In order to implement the requirements of the Article 9 of the Anti-Doping Convention, Council of Europe developed an Anti-Doping Questionnaire: Implementation of anti-doping policies. This annual questionnaire was completed and submitted for the revision on 31. 8. 2023., as another necessary condition for compliance with internationally accepted anti-doping values.

29. 8. 2023. – Prof. Dr. Milica Vukašinović Vesić, Director of the Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia and Mihael Cepić, President of the Central European Anti-Doping Organization, Dr. Eli Handžiska and Tatjana Blaževska, representatives of the Anti-Doping Commission of North Macedonia, and Dr. Olivera Prodanović, Director of the Anti-Doping Commission of Montenegro, at a meeting aimed at intensifying cooperation in accordance with the signed memorandum of cooperation between CEADO and WADA. The next steps in the development of the fight against doping in sports in North Macedonia and Montenegro were discussed at the meeting.

In order to meet the requirements of Montenegro’s compliance with the anti-doping requirements according to the International Standard for Compliance with the Code by the signatory, it is also necessary to answer a comprehensive WADA questionnaire, for which the deadline was 28. 6. 2023. After a detailed review of the completed questionnaire with over 260 questions, WADA provides a corrective action plan for NADO.

The Code Compliance Questionnaire is a tool developed by WADA to measure compliance of NADOs to the mandatory requirements of the Code and International Standards. It was developed in collaboration with a number of ADOs and other organizations such as INADO, the Council of Europe, and UNESCO. The Questionnaire is issued to assist NADOs in providing responses and data to a series of questions. All NADOs should answer the questions honestly in order for WADA to conduct an accurate review of their anti-doping program.

NADOs have 3 months to complete and submit the Questionnaire and are required to answer questions based upon their anti-doping programs for the calendar year (January – December) of the requested reporting period, defined in the Questionnaire. The Questionnaire is available in English or French.

In anticipation of the upcoming XXXIII Olympic Games, which will be held in July 2024 in Paris, anti-doping activities are at a high level of attention, appreciating that the period before the Olympic Games is of crucial importance. Namely, the period before the Olympic Games requires the coordinated efforts of numerous participants in the anti-doping field, whose primary goal is for the participating athletes to be subjected to a proportionate testing program before arriving in Paris.

In this regard, the International Olympic Committee has delegated its responsibilities regarding the implementation of the anti-doping program for the Olympic Games to the International Testing Agency (ITA), with the support of WADA to ensure that effective testing is carried out globally through the coordinated efforts of all anti-doping organizations.

All actors in the anti-doping field are obliged to make their contribution in the period before the Olympic Games, and their mutual coordination, work and discipline will represent a cornerstone for healthy sport, fair play based on the deterrent and preventive nature of anti-doping activities.