“One of the most important achievements to date in the fight against doping in sport has been the drafting, acceptance, and adoption of a uniform set of anti-doping rules, the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).

The World Anti-Doping Agency Code is the core document that provides the framework for anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations within sport organizations and among public authorities.

On March 5, 2003, at the second World Conference on Doping in Sport, some 1200 delegates representing 80 governments, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), U.S. Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), all Olympic sports, national Olympic and Paralympic committees, athletes, national anti-doping organizations, and international agencies unanimously agreed to adopt the Code as the basis for the fight against doping in sport.

The Copenhagen Resolution (available in the Download Center) expresses stakeholder acceptance of the World Anti-Doping Code and was issued at the second World Conference.

The Code entered into force on January 1st, 2004.” World Anti-Doping Agency. All copyrights to the Code belong solely to the World Anti-Doping Agency.