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What it is

Rules against doping and to protect athletes' health

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 17 March 2006. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Organic Government bill on the protection of health and the fight against doping in sport.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000082· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law defines what doping is and who it applies to: athletes with a state or homologated regional federation license who take part in official state-level competitions, and also people who influence their sports activity.
  2. It creates the State Anti-Doping Agency (Agencia Estatal Antidopaje), which carries out controls and prevention and research tasks, and the Commission for Health Monitoring and Doping Control (Comisión de Control y Seguimiento de la Salud y el Dopaje), which plans controls and handles disciplinary cases when required.
  3. All athletes licensed for official state-level competitions must undergo doping controls in and out of competition, even unannounced. They must provide location data and declare their medical treatments.
  4. Out-of-competition controls cannot be done during nighttime rest hours, and an athlete's refusal to be tested during that time window carries no liability. Refusing without just cause at other times is a very serious offense.
  5. Sanctions for athletes range from a three-month license suspension to a lifetime ban for repeat offenses, with fines from €1,500 to €12,000 depending on severity. Clubs, teams and medical staff also face their own sanctions.
  6. An athlete can be partially exempted from sanctions if they report the people who supplied them with banned substances or cooperate with the authorities by providing essential information.
  7. Selling or distributing products containing banned substances in sports facilities is prohibited, the traceability of doping-prone medicines is monitored, and substances and tools used for doping can be seized.
  8. A new crime is introduced: anyone who provides or administers banned substances to athletes without therapeutic justification, endangering their life or health, can face six months to two years in prison and disqualification.

Who it affects

  • Licensed athletes: Must undergo controls, provide their location, declare treatments, and can be sanctioned with license suspension and fines.
  • Sports clubs and teams: Must keep a register of medical treatments and can face fines, loss of points or relegation.
  • Coaches, doctors and medical staff: Are liable for supplying or facilitating banned substances and can lose their license or be disqualified.
  • Spanish sports federations: Handle and resolve doping cases within a maximum of two months; otherwise the Monitoring Commission takes over.
  • Anyone selling or supplying doping products: Can commit a criminal offense and be punished with prison, fines and disqualification.

Words worth knowing

Licencia federativa (federation license)
Authorization issued by a sports federation allowing participation in official competitions.
Autorización de uso terapéutico (therapeutic use exemption)
Permission for an athlete to use a banned substance for medical reasons, always registered with the State Anti-Doping Agency.
Ley orgánica (organic law)
A type of Spanish law reserved for major matters such as fundamental rights, requiring special majorities in Congress to pass.
Comiso o decomiso (seizure)
Official removal by the authorities of substances and tools used for doping.

It summarizes the law as published in the BOE. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced17 March 2006Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 March 2006The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments31 March 2006Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee17 May 2006A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary19 June 2006All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate29 June 2006The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE2 November 2006It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 12 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2006Apr 2006May 2006Jun 2006Jul 2006Aug 2006Sept 2006Oct 200611. 17 March 2006: Presentación22. 28 March 2006: Comisión de Educación y Ciencia Publicación desde 28/03/2006 hasta 31/03/200633. 28 March 2006: Calificación44. 31 March 2006: Comisión de Educación y Ciencia Enmiendas desde 31/03/2006 hasta 24/05/200655. 17 May 2006: Comisión de Educación y Ciencia Mesa - Calificación desde 17/05/2006 hasta 17/05/200666. 17 May 2006: Comisión de Educación y Ciencia Debate de totalidad desde 17/05/2006 hasta 23/05/200677. 24 May 2006: Comisión de Educación y Ciencia Informe desde 24/05/2006 hasta 07/06/200688. 7 June 2006: Comisión de Educación y Ciencia Dictamen desde 07/06/2006 hasta 19/06/200699. 19 June 2006: Pleno Aprobación desde 19/06/2006 hasta 29/06/20061010. 29 June 2006: Senado desde 29/06/2006 hasta 03/10/20061111. 3 October 2006: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 03/10/2006 hasta 02/11/20061212. 2 November 2006: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 02/11/2006 hasta 12/12/2006

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Organic Law 7/2006, of November 21, on the protection of health and the fight against doping in sport

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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