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.

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 held 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/LC 2025-15 WADA letter to the Council of Europe regarding CAHDI legal opinion
• CAHAMA LC 2025-14 / Timeline for the CAHAMA request for the Committee of Ministers to consider making a referral to CAHDI
• CAHAMA LC 2025-13 / Invitation to the online information session to discuss with Snežana Samardžić-Marković the Initial Human Rights Impact Assessment report)
• CAHAMA LC 2025-12 / Final mandate for the European representative to the WADA Executive Committee meeting, 27 March (virtual), and adopted list of decisions of the 67th CAHAMA meeting)
• CAHAMA LC 2025-11 / New Member from Africa Region on the WADA Executive Committee  (objections to raise by 25 March 2025, 18h00)
• CAHAMA LC 2025-10 / Draft mandate for the European representative to the WADA Executive Committee meeting, 27 March (virtual), and draft list of decisions of the 67th CAHAMA meeting, 13 March, Strasbourg (comments by Friday 21 March 2025, noon )
• CAHAMA LC 2025-09 / Revised Agenda for the 67^th CAHAMA meeting and Questions to WADA on the agenda for the Executive Committee meeting
• CAHAMA LC 2025-08 / Nomination to the WADA Voluntary Withdrawal of Funding Group (Nominations by Sunday 16 March 2025)
• CAHAMA LC 2025-07 / 67th CAHAMA meeting documents for the Observers and Participants
• CAHAMA LC 2025-06 / Candidates for the elections to be held during the 67^th CAHAMA meeting on 13 March 2025
• CAHAMA LC 2025-05 / Availability of WADA documents & request to submit questions to WADA regarding the items on the agenda of the Executive Committee meeting of 27 March 2025 (replies before Tuesday 11 March 2025 12.00 (noon) )
• CAHAMA LC 2025-04 / Nomination au Comité d'éthique indépendant de l'AMA
• CAHAMA LC 2025-03 / Correspondence from WADA Director General (letter dated 17 February 2025)
• CAHAMA LC 2025-02 / Correspondence from WADA President and Director General (letter dated 5 February 2025)
• CAHAMA LC 2025-01 / Convocation to the 67^th meeting of the Ad Hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA)

  2 September 2025: 9.30-17.30 and  3 September 2025: 9.30 - 12.30