The decision takes effect immediately and bars the Laboratorio de Control de Dopaje in Madrid from carrying out any WADA-related anti-doping activities, including analyses of urine and blood samples, the anti-doping body said in a statement.
On March 19, WADA declared Spain non-compliant with agreed global anti-doping measures.
Although such a declaration can render a country's athletes ineligible for major events, WADA noted that the lack of a sitting government in the country had hindered efforts to resolve its issues