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vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee of Ministers, after consulting

the Convention Follow-up Committee, once established.

3 This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or

approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

4 This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three

months after the date on which five signatories, including at least three member States of the Council of Europe,

have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2

and 3.

5 In respect of any signatory State or the European Union which subsequently expresses its consent to be

bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of

three months after the date of the expression of its consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the

provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

6 A Contracting Party which is not a member of the Council of Europe shall contribute to the financing of the

Convention Follow-up Committee in a manner to be decided by the Committee of Ministers after consultation with

that Party.

Article 33 – Effects of the Convention and relationship with other international instruments

1 This Convention does not affect the rights and obligations of Parties under international multilateral

conventions concerning specific subjects. In particular, this Convention does not alter their rights and obligations

arising from other agreements previously concluded in respect of the fight against doping and consistent with the

subject and purpose of this Convention.

2 This Convention supplements in particular, where appropriate, applicable multilateral or bilateral treaties

between the Parties, including the provisions of:

a the European Convention on Extradition (1957, ETS No. 24);

b the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (1959, ETS No. 30);

c the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1990, ETS

No. 141);

d the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from

Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (2005, CETS No. 198).

3 The Parties to the Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral treaties with one another on the matters

dealt with in this Convention in order to supplement or strengthen the provisions thereof or to facilitate the application

of the principles embodied therein.

4 If two or more Parties have already concluded a treaty on the matters dealt with in this Convention or have

otherwise established relations in respect of such matters, they shall also be entitled to apply that treaty or to

regulate those relations accordingly. However, when Parties establish relations in respect of the matters dealt with

in this Convention other than as provided for therein, they shall do so in a manner that is not inconsistent with the

Convention’s objectives and principles.

5 Nothing in this Convention shall affect other rights, restrictions, obligations and responsibilities of Parties.

Article 34 – Conditions and safeguards

1 Each Party shall ensure that the establishment, implementation and application of the powers and procedures

provided for in Chapters II to VII are subject to conditions and safeguards provided for under its domestic law, which

shall provide for the adequate protection of human rights and liberties, including rights arising pursuant to obligations

it has undertaken under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the 1966

United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and other applicable international human rights

instruments, and which shall incorporate the principle of proportionality into its domestic law.

2 Such conditions and safeguards shall, as appropriate in view of the nature of the procedure or power

concerned, inter alia, include judicial or other independent supervision, grounds justifying the application, as well as

the limitation of the scope and the duration of such power or procedure.