A team of experts from the Council of Europe visited Monaco on December 4 and 5 for an evaluation visit aimed at analyzing and strengthening certain aspects of the national anti-doping system. This mission sought to examine the actions implemented by the country to apply the Anti-Doping Convention, ratified by Monaco in 2003.
The visit provided an opportunity for discussions with key players in the national anti-doping program, including the national anti-doping committee, representatives of government authorities, as well as high-level athletes and coaches.
The evaluation team was welcomed by Philippe Orengo, President, and Andrea Alessio, Permanent Secretary of the Monegasque Anti-Doping Committee. The evaluation team was chaired by Floriane Cavel (France), Chair of the Convention's Legal Affairs Advisory Group (T-DO LI) and Director of Legal Affairs at the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), and also included Olympia Karavasili (Greece), Independent Expert, Samuel Quinche (Switzerland), Deputy Director General of the Testing & Investigations Section at Swiss Sport Integrity, and Hanna Salmén of the Council of Europe. Louis Duparc-Portier, Head of the Compliance Unit – Rules and Standards, joined the evaluation team as a WADA observer.
Following this visit to Monaco, the conclusions and recommendations will be summarized in an evaluation report, which will be adopted by the Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention (T-DO) and then forwarded to the Monaco authorities for implementation.
