The Roles and Responsibilities of National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADO) as outlined in the World Anti-Doping Code 2021

1.  To be independent in their operational decisions and activities from sport and government, including without limitation by prohibiting any involvement in their operational decisions or activities by any Person who is at the same time involved in the management or operations of any International Federation, National Federation, Major Event Organization, National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee, or government department with responsibility for sport or anti-doping. 
2. To adopt and implement anti-doping rules and policies which conform with the Code and the International Standards.
3. To cooperate with other relevant national organizations and agencies and other Anti-Doping Organizations.
4. To encourage reciprocal Testing between Anti-Doping Organizations.
5. To promote anti-doping research.
6. Where funding is provided, to withhold some or all funding, during any period of Ineligibility, to any Athlete or Athlete Support Person who has violated anti-doping rules.
7. To vigorously pursue all potential anti-doping rule violations within their authority including investigation into whether Athlete Support Personnel or other Persons may have been involved in each case of doping and to ensure proper enforcement of Consequences.
8. To plan, implement, evaluate and promote antidoping Education in line with the requirements of the International Standard for Education.
9. Each National Anti-Doping Organization shall be the authority on Education within their respective countries.
10. Subject to applicable law, as a condition of such position or involvement, to require all of its board members, directors, officers, and those employees (and those of appointed Delegated Third Parties), who are involved in any aspect of Doping Control, to agree to be bound by antidoping rules as Persons in conformity with the Code for direct and intentional misconduct, or to be bound by comparable rules and regulations put in place by the Signatory.
11. Subject to applicable law, to not knowingly employ a Person in any position involving doping Control (other than authorized anti-doping Education or rehabilitation programs) who is provisionally Suspended or is serving a period of Ineligibility under the Code or, if a Person was not subject to the Code, who has directly and intentionally engaged in conduct within the previous six (6) years which would have constituted a violation of anti-doping rules if Code-compliant rules had been applicable to such Person.
12. To conduct an automatic investigation of Athlete Support Personnel within their authority in the case of any anti-doping rule violation by a Protected Person and to conduct an automatic investigation of any Athlete Support Person who has provided support to more than one Athlete found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation.
13. To cooperate fully with WADA in connection with investigations conducted by WADA pursuant to Article 20.7.14.
14. To respect the operational independence of laboratories as provided in the International Standard for Laboratories.
15. To adopt a policy or rule implementing Article 2.11.
16. To take appropriate action to discourage noncompliance with the Code and the International Standards (a) by Signatories, in accordance with Article 24.1 and the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories and (b) by any other sporting body over which it has authority, in accordance with Article 12.

The Roles and Responsibilities of Regional Anti-Doping Organizations (RADO) as outlined in the World Anti-Doping Code 2021

1. To ensure member countries adopt and implement rules, policies and programs which conform with the Code.
2. To require, as a condition of membership, that a member country sign an official Regional Anti-Doping Organization membership form which clearly outlines the delegation of antidoping responsibilities to the Regional Anti-Doping Organization.
3. To cooperate with other relevant national and regional organizations and agencies and other Anti-Doping Organizations.
4. To encourage reciprocal Testing between National Anti-Doping Organizations and Regional Anti-Doping Organizations.
5. To promote and assist with capacity building among relevant Anti-Doping Organizations.
6. To promote anti-doping research.
7. To plan, implement, evaluate and promote antidoping Education in line with the requirements of the International Standard for Education.