The list of substances and methods prohibited from use in sports, to serve as a reference for articles 230.1 and 230.1 of the Criminal Code, is brought into correspondence with the International Standard of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), entitled the 2019 Prohibited List, including substances and methods banned during the in-competition and out-of-competition period.
Federal Law No.392-F8 of 22
November 2016 made it a criminal offence
for coaches, sports medicine specialists and other sports and fitness specialists
to encourage athletes by to use substances and (or) methods prohibited from use
in sports (Article 2301 of the Criminal Code), or to apply
substances and methods prohibited from use in sports to athletes regardless of his
or her consent, except in cases when, pursuant to Russian legislation, this
does not violate the anti-doping rules (Article 2302 of the Criminal
Code).
Government Executive Order No. 339 of 28 March 2017 approved a list of substances and methods prohibited from use in sports, to serve as a reference for Articles 2301 and 2302 of the Criminal Code (hereinafter – the “List”).
Every year, the World Anti-Doping Agency adopts a list of substances and methods prohibited from use in sports. In 2019, WADA’s international standard, the 2019 Prohibited List, came into effect.
The signed resolution brings the List into correspondence with the 2019 Prohibited List, including substances and methods banned during the in-competition and out-of-competition period.