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WADA launches Third Consultation Phase of 2027 World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards Update Process

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) launches the Third Consultation Phase of the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code & International Standards Update Process (2027 Code & IS Update Process) for which the Agency is soliciting stakeholder feedback by 30 May 2025.  

We are inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on the second drafts(1)(2) of the 2027 Code and International Standards that were developed by the drafting teams during the Second Drafting Phase initiated in October 2024(3). 

To submit feedback 

Stakeholders are invited to provide their feedback via WADAConnect, the Agency’s online consultation platform. On WADAConnect, stakeholders will find the following documents for their review: 

  • Two redline versions for each of the second drafts of the 2027 Code and Standards(4), comparing the second drafts with: 

  1. the first drafts (published May 2024) 
  2. the versions currently in force 

  • Clean versions of the second drafts of the 2027 Code and Standards 

  • Summary of Major Changes for the second drafts of the 2027 Code and Standards 

For more information related to WADAConnect, please refer to the user guide. 

Publishing of stakeholder comments 

In the interest of transparency, and because this is a public consultation, WADA will publish all comments(5) received during this phase on its website in June 2025. Stakeholder credentials, such as username, organization, and organization type, will be posted alongside the comments unless WADA is otherwise notified by email at the address connect@wada-ama.org. 

While the drafting teams will carefully consider and review all comments, it cannot be guaranteed that they will individually address different stakeholders’ comments or that a given suggestion will be included in amended and updated versions of the Code and International Standards. 

Your feedback is important 

Stakeholder feedback, especially based on experience with practical implementation, is essential to ensuring that the Code and International Standards are fit for purpose in the promotion of clean sport. 

We look forward to receiving, and thank you for, your feedback on these drafts. 

Next Steps – Finalization and Presentation at Sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport 

Following the end of the Third Consultation Phase, final versions of the Code and IS will be prepared. The final versions will then be submitted for formal approval by the WADA Executive Committee and Foundation Board at the Sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport, which will be held in Busan, Republic of Korea in December 2025. The documents will come into force 1 January 2027. 

For more information regarding the 2027 Code & IS Update Process or the Drafting Team Working Groups, we invite you to refer to the Code Review webpage. 

If you have any questions, please contact code@wada-ama.org.  

Notes: 

(1) Please note that at this point, the developed versions of the Code and International Standards are only available in English. 

(2) As it concerns the International Standard of Laboratories (ISL), stakeholders should note that a distinct consultation will be launched in March 2025 concerning four (4) new ISL-related Technical Documents: Method Validation (TD2027VAL); WADA External Quality Assessment Scheme (TD2027EQAS); Laboratory Performance Evaluation (TD2027PERF); and WADA Analytical Testing Procedures (WADA2027ATP). 

(3) Please note that a revised version of the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories entered into effect on 1 April 2024 and was therefore not the subject of revision during the First Drafting Phase. 

(4) Please note that there is only one redline version for the International Standard for Intelligence and Investigations as this is a new International Standard. 

(5) Please note that WADA reserves the right to remove any and all comments that constitute hateful speech or are defamatory, abusive, offensive, threatening in nature or are otherwise illegal.