EPAS activities

Match-fixing

Presented by

Stanislas Frossard

The Council of EuropeFounded in 1949An intergovernmental body, with 47 membersPeace and unity through values :

DemocracyHuman RightsRule of Law

Based on the European Convention on Human Rights 4 basic texts on sport (2 conventions and 2 key recommendations)

Manipulations of competitions(match fixing)

New threat (global, online activities)An issue of interest for the Council of Europe, because it is a challenge to :

Rule of lawPublic orderSports ethics

StakeholdersIdentification of action to be taken by :

Governments Sports Betting regulators Corruption Criminal law…

Betting operatorsSport organisations

Ongoing processAdoption of Rec/CM(2011)10Feasibility StudyMinisterial meeting Belgrade on 15 March 2012Network of Betting Regulators (April 2012)Green light to the negotiation of a convention on 13 June 2012First meeting in October 2012Project in Autumn 2014

Why a Council of Europe instrument ?An issue of sports ethics, but also rule of law and fight against corruptionUse CoE assets

Existing bodiesExperience in standard-setting

Open to non European statesPioneer role

Scope of a possible ConventionManipulations : betting-related or not Based on Rec/CM(2011)10Global response

not on corruption of governance in sportnot on opening of the betting marketnot on funding of sportnot criminal convention defining a new specialised criminal offence

FunctionsGeneral legislationsPrevention

Support betting monitoringFight against illegal betting

Co-operation (Working platform)Sanctions + judicial co-operation

Address loopholes in legislationsExchange of information

Monitoring of states’ commitments

Delegations

Sport

Law enforcementBetting regulators

Meetings

Schedule

Vision (in 5 years)World-wide mobilisationCooperation (Sport/BO/PA)Education, preventionEffective detection (betting monitoring systems + exchange of intelligence)Clear legal provisionsEffective law-enforcement (incl. cooperation with sports movement)

Money Laundering

not reportingcheating

corrupt practices, fraudulent practices, coercive practices…

Organised crime

Betting monitoring

Money laundering prevention

Criminal investigations

Traceable ways of payment (14.3.d) Manipulation of sport event generating proceeds -> predicate offence for the criminal offence of Money laundering (16.1.b)Consider to Monitor customer identification in sporting bets in the framework of the prevention of money laundering (16.6)

Thank you for

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