Anti-Doping Norway

The foundation was established in 2003 to ensure that doping controls and prosecution activities for doping cases are organised independently from The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NOC) and the Norwegian government.

Anti-Doping Norway carries out doping controls and conduct prosecution activities. Furthermore, the foundation promotes values, information and preventive work aimed at fighting doping. Anti-Doping Norway also carries out activities aimed at promoting international co-operation. The foundation shall also contribute to research related to the object of its activities.

Anti-Doping Norway may make suggestions to the NOC’s implementation of its set of values at the NOC’s organisational levels and among its members. The foundation may also assist legal entities other than the NOC in fighting doping. Activities outside organised sport are not financed by the Ministry´s grant.

The board of Anti-Doping Norway consists of four independent board members and two deputy board members appointed by the NOC and the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs.

Financing
The Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs provides annual funding for anti-doping purposes within organised sport. These funds have increased regularly over recent years.
 
These past years, the Ministry of Health and Care Services has also supported anti-doping activities in Norway, outside organised sport. Other activities outside organised sport are financed on a cost recovery basis.

Results Management
The Results Management process shall ensure that all results from the doping control is processed in a reliable manner safeguarding the athletes and ensuring that any possible anti-doping rule violation is investigated. A possible anti-doping rule violation will be prosecuted through the results management process.
 
Prosecution Authority
The members of the Prosecution Authority is appointed by the Board of Directors in Anti-Doping Norway. They are independent of the administration and given the authority to decide if a possible anti-doping rule violation should be prosecuted or not. The members of the Prosecution Authority shall posess competence in legal, medical and pharmacology matters. The Prosecution Authority will prosecute all cases in front of the independent Judicial Committe appointed by the Norwegian Confederation of Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Committe. 
 
Whereabouts Advisory Committee
Anti-Doping Norway has established a Whereabouts Advisory Committe. Top level athletes or former top level athletes together with judicial competence are members of the Committee appointed by Anti-Doping Norway. They will discuss all cases related to filing failures or missed tests, and advice if a warning should be given or not. The final decision is made by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The athlete is entitled to file a complaint if given a warning. The Complaint will be reviewed and decided upon by the Prosecution Authority in Anti-Doping Norway.

Medical Committee
The Medical Committee, dealing with medical issues, was established as an advisory committee for Anti-Doping Norway.

The Committee’s main tasks are to update the doping list and handle TUE applications that will result in an approval or a denial of the application.

The Committee shall also inform of existing projects or suggest new projects that may contribute in developing proper control routines and/or analytical methods to reveal the use of doping and prohibited substances or methods. This also concerns research and development (R&D) projects that may strengthen the anti-doping activities from a medical point of view.

Research Committee
The Research Committee, dealing with research and related issues, was established as an advisory committee for Anti-Doping Norway.

The Committee includes experts with a legal, physiological, medical and social science background. All members of the Committee have long experience and good competence within research in their respective field.

The Committee’s main tasks are:

• to consider and set the criteria for supporting research projects
• to review announcements for early research funds
• to go through and consider all applications for funds
• to follow-up and evaluate the various research projects
• to act as an adviser to Anti-Doping Norway regarding research matters

Quality Management Systems & Accredited Certification
Anti-Doping Norway has developed and maintains a Quality Management Systems. The system identifies all critical tasks in the doping control program, the education and information program, international tasks, science projects, other projects and commisions and finally all relevant support functions. The system is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Standards, the law of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Committe and ISO 9001. Processes and requirements are identified in procedures and related documents. 
 
The Management System is subject to accredited certification by a third party in accordance with the WADA Guidelines for Certification. Anti-Doping Norway is ISO-9001 certified in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code.