WADA provides update on the compliance status of the National Anti-Doping Organizations of Pakistan and Uruguay, and the Uganda Olympic Committee

Further to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA's) communication on 13 January 2025, WADA wishes to provide an update on the compliance of the National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) of Pakistan, and Uruguay and the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) [acting as NADO]. 

The NADOs of Pakistan and Uruguay, as well as the UOC were added to the compliance watchlist at the 12 September 2024 Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting due to outstanding non-conformities resulting from the Code Compliance Questionnaire (CCQ) process from 2023 and, in the case of the UOC, also due to national legislation that was not compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).   

At the end of the watchlist period, the non-conformities were still not resolved. Therefore, as per Article 9.2.3 of the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS), on 13 January 2025, WADA sent the ADOs formal notices of non-compliance. 

The ADOs had 21 days following the date of receipt of the formal notice to dispute WADA’s allegation of non-compliance and/or the consequences and/or the conditions of reinstatement proposed by the Agency or accept the allegation of non-compliance, in line with Article 9.3.1 of the ISCCS.  

Uruguay NADO 

Since receiving their formal allegation, the Uruguay NADO provided relevant information and documentation to WADA. The Compliance Review Committee (CRC) reviewed these updates, concluded that the critical corrective actions had now been corrected in full and subsequently recommended to the ExCo, in light of Article 9.3.1.1 of the ISCCS, to withdraw the formal notice. In the event that the ExCo follows the CRC’s recommendation, the consequences will not come into effect. As such, the consequences will not apply until the ExCo makes a formal decision. 

Pakistan NADO and Uganda Olympic Committee 

WADA has received formal notifications from both the Pakistan NADO and the UOC that they intend to dispute the allegation of non-compliance against them, as well as the proposed consequences, and the conditions of reinstatement. WADA will refer the matters to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for its consideration in due course. As such, the consequences will not apply until CAS makes its ruling.  

Should stakeholders have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact us at compliance@wada-ama.org. 

Non-compliant Code Signatories    

There are currently four non-compliant Code Signatories, namely the NADOs of Cameroon and Russia, the International Federation of Basque Pelota and the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation. For more information on these Code Signatories and their respective consequences, please visit the ‘Global list of non-compliant signatories and applicable consequences’ page of WADA’s website.