Adopted at the first meeting of the International Intergovernmental Consultative Group on Anti-Doping in Sport Montréal, Canada,
16-18 February 2000 Recognising that ethics in sport is a matter of public interest and mindful that governments have a major role to play in developing a worldwide doping control program that is effective, fair and accountable, while respecting the rights and protecting the health of athletes; Considering that governments, together with the Olympic Movement, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and other national and international sport agencies, share a resolve to cooperate to eliminate the causes of doping and act together in support of drug-free sport; Recognising the need to engage in an inclusive consultative approach; and Further to the commitments set down in the Sydney Communiqué and endorsed by participants to the International Summit Drugs in Sport held at Sydney Australia, 14-17 November 1999; then Ministers and senior government officials met at first meeting of the International Intergovernmental Consultative Group on Anti-Doping in Sport (IICGADS), held in Montréal, Canada, to:
1. Principles of Government Representation Consistent with the principles and commitments set down in the Sydney Communiqué and the Declaration on the World Anti-Doping Agency, participants agreed that government representation on the WADA Board would be determined on the basis of: 1.1 Governments having credible national anti-doping program in place, and the capacity and political commitment to participate in WADA Board meetings as a regional representative; 1.2 The ability of governments to contribute to the range of policy and governance issues that will assist WADA to establish its anti-doping programs and operate efficiently and effectively; 1.3 The ability of governments to enhance WADA's ability to deploy its anti-doping programs in all regions of the world; 1.4 The government representatives have the authority to provide active leadership and take decisions within the areas of WADA's responsibility; 1.5 There is government representation from the geographic regions of Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania; 1.6 Each geographic region is responsible for determining that region's appointees to the WADA Board; 1.7 That government representatives appointed to the WADA Board will be rotated within the region according to arrangements reached within their regions; and 1.8 With the exception of government representatives nominated by Europe, all government representatives are nominated for appointment to the WADA Board on an interim basis until 31 December 2001 at the latest. 2. Responsibilities of WADA Board members Recognising the need to ensure all governments from each geographic region are informed of WADA's activities, participants agreed that each government member on the WADA Board is responsible for sharing information and providing opportunities for input and dialogue on WADA matters with other governments and appropriate organisations within their geographic region. They also agreed on the need to ensure consultation and dialogue among regions. 3. Principles for Governance of the WADA Acknowledging the willingness of WADA, as expressed at its first Board meeting in January 2000, to agree to the reforms set out in the Sydney Communiqué and the Declaration on the World Anti-Doping Agency concerning the principles of independence, transparency and accountability that should be enshrined in the WADA Statute; and Noting the action WADA has already taken to amend the WADA Statute to reflect these principles, participants agreed that the governance of WADA should reflect the following: 3.1 Appropriate rules about quorums and the conduct of meetings which reflect the principles of sound corporate governance are put in place; 3.2 The WADA decision-making processes are fully transparent and publicly accountable; 3.3 Minutes of meetings of the WADA Board and the Executive Committee are publicly available while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and respecting proprietary rights; 3.4 Systems are put in place to enable public participation in WADA by recognising the ability of individuals and organisations to attend meetings as observers and make submissions within the context of rules of procedure established by WADA; 3.5 There is a process for declaration and review of conflicts of interest in accordance with sound corporate governance principles; 3.6 A "code of ethics" is developed; and 3.7 There should not be representation on the WADA Board by anyone who has been found to have committed a doping offence as defined by the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code.
The participants, recognising that they will act through a variety of means and forums, including the International Consultative Group, agree to carry forward the following actions in accordance with the commitments set down in the Sydney Communiqué: 4.1 Review the proposed financing arrangements of the WADA, and determine the extent and significance of current government financing of the fight against doping in sport worldwide. 4.2 Share information about the extent to which governments at a national level are establishing and implementing comprehensive national anti-doping programs that incorporate a national anti-doping policy, drug testing including unannounced out of competition testing, preventative education programs, research, and initiatives to reduce the flow of prohibited substances and coordinate the fight against trafficking these substances; 4.3 Share information about the extent to which governments are working with WADA, the IOC and other international sporting bodies and governments to advance the international fight against doping in sport through the adoption of consistent and compatible anti-doping policies and programs; 4.4 Encourage governments to accede to the existing Anti-Doping Convention, and the Convention should act as a reference point for the development of a world wide legal instrument; 4.5 Examine the potential for establishing WADA under a world wide legal instrument; 4.6 Contribute to the development of an action plan for WADA that includes the following initiatives: 4.6.1 Recommend the IOC adopt an anti-doping policy requirement that relevant International Federations, National Olympic Committees and professional sports leagues must actively support and participate in the activities and programs of WADA as a pre-requisite for participating in the Olympic Games; 4.6.2 Recommend the IOC and International Federations for all Olympic and non-Olympic sports require their athletes to agree to undergo unannounced out of competition drug tests as a pre-requisite for participating in major international events; 4.6.3 Recommend the organisers of major international and regional sporting events (eg Asian Games, Pan American Games, All Africa Games, Commonwealth Games, etc) adopt anti-doping policy requirements that relevant International Federations must actively support and participate in the activities and programs of WADA as a pre-requisite for participating in these events; 4.6.4 Recommend the national and international professional sporting organisations and leagues actively support and participate in the activities and programs of WADA; 4.6.5 Develop strategies for engaging more national governments to embrace the commitments set out in the Sydney Communiqué, and take up the international fight against doping in sport through working with WADA; 4.6.6 Develop and implement an equity policy in relation to gender and disability that ensure equitable representation and respect for diversity; 4.6.7 Develop strategies to regulate the labeling of food supplements and other products that may contain prohibited substances; 4.6.8 Identify the legal barriers that may prevent WADA from operating on a world wide basis and develop appropriate solutions; 4.6.9 Facilitate the exchange of information on anti-doping programs and technologies between governments, WADA and International Federations; and 4.6.10 Develop strategies to assist governments develop effective national anti-doping programs, where appropriate; 4.7 Note the value of continuing consultation on anti-doping issues through the IICGADS mechanism; and 4.8 Meet again in Norway in the latter part of 2000 on a date to be confirmed by the IICGADS co-chairs.
Participants agreed that they would recommend to WADA that: 5.1 WADA agree that governments and public authorities are allocated 17 seats on the WADA Board; 5.2 An additional seat on the WADA Board is allocated to the Olympic Movement to ensure there remains parity in the representation between the Olympic Movement and public authorities. 5.3 To ensure the parity of athletes, that the IOC be invited to consider including a Paralympic athlete on the WADA Board. Taking into account the principles of government representation described above, participants recommended the governments from the following countries are nominated for appointment to the WADA Board: Africa: Morocco, Senegal Americas: Barbados, Canada, Chile, United States of America Asia: China, India, Japan, Korea Oceania: Australia, New Zealand In making these recommendations, participants:
Participants further recommended
that the governments of Canada, Japan and Australia, together with the
Supreme Council of Sport for Africa, be appointed to the Executive Committee
of WADA. Participants noted that Europe would nominate a government
representative to the Executive Committee in the near future. Montreal, Canada 18 February 2000 Participants:
In the presence of representatives of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Ibero-American Sports Council.
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