Ethiopian National Anti-Doping Office (ETH-NADO) is established by the Government of Ethiopia with the objective of acting as the independent National Anti-Doping Office guided by its mission to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport and protect the rights of clean athletes. ETH-NADO is charged with implementing a comprehensive anti-doping program for all Olympic and Paralympics Sports, National Sport Governing Bodies, Events, their athletes, Support Personnel and other Persons.
As such, ETH-NADO has the necessary authority and responsibility for:
• Planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and advocating improvements in
Doping Control;
• Cooperating with other relevant national organizations, agencies and other Anti-Doping
Organizations;
• Encouraging reciprocal Testing between National Anti-Doping Organizations;
• Planning, implementing and monitoring anti-doping information, education and prevention programs;
• Promoting anti-doping research;
• Vigorously pursuing all potential anti-doping rule violations within its jurisdiction, including investigating whether Athlete Support Personnel or other Persons may have been involved in each case of doping, and ensuring proper enforcement of Consequences;
• Conducting an automatic investigation of Athlete Support Personnel within its jurisdiction in the case of any anti-doping rule violation by a Minor and of any Athlete Support Personnel who has provided support to more than one Athlete found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation;
• Cooperating fully with WADA in connection with investigations conducted by WADA pursuant to Article 20.7.10 of the Code; and
• Where funding is provided, withholding some or all funding to an Athlete or Athlete Support Personnel while he or she is serving a period of Ineligibility for violation of antidoping rules.
ETH-NADO is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), which is a framework of anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations within sport. The Code, along with the supporting International Standards, is maintained by the World Anti-Doping Organization (WADA) to ensure global harmonization of anti-doping rules.
ETH-NADO has already issued its Anti-Doping Rules in compliance with the Code. ETHNADO further recognizes that efficient and effective Results Management is a key to the fight against doping in sport and this process must be conducted in accordance with the principles set out in the Code and the International Standards in conjunction with several key stakeholders and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The term Results Management is not defined in the Code, but according to Article 7 of the Code, this process encompasses the time frame between pre-hearing administration of potential Anti-Doping rule violations (ADRVs), Laboratory analysis (or the collection of other evidence establishing a potential ADRV), notification and charge, through to resolution of the process.
Therefore, sections on the hearing phase, appeals and substantial assistance are also included in these Result Management Guiding Procedures in addition to the pre-hearing administration of potential Anti-Doping rule violations (ADRVs), Laboratory analysis or the collection of other evidences. Given the importance of issuing fully reasoned and comprehensive decisions in respect of the procedural rights and general principles of law, these procedures also include the hearing process and the resultant decision.
ETH-NADO believes that these Result Management Guiding Procedures will contribute a lot in providing additional guidance to follow more clear, fair, effective and efficient system in discharging the responsibilities of Results Management and hereby reaffirms its commitment for its implementation.
