Doping

Anti Doping Denmark
The independent  self-governing institution, Anti Doping Danmark (ADD), was established in 2004 to provide accurate information and to coordinate control in the fight against doping in Denmark. ADD also carries out research in the areas of doping and the fight against doping.. ADD is affiliated with the World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA.

The board of directors,  the highest  authority of the ADD, comprises 12 members—six  members who represent the major Danish sports organisations; four members appointed by the Minister of Cultural Affairs; a representative of the elite athletes; a representative of the elite trainers. The current chairman of the board of directors is Michael Kjær, Professor, MD from the Sports Medicine Research Unit at the Bispebjerg Hospital.
The board is a so-called "working board".  Each member of the board must be a member of one of the three committees of the ADD:

• the  committee  for research and medicine,
• the committee  for control and legal matters
• the committee  for information and education.

 A number of the leading Danish experts within this field also are members of the committees. The day-to-day work of ADD is handled by a staff of six. For further information about the ADD, please visit www.doping.dk

Anti Doping Denmark and Legal Protection
The Danish anti-doping system is designed to live up to Danish constitutional protections while upholding the letter and spirit of the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention

Supervisory authority for Anti Doping activities lies with the ADD. Prosecutorial authority lies with the Doping Commission of the National Olympic Committee and the Sports Confederation of Denmark. Judicial authority lies with the Doping Tribunal of the National Olympic Committee and the Sports Confederation of Denmark. This structure secures that the executive and the judiciary are kept separated and the system is thus independent of any special interests. Any athlete who based on a doping test is charged of violating the doping regulations shall have the right to an attorney and legal action shall commence.

International cooperation
Denmark ratified the Anti-Doping Convention of the European Council in 1990 and is a signatory to the WADA Code and the UNESCO Convention on Doping.   The rules and anti-doping policies of DIF are in full compliance with those of these organizations. The rules applying to Danish athletes are therefore the same as those applying internationally.

Denmark also is part of IADA, the international anti-doping cooperation,  that ensures consistent and high standards for the doping control programmes amongst the signatory countries.