Implementation of the WADA Code in the European Union / Robert C.R Siekman, Janwillem Soek. – The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Intitute, 2010. – 48 p. : fig. – Report commissioned by Philippe Muyters, Flemish minister for Finance, Budget, Work, Spatial Planning and Sport, responsible for sport in view of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2010
Content
A.) Relationship between the national rules and regulations and the WADA Code
A.l In what way has the UNESCO Anti Doping Convention been implemented in your country?
A.2 On which points do the anti-doping rules and regulations in your country differ from the WADA Code?
A.3 On which points does your country’s practice differ from the prevention of doping envisaged in the Code
A.4 Have your rules and regulations been declared WADA compatible with the present WADA Code, 2009 version?
A.5 Does your country make use of the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (the ADAMS database), which the WADA makes available to all stakeholders?
A.6 Has a TUEC or Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee been established in your country?
A.7 Are all five International Standards of the WADA and the 2009 Code fully applicable in your country?
B.) Specific points of attention
B.1 With which anti-doping organisations (ADOs) – both national and international – are you currently exchanging information?
B.2 Are the doping sanctions imposed by other ADOs recognized and carried out in your country?
B.3 What is your opinion concerning a mechanism for reciprocity (mutual recognition) of doping sanctions between the 27 EU Member States?
B.4 Do you ever carry out doping controls at the request of another Member State or NADO?
B.5 Which rules and regulations apply in your country concerning trade and distribution of doping products?
B.6 What are your NADO’s statutes?
B.7 How has your national registered testing pool for doping tests been defined and what does it consist of, and what is the number of sportsmen included in the registered pool on 1 February 2010?
B.8 What is the relationship between the sport federations, the public authorities and the NADO in your country?
B.9 Does your NADO already apply the WADA’s Athlete Biological Passport programme in the fight against doping?
Conclusions
International and national legislation and regulations
In this report, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut presents the results of its study. Its inventory was undertaken on the basis of the attached questionnaire which was distributed amongst the relevant government departments and/or agencies with primary authority in the area of sport in each Member State and amongst the National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) in the European Union.
