Doping Statute
The Swiss Olympic Association's revised Doping Statute was approved by the Sports Parliament on 15 November 2008. The statute implements the code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Switzerland. In the introduction it defines the anti-doping agencies in our country: Antidoping Switzerland and the Disciplinary Chamber for Doping Offences of the Swiss Olympic Association. The revised Statute entered into force on 1 January 2009.
Table of contents of the most important doping statute rules:
- Art. 2 Violations
- Art. 5 Testing
- Art. 7 Results management
- Art. 8 Scope
- Art. 10 Sanctions
- Art. 13 Appeals
- Art. 14 Confidentiality
- Art. 15 Mutual recognition
- Art. 19 Obligations of the federations and their members
A selection of important new provisions in the revised statute is listed below:
- Three filing failures within a period of 18 month constitute a violation of the anti-doping provisions. Minimum duration of ban: one year.
- All prohibited substances shall be considered "specified substances", with the exception of anabolic agents, hormones and certain stimulants, hormone antagonists and modulators.
- Provisional suspension is possible / compulsory even after a positive A sample.
- A more flexible penalty regime applies in unusual circumstances, while higher penalties apply in the event of aggravating circumstances and there are clearer rules for multiple violations.
The definitions and comments are an important part of the revised statute. For improved readability these are now included in the appendices.
