CAHAMA’s mission is to:

• examine the issues concerning relations between the Council of Europe, its Member States and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and to decide on a common position, when possible, on these issues;
• draw up, if necessary, opinions for the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on these issues, including the budgetary elements;
• periodically revise the mandate of members of the WADA Foundation Board appointed by the Council of Europe.

The CAHAMA is made up exclusively of States parties to the European Cultural Convention. Each State nominates its delegate, who can be a high official from a national ministry or the national anti-doping authority. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Commission can be represented at CAHAMA meetings, the latter being as an observer. The representatives of the Europe region on the Foundation Board and in the Executive Committee of WADA are also invited to the meetings of the CAHAMA.

The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected by a majority of the votes cast for a one-year term. Their mandate can be renewed once.

CAHAMA meetings are three times times per year prior to the WADA Foundation Board and Executive Committee meetings every May, September and November. Each State Partie has one vote.

  CAHAMA Terms of Reference (2024-2027)

• CAHAMA CL 2024-11 WADA Foundation Board Circulatory Votes: April/May 2024 - deadline for replies: 7 May 2024 (cob).
• CAHAMA CL 2024-07 Call for candidates to the Executive Committee and Foundation Board of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) for 2025-2027 - deadline for replies: 19 August 2024, 5 p.m. (CEST).

• CAHAMA CL 2024-10 WADA Statements / Media Conference concerning Chinese Swimmers.
• CAHAMA CL 2024-09 Cambodia NADO: reinstatement.
• CAHAMA CL 2024-08 Exchange of correspondence between WADA & CAHAMA (for information).
• CAHAMA CL 2024-06 Final mandate for the European Representative in the WADA Executive Committee meeting, 11 March 2024, Lausanne (Switzerland) & latest WADA documents (CET).
• CAHAMA CL 2024-05 Draft mandate for the European Representative in the WADA Executive Committee meeting, 11 March 2024, Lausanne (Switzerland).
• CAHAMA CL 2024-04 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea NADO: reinstatement.
• CAHAMA CL 2024-03 Convocation to the 63^rd meeting of the Ad Hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA).
• CAHAMA CL 2024-02 Composition WADA Executive Committee – Oceania.
• CAHAMA CL 2024-01 Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)– reinstatement.

• Meeting times (all Central European Summer Time - CEST) :
  • 3 September 2024 : 9.30 - 12.30 a.m.,  2:30 - 5.30 p.m.
  • 4 September 2024 : 9.30 - 12.30 a.m.