About us
Founding
The Anti-Doping Commission was established by the Government of Montenegro at its session on March 31, 2022, The decision to establish the Anti-Doping Commission in accordance with the Law on Amendments to the Law on Sports ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", no. 44/18 and 123/21).
The commission is in accordance with international recommendations and requirements of WADA {World Anti-Doping Agency} established as a national regulatory legal entity with priority tasks, to enable the implementation of anti-doping activities across the entire scope of jurisdiction in a highly professional and responsible manner, together with other institutions of Montenegro.
The Anti-Doping Commission has the status of a legal entity and is independent in its work, and was established to monitor and implement international conventions against doping in sport.
The introduction of new legislation in the field of sports has enabled the setting of standards in the field of anti-doping in Montenegro that meet the highest European and global standards, as well as providing athletes with fair conditions for development, progress and competitiveness.
Organization of the Anti-Doping Commission
The Anti-Doping Commission, in organizational terms, consists of two bodies: the Council and the Director.
The Commission Council has three members, one of whom is appointed by the following sports organizations: the Sports Council of Montenegro, the Paralympic Committee of Montenegro and the Montenegrin Olympic Committee.
The Director of the Anti-Doping Commission is appointed by the Council of the Anti-Doping Commission.
International monitoring
The Anti-Doping Commission implements the WADA Code in its work, which is carried out according to eight mandatory international standards and twelve guidelines, by continuously harmonizing between anti-doping organizations (ADOs) responsible for specific technical and operational parts of the anti-doping program.
International standards for various technical and operational areas are developed in consultation with Code signatories and governments, while the WADA Executive Committee has the ability to periodically revise international standards, which are then updated by signatories at the national level.
Eight international standards:
- Compliance with the Code by signatories (link)
- Education, List of prohibited substances, (link)
- Exceptions in therapeutic use, (link)
- Testing and trials, (link)
- Laboratories (link)
- Results management (link)
- Privacy and personal data protection (link)
WADA guidelines:
- Education Guidelines (link)
- Results Management Guidelines (link)
- Guidelines for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) (link)
- Privacy Policy (link)
- Sample Collection Guidelines (link)
- Information Collection and Data Sharing Guidelines (link)
- Guidelines for implementing an effective testing program (link)
- Guidelines for Specimen Collection Personnel (link)
- Guidelines for testing during the pandemic (link)
- Human Growth Hormone (hGH) Biomarker Testing Guidelines (link)
- Guidelines for TUE inquiries by accredited laboratories (link)
- Guidelines for the conduct and reporting of subcontracted analyses and further analyses for doping control (link)
- Guidelines for the detection of gene doping based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (link)