Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)14 adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 20 April 2022 and explanatory memorandum.
Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)14 on general principles of fair procedure applicable to anti-doping proceedings aims to ensure that the safeguards enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights apply fully to antidoping proceedings.
The principles are adapted to the specificity of sport and the singularities of anti-doping. The Recommendation carefully takes into consideration the need for a balanced approach, notably to protect athletes’ right to private life. It should be applied in all anti-doping proceedings at national or international level.
RECOMMENDATION CM/REC(2022)14
Appendix to Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)14
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Aim and purpose of the Recommendation
Independence
Investigations
Presumption of innocence, strict liability and provisional suspension
Panel and appeal body
Right to be heard
Public hearings
Notification and publication of decisions