The Macolin Convention is a legal instrument and the only rule of international law on the manipulation of sports competitions. It requests public authorities to co-operate with sports organisations, betting operators and competition organisers to prevent, detect and sanction the manipulation of sports competitions. It proposes a common legal framework for an efficient international cooperation to respond to this global threat.

The Macolin Convention entered into force on 1 September 2019. It has been ratified by Belgium, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, San-Marino, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. It has been signed by 43 other European States, as well as by Australia and Morocco.

 Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the Macolin Convention - CETS N°215)

 Explanatory report of the Convention

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