1. EPAS activities Match-fixing Presented by Stanislas Frossard

2. The Council of Europe Founded in 1949 An intergovernmental body, with 47 members Peace and unity through values : Democracy Human Rights Rule of Law Based on the European Convention on Human Rights 4 basic texts on sport (2 conventions and 2 key recommendations)

3. 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 law Public order Sports ethics

4. Stakeholders Identification of action to be taken by : Governments Sports Betting regulators Corruption Criminal law … Betting operators Sport organisations

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

6. Why a Council of Europe instrument ? An issue of sports ethics, but also rule of law and fight against corruption Use CoE assets Existing bodies Experience in standard-setting Open to non European states Pioneer role

7. Scope of a possible Convention Manipulations : betting-related or not Based on Rec/CM(2011)10 Global response not on corruption of governance in sport not on opening of the betting market not on funding of sport not criminal convention defining a new specialised criminal offence

8. Functions General legislations Prevention Support betting monitoring Fight against illegal betting Co-operation (Working platform) Sanctions + judicial co-operation Address loopholes in legislations Exchange of information Monitoring of states’ commitments

9. Delegations Sport Law enforcement Betting regulators

10. Meetings

11. Schedule

12. Vision (in 5 years) World-wide mobilisation Cooperation (Sport/BO/PA) Education, prevention Effective detection (betting monitoring systems + exchange of intelligence) Clear legal provisions Effective law-enforcement (incl. cooperation with sports movement)

13. Money Laundering not reporting cheating corrupt practices, fraudulent practices, coercive practices… Organised crime

14. Money Laundering Match fixing Betting monitoring Money laundering prevention Criminal investigations

15. 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)

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