Since the 1960s, the Council of Europe has been working for a dope-free sports environment. The 1989 Anti-Doping Convention is the only international legal instrument and is open to all countries. The Council of Europe also participates actively in the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Norway signed and ratified the Anti-Doping Convention in 1989. The Convention defines what prohibited substances are, as well as prohibited methods. A Monitoring Group supervises the compliance with commitments of the Anti-Doping Convention. The Convention aims to promote harmonisation of the measures to be taken against doping, both at national and at international levels.
Countries who has ratified the Convention agree to :
- create a national co-ordinating body;
- reduce the trafficking of doping substances and the use of banned doping agents;
- reinforce doping controls and improve detection techniques;
- support education and information backgrounds;
- guarantee the efficiency of sanctions taken against offenders;
- collaborate with sports organisations;
- use accredited anti-doping laboratories
Together with the European Commission and the EU, the Council of Europe worked for the establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The Council of Europe plays an active role in WADA policies through its participation at the WADA board. The Council of Europe has, in partnership with WADA, for instance developed the Model Guidelines for core information/education programs to prevent doping in sports.