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The Commission’s Activities

Three functions:

• It draws up and continuously updates the ethical principles, including in particular the Code of Ethics based on the values and principles enshrined in the Olympic Charter. It disseminates these texts.

• It conducts investigations into breaches of ethics submitted to it by the IOC President and, where necessary, makes recommendations for measures or sanctions to the IOC Executive Board and/or the IOC Session; these recommendations remain confidential until the IOC Executive Board makes a decision.

• It has a mission of prevention and advising the whole Olympic Movement in order to assist with the application of the ethical principles and rules. In all cases, this advice remains confidential.

The Commission is based at the Villa du Centenaire in Lausanne, Switzerland. It meets at least twice a year, and more frequently if the urgency of the files demands it.