurisdiction to apply the results of sport science research that are consistent with the principles set out in the Code.

1. A Conference of the Parties shall be established. The Conference of the Parties shall be the sovereign body of this Convention.

(2) The Conference of the Parties shall meet in ordinary session every two years in principle. It may meet in extraordinary session, either if it so decides, or at the request of at least one third of the States Parties.

(3) Each State Party shall have one vote at the Conference of the Parties.

The Conference of the Parties shall adopt its rules of procedure.

The World Anti-Doping Agency shall be invited to the Conference of the Parties as an advisory body. The International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Council of Europe and the Intergovernmental Committee on Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) are invited as observers. The Conference of the Parties may decide to invite other relevant organizations as observers.

In addition to those set out in other provisions of this Convention, the functions of the Conference of the Parties shall be as follows:

(a)

Promote the purpose of this Convention;

(b)

Discuss relations with the World Anti-Doping Agency and review the funding mechanisms of the Agency's core annual budget. States not parties may be invited to the debate;

(c)

Adopt a plan for the use of the resources of the Voluntary Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 18;

(d)

Examine reports submitted by States parties in accordance with Art. 31;

(e)

Continuously review the means of ensuring compliance with this Convention in accordance with the development of anti-doping systems, in accordance with art. 31. Any monitoring mechanism or measure that goes beyond the provisions of s. 31 is funded by the Voluntary Fund established under s. 17;

(f)

Consider for adoption the draft amendments to this Convention;

(g)

Review for approval, in accordance with the provisions of s. 34 of the Convention, the amendments to the Prohibited List and the Standard for Therapeutic Use Authorization adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency;

(h)

Define and implement cooperation between the States Parties and the World Anti-Doping Agency within the framework of this Convention;

(i)

Request the World Anti-Doping Agency to submit a report on the application of the Code to each of its sessions for its consideration.

2. In the performance of its functions, the Conference of the Parties may cooperate with other intergovernmental bodies.

The States Parties shall, through the Secretariat, communicate every two years to the Conference of the Parties, in one of the official languages of UNESCO, all relevant information concerning the measures they have taken to Comply with the provisions of this Convention.

The secretariat of the Conference of the Parties shall be provided by the Director-General of UNESCO.

2. At the request of the Conference of the Parties, the Director-General of UNESCO shall use as widely as possible the services of the World Anti-Doping Agency, in accordance with modalities established by the Conference of the Parties.

3. Operating expenditures related to the Convention shall be financed from the regular budget of UNESCO within existing resources and at an appropriate level, through the Voluntary Fund established under the provisions of the Convention. Art. 17, or an appropriate combination of these resources to be determined every two years. Financing of the secretariat's regular budget expenditures is based on the strict minimum, on the understanding that voluntary funding should also be provided in support of the Convention.

The secretariat shall prepare the documentation for the Conference of the Parties and the draft agenda of its meetings, and shall ensure the implementation of its decisions.

1. Any State Party may, by written communication addressed to the Director-General of UNESCO, propose amendments to this Convention. The Director General shall transmit this communication to all States Parties. If, within six months after the date of transmission of the communication, at least half of the States Parties shall respond favourably to the proposal, the Director General shall submit it to the next session of the Conference of the Parties.

2. The amendments shall be adopted by the Conference of the Parties by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties present and voting.

3. Once adopted, the amendments to this Convention shall be submitted to the States Parties for ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

4. For States Parties which have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to this Convention, the amendments to this Convention shall enter into force three months after the deposit by two-thirds of the States Parties to the instruments referred to in subs. 3 of this article. Thereafter, for each State Party ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to an amendment, this amendment shall enter into force three months after the date of deposit by the State Party of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or Membership.

(5) A State which becomes a party to this Convention after the entry into force of amendments in accordance with s. 4 of this Article is, in the absence of having expressed a different intention, considered to be:

(a)

Party to this Convention as amended;

(b)

Party to this Convention not amended in respect of any State Party which is not bound by those amendments.

If the World Anti-Doping Agency amends the Prohibited List or the Standard for Therapeutic Use Authorization, it may communicate these changes in writing to the Director General of UNESCO. The Director General shall notify such changes, as proposed amendments to the relevant annexes of this Convention, to all States Parties as soon as possible. Amendments to the annexes are approved by the Conference of the Parties, either on the occasion of one of its sessions or by means of a written consultation.

(2) The States Parties shall have 45 days from the notification of the Director General to notify the Director General of their opposition to the proposed amendment, either in writing, in the case of a written consultation, or on the occasion of a Session of the Conference of the Parties. The proposed amendment shall be deemed approved by the Conference of the Parties unless two thirds of the States Parties make known their opposition.

3. The amendments approved by the Conference of the Parties shall be notified to the States Parties by the Director General. They shall enter into force 45 days after such notification, except for any State Party which has previously notified the Director General that it does not subscribe to it.

4. A State Party which has notified the Director General that it does not subscribe to an amendment approved in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall remain bound by the annexes as not amended.

The following provisions apply to States Parties with a federal or non-unitary constitutional system:

(a)

With regard to the provisions of this Convention whose application falls within the competence of the federal or central legislative authority, the obligations of the Federal or Central Government shall be the same as those of the States Parties which are not Not federal states;

(b)

With regard to the provisions of this Convention, the application of which falls within the competence of each of the constituent states, counties, provinces or cantons, which are not, by virtue of the constitutional system of the federation, obliged to take Legislative measures, the Federal Government shall, with its favourable opinion, bring such provisions to the attention of the competent authorities of the States, counties, provinces or cantons for adoption.

This Convention shall be subject to the ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the member States of UNESCO in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO.

(1) This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of one month after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

(2) For any State which later declares to agree to be bound by this Convention, it shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, Acceptance, approval or accession.

(1) Any State may, at the time of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories for which it is responsible for international relations and to which this Convention applies.

2. By declaration addressed to UNESCO, any State Party may, at a later date, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in that declaration. With respect to 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 that declaration by the depositary.

(3) Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory mentioned therein, be withdrawn by notification addressed to UNESCO. The withdrawal 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 that notification by the depositary.

Any State Party shall have the right to denounce this Convention. The denunciation shall be notified by a written instrument deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO. It shall take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of receipt of the instrument of termination. It shall in no way affect the financial obligations of the State Party concerned until the date on which the withdrawal takes effect.

The Director-General of UNESCO shall be the depositary of this Convention and the amendments thereto. In its capacity as depositary, it shall inform the States Parties to this Convention as well as the other member States of the Organization:

(a)

The deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

(b)

The date of entry into force of this Convention under Art. 37;

(c)

Any report prepared under the provisions of s. 31;

(d)

Any amendment to the Convention or to the annexes adopted under Art. 33 and 34, and the date of entry into force of the said amendment;

(e)

Any declaration or notification made under the provisions of Art. 38;

(f)

Any notification made under the provisions of s. 39, and the date on which the denunciation takes effect;

(g)

Any other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention.

In accordance with Art. 102 of the United Nations Charter ¹ , this Convention shall be registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations at the request of the Director General of UNESCO.

(1) This Convention, including the Annexes, shall be established in English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian, all six texts being equally authentic.

2. The Appendices to this Convention shall be drawn up in English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian.

There shall be no reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of this Convention.

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