The Convention helps to ensure the effectiveness of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code).
At the time Gregg was using the pills, there were no anti-doping laws in football.
The team has adopted the toughest of anti-doping regimes, including fortnightly tests for all its riders.
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Armitage appeared before a disciplinary hearing on Thursday for pushing an anti-doping officer on 1 January.
Under current UK law, anti-doping officials have no right to enter an athlete's premises without permission.
One of his attorneys denied Armstrong was in discussion with the two anti-doping agencies.
But in April, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency notified Armstrong of an investigation into new doping charges.
He said the involvement of criminal networks was well known to the anti-doping agency.
China now has an anti-doping campaign carried out by 137 people in 23 cities.
But the anti-dopers, led by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), will also be more zealous.
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And that wasn't the only portion of the interview likely to rile anti-doping officials.
The interview revealed very few details about Armstrong's performance-enhancing regimen that would surprise anti-doping officials.
His two-year ban was cut in half because the ITF said Odesnik cooperated with its anti-doping program.
Cooperation between anti-doping agencies and law enforcement officials has increased dramatically in recent years, both sides say.
They say that anti-doping officials should determine if a sample has any evidence of naturally produced EPO.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) will discuss controversial changes to drug rules at a meeting this weekend.
Travis Tygart, chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, issued a statement after the interview Thursday evening.
"We support and will enforce the ruling of this independent tribunal under the Tennis Anti-Doping Program, " he added.
However, following a two-day hearing last month, an independent anti-doping tribunal confirmed the test results, the federation said.
When Operation Puerto first began, anti-doping authorities obtained information on a number of athletes, resulting in some suspensions.
Tennis complies with the World Anti-Doping Authority's code, which recommends a two-year ban for possession of prohibited substances.
Earlier this week AFL club Essendon asked Australia's anti-doping authorities to investigate supplements administered to players last season.
However there are grounds for the ban to be reduced pending evidence from the ACB's anti-doping medical adviser.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said in October that nine unidentified Australian athletes had tested positive for methylhexaneamine.
In August, two months after Armstrong was first charged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Jaeger left the group.
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Bimes said organisers of the four Grand Slam tournaments had decided to double their funding of anti-doping policies.
"He's got to follow a certain course, " David Howman, director general of World Anti-Doping Agency, told the AP.
But the case highlights a broader issue: Drug testing is only one part of the anti-doping movement these days.
Sutcliffe's plans would enable anti-doping officials to take similar action during London 2012.
Dr. Christiane Ayotte, runs one of the world's top anti-doping labs in Montreal.
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