Anti-doping center

The Anti-Doping Center is a national authority to the Minister of Youth and Sports, established to realize the doping control and prevention of the use of substances and methods prohibited in sport.

The mission of the Anti-Doping Centre is to prevent the use of substances and methods prohibited in sport and combat this phenomenon to its final abolition.

The Anti-Doping Centre carries out its mission to fight against doping while at the same time protects the dignity and rights of every athlete and complies with national and international law, the World Anti-Doping Code, international standards and the best practices.

The Anti-Doping Centre cooperates with WADA and other national and international institutions and organizations involved in the prevention and fight against the use of the substances and methods prohibited in sport.

The Bulgarian Anti-Doping Centre is certified by the internationally accredited body for certification “AFNOR Groupe” to ISO 9001:2008 from 06.01.2014 to 06.01.2017 for the following activities: “Conduct doping control in sport. Training and authorization of doping control officers. Anti-doping training for prevention of the use of prohibited substances and methods in sport. Issuing permits for therapeutic use."

The Bulgarian Anti-Doping Centre is certified by “AFNOR Groupe” to ISO 9001:2015 from 07.01.2017 to 07.01.2020 for the following activities: “Conduct doping control in sport. Training and authorization of doping control officers. Anti-doping training for prevention of the use of prohibited substances and methods in sport. Issuing permits for therapeutic use." The Center`s Management and all employees are committed to implementing this policy in order to continually improve their work and increase the effectiveness of the Anti-Doping Center.