The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions was ratified by Parliament on November 29. Under the document, the notion “manipulation of sports competitions” refers to “arranged matches”, illegal sports betting and corruption in sport, IPN reports.

The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions is a multilateral treaty that aims to prevent, detect, and punish match fixing in sport. A major focus of the convention is to prevent and punish illegal sports betting operations and to prevent conflicts of interest in legal sports betting operators and sports organizations.

The convention was concluded in Macolin/Magglingen, Switzerland, on  September 18. 2014. At its conclusion, it was immediately signed by 15 states of the Council of Europe. It is open to ratification of Council of Europe states and other states that were involved in its negotiation.