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THE ETHICS COMMISSION
MISSION
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The Ethics Commission was created in 1999 by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
This independent Commission is made up of nine members. Its mission is to be the guardian of the ethical principles of the Olympic Movement, as set out in the Olympic Charter and the Code of Ethics.
It makes recommendations to the IOC Executive Board and Session.
- The Commission’s activities
- Who can refer a case?
- To whom do the Code of Ethics and Implementing Provisions apply?
OLYMPIC ETHICS: TEXTS
The Code of Ethics was adopted in 1999 by the Session in Seoul. Since then, it has been updated several times by the decision of the IOC Executive Board, as set out in Rule 22 of the Olympic Charter. Several Implementing Provisions of the Code of Ethics as well as the Ethics Commission Statutes and the Rules of Procedure have been produced and updated.
NEWS ABOUT THE ETHICS COMMISSION
3 August 2008
IOC DECISION provisional measure – Situation of Mr KUN-HEE LEE, IOC MEMBER
On 2 August 2008 in Beijing, the IOC Executive Board approved the recommendation made on 18 July 2008 by the IOC Ethics Commission, to take note of Mr Kun-hee Lee’s decision voluntarily to give up the rights, prerogatives and...
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- IOC Decision – Complaint from Mr Floyd Landis v/ Mr Richard Pound (10 July 2008)
- IOC Decision – Complaint from Mr. Nat Indrapana v/ WTF (13 June 2008)
- Rules – Betting – Beijing Olympic Games (5 June 2008)
- IOC Decision on Mr John Krimsky (12 December 2007)
PERMANENT FILES
3 August 2008
Decisions
It must be pointed out that the Ethics Commission takes only conclusions and recommendations, which it submits to the IOC Executive Board. When it is seized of a complaint or a denunciation, the Ethics Commission undertakes a...
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COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION
Youssoupha
Ndiaye,
Chairman of the
Commission
The Ethics Commission is composed of eight individuals, no more than four of whom are IOC members and at least five prominent personalities known for their independence of spirit, their competency and their international reputation. The Commission has been chaired by Youssoupha Ndiaye since February 2007.
The Ethics Commission Secretary assists the Commission in all its missions. The Secretary is available to the Olympic Movement as part of a preventive and advisory mission to help better apply the ethical principles and rules.
Current membersIOC COMMISSIONS
- Athletes
- Collectors
- Coordination Comm.
- Culture and Olympic Education
- Ethics
- Finance
- International Relations
- Juridical
- Marketing
- Medical
- Nominations
- Olympic Congress 2009
- Olympic Programme
- Olympic Solidarity
- Press
- Radio and Television
- Sport and Environment
- Sport and Law
- Sport for All
- TV Rights and New Media
- Women and Sport
CONTACT
All the information you need to contact the members and administration of the Commission.
Fax : +41 21 621 6381
OLYMPIC CHARTER
Discover the founding text of the Olympic Movement.