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Governance of the Anti-Doping System

The anti-doping system exists to protect the health of athletes, the right to fair competition, and the integrity of sport. It includes rules, institutions, and procedures applied at both international and national levels, with the aim of preventing doping and ensuring the equal opportunities for all athletes.

The World Anti-Doping Agency — WADA — plays the central role..WADA is global anti-doping regulator responsible for harmonising anti-doping policies in all sports and all countries. Its role is to adopt and improve key anti-doping documents, monitor signatories’ compliance with those documents, provide guidance, support, and educational resources, and contribute to the harmonization of anti-doping rules worldwide.

The fundamental document of the anti-doping system is the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). The Code defines the anti-doping rules, anti-doping rule violations, the roles and responsibilities of various organizations and persons within the system, as well as the basic principles for protecting clean sport. Organizations that accept the Code are called Code Signatories and are required to implement it through their rules, policies, and procedures.

In addition to the Code, there are also mandatory International Standards, which regulate in greater detail specific areas of the anti-doping system, such as testing, results management, therapeutic use exemptions, laboratories, privacy and personal data protection, compliance, investigation and education. Compliance with the International Standards is mandatory for Code Signatories. There are also Technical Documents and Technical Letters, which regulate specific expert and technical matters, as well as guidelines and templates published by WADA to assist anti-doping organizations in their daily work.

An important part of the anti-doping system is the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, published by WADA. The List is updated regularly, with a new version comes into force every January 1, and it determines which substances and methods are prohibited in sport, either at all times, in-competition only, or in specific sports.

International federations, national sports federations, the Olympic Committee of Serbia, the Paralympic Committee of Serbia, the Sports Federation of Serbia, clubs, coaches, doctors, physiotherapists, parents, and other persons working with athletes also have important roles in the anti-doping system. Their responsibility is to help athletes understand anti-doping rules, obtain proper information before using medicines and supplements, know what doping control looks like, and reduce the risk of unintentional doping.

At the national level, in the Republic of Serbia, the Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia — ADAS — plays the key role.

About the Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia

The Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia (ADAS) was established by the 2005 Law on the Prevention of Doping in Sport and began operating on January 1, 2006. In the period that followed, the Law on the Ratification of the International Convention against Doping in Sport was adopted in 2009, followed by the 2014 Law on the Prevention of Doping in Sport and the 2021 Law on Amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Doping in Sport.

ADAS is the national anti-doping agency whose role is to preserve clean sport, the integrity of sport, and protect clean athletes.

ADAS carries out the following activities on the territory of the Republic of Serbia: in-competition doping controls of athletes, out-of-competition doping controls, appointment of doping control officers, cooperation with WADA-accredited laboratories, results management, education, doping control of horses, administration of the National Registered Testing Pool, administration of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), administration of the ADAMS database, cooperation with national and international sports federations, cooperation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as well as other activities related to legal regulation concerning the prevention of doping in sport.

ADAS doping control officers, 50 of them, are trained to conduct controls at both national and international competitions.

ADAS has independently organized doping controls at more than 200 international competitions held in Serbia. ADAS doping control officers have conducted doping controls at the largest sporting events, such as the Olympic Games in Vancouver, London, Rio de Janeiro, PyeongChang, Paris, Milano-Cortina, and the first European Olympic Games in Baku.

ADAS has trained anti-doping educators who conduct anti-doping education tailored to different target groups, including athletes, athlete support personnel, sports officials, and healthcare professionals. Educational activities are further adapted to athletes’ age, their level of sporting career, and the specific needs of each participant group.

The Anti-Doping Agency has contributed to the advancement of clean sport through scientific research and educational initiatives focused on prevention. Over 20 years of existence, the Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia has grown into one of the most respected institutions in sport, becoming, through its knowledge and work, not only a partner to sports organizations in the country, but also to a large number of organizations worldwide.

ADAS operates as an institution, in accordance with regulations governing public services.

Registration number: 17640771
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