National Anti-Doping Agency/ Agenţia Naţională Anti-Doping

The National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) is the public institution with legal personality, with decision-making autonomy in the activity of preventing and combating doping in sports. Established in 2005, the institution is subordinate to the Government of Romania and is financed from its own revenues and from the budget of the General Secretariat of the Government.

ANAD's main objective is to prevent and combat the doping phenomenon at the national level by adopting and implementing anti-doping policies and regulations, coordinating the sampling activity, managing the test results and performing the results management procedure in accordance with the legal provisions of of the World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards. The institution encourages the practice of a clean sport, in order to protect the health of athletes and respect the principles of fair play in sports. It is also engaged in preventing and combating the production and illicit trafficking of doping substances. At the same time, it assumes the role of strengthening Romania's position as a credible and active partner in the global effort to fight doping in sports.

ANAD is independent in its decisions and operational activities from sports and governmental structures, by prohibiting any involvement in its decisions or activities by any person who is at the same time involved in the management or activity of an international or national sports federation, an organizer of sports events , of a national Olympic or Paralympic committee or a governmental structure with responsibility in the field of sport or anti-doping.