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Contents UEFA STATUTES 1I.DEFINITIONOFTMS1II.GENERALPVIIS1Article 1 Legal Headquarters .......................................................... 1Article 2 Objectives 1A3 RwFIA ..2Article 3bis Relationship with the Stakeholders opean Football ................. 2Article Official Laages ..................3III.MEMBERSHIP3Article 5 Members3Article Admission ad Admission P.....3Ae Rb..3Article 7bis ObligatMembciati ............4Article 8 Withdrawal and Termination of Membership, Exclusion, Dissoluta Memociat ............5A9 S .5IV.HONORARYPRESIDENTANDHONORARYMEMBERSHIP6Article Honorary ....................................................................... 6V.ORGANS6Article 11 Organs 61.Congress 7Ae Giwer ..7A Orgrwer,d..7Article 14 ExtraordinPowers, Notice, .......8A PMc ..8Article Chairman g Chairman, Casting Vote ................... 8Article 17 Minutes8A Vht ...9Article 19 Elections 9Article Coming inorce ofons ......... 102.Executive 10Article 21 Composit 10Article Term of Office .................................................................................. 10Article Powers of Executive Cmmittee .... 11Article Duties of Executive Cmmittee ....11Article DelegationManagem............12Article Frequency of Meetings and Quorum ............................................... 12Article Voting andElection Procedures, Minutes ...............1 XDISCIPLINARYMEASURES23A Dar ...2Article 53 Disciplinary Measures against Member Associations and Clubs .A Dcas ..2A Day ..2A Datf..2Article Disciplinarer .....2Article 58 Finality ..............25XRECGNITIONOFTHEUEFASTATUTES,DISPUTES251.Recognition of the UEFA Statutes 25A5 Ro tUA Stu..22.Disputes of National Dimension 26Article ObligationRefer Diss.............23.Disputes of European Dimension 26Article CAS as Ordiary Court o.26A CealB ..2Article Common isions ...27XIII.CONCLUDINGPROVISIONS27Article 64 GoverninLaw and LForum27Article Matters .27Article DissolutionUEFA .....28Article Equal Statuof Men and ........28Ar6 AV ...Article Exceptionalnd Transiti ............28XCNINTOFORCEOFTHESTATUTES29Article Coming inorce ..2RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE UEFA CONGRESS 31Article 1 Chairman oftCongress 31Article 2 Congress Bueau ......31Article 3 Agenda ........31A4 Dsn ..3Article 5 Permission to Tathe Floor .......Article Motion on a Point of Order .............................................................. 32Article 7 Motions, Motions to Amend an Agenda Item and Motions to Delete an Agenda Item ................................................................... 32Article 8 Votes ................32Article 9 Elections 33Article 10 Interpreters .....33 Extraordinary Congress: Powers, Notice, Agenda Article 14 Cvoa 1 An Extraordinary Congress may be convened by the Executive Committee, at ritten st one th r more of the Member Associations, stating the items to be placedon he g enda.Time Limit 2 If convened by one fifth of the Member Associations, an Extra-ordinary Congress shall be held wiree months of the date o f the written request. Notiof the Extraordinary Congss shall be sent out st o s ore due e ace. Agenda 3 The agenda, which shall be drawn up by the ExecutiveCommittee, hall t ther ith eExtraordinary Congress. Items may albe placed on the agendaby ecutive mmittee hich ithin ower Ordinar y g r.Proposals of Member Associations Article 15 Deadline A Member Association wishing to include a proposal on the agenda for an riting to the A dministration at least two months before the Congress is due to take ithbrief reasons for Chairman of Congress, Acting Chairman, Casting Vote Article 16 Chairman of Congress 1 The sident ence, he rst int l be rman of gss. If rst e-Presit not resent either, the longest-serving Vice-President shall chair the Congress. If no Vice-President is present, Congress shall elect a member e ecutive ommittee Chairman Con g ress. Casting Vote 2 In the event of a tie in any vote, the Chairman of Congressshall have a castin g te. tions, Art. l ppl y . Minutes Article 17 Minutes 1 Minutes of all business at Con g ress shall be taken.Approval 2 The elegates ed verify e nutes hall o so norder that minutes may be sent out to the Member Associationswithin s the ress. The minutes ll regarded s approved , is r patch, ections raised by registered letter to the Administration. In the event thatany objections are received, the minutes shall be placed on the a g enda f he t rdinar y g ress rconsideration. 8 of the FIFA Executive Committee shall be elected during thecalendar year following the final round of the UEFA European Football mpionship.Or 5 In l ther respects, 18 ll ppl y b y alo gy .Coming into Force of Decisions Article 20 Deadline Congress decisions bebinding alMember Associations.Unless otherwise stated, a decision shall come into forc threemonths after the end of the Congress. The Congress may decidethat a nscintoforceatanearlierorlater date. 2. Executive Committee CompoArticle 21 Composition 1 The Executive Committee shall consist of the President andfifteen other members elcted by a Conss. Moreover, upon proposal of the Women’s Football Committee, the ExecutiveCommittee shall appoint a woman as an additional member withe same rights and duties as the other Executive Committeemembers. Eligibility 2 The Executive Committee shall not include more than one representative me mber ociation.Condition 3 Each member of the Executive Committee, except for the President, shall hold an active office wis Membe r A ssociation. If this condition is no longer met during his term o f office, he shall no lon g er g iblr-tin.Constitution 4 The Executive Committee shall elect a first, second, third, fourth and fifth Vice-President, one of whom will chair the Finance Committee. The President shall be entitled to propose candidates. Tm oArticle 22 TeRe-electio 1 The rm office of the President of e Executive Committee elected by a Congress shall be four years.Eight members, or seven members and the President, shall be elected every two years. All members shall be eligible for re-election. Start and End 1bis term nt Executive Committee starts at the close of the Congress at whichthey are elected and ends at the close of the Congress at whichtheir successors are elected.Womappointed byExecutive Committee 1ter The appointment of a woman asmember of the ExecutiveCheneieExecutive Committee for a four- y ear term of office. Her term o f 10 of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (Swierland), asprovided the resenatutes.Associations’ Obligatio 2 Each Member Association shall ensure that its leagues, clubs,pla y ers and officials acknowled g e ept these li g ations. Participation inUEFA Competition 3 Each participant in a UEFA competition shall, hen regiringits entry, confirm to UEFA in writing that it, its players and officialshave acknowled g ed and accepted these obli g ations.2. Disputes of National Dimension Obligation to Refer Disputes to Court of Arbitration Article 60 OoRefer Disputes to Court of Arbitration A ssociations hall hdisputes national nsion application r national lation, e independent and court exclusion f an y ordinar y court.3. Disputes of European Dimension CAS as Ordinary Ct of ArbaArticle 61 Jurisdiction 1 The CAS shall have exclusive jurisdiction, to the exclusion o f a od cor o a o c o ab t d wi thefollowing disputes in its capacity as an ordinary court of arbitration: a) dtwenA aa cpsof bd E d beealea g ues, clubs, pla y ers or officials.ConditionItvet 2 The CAS shall only intervene in its capan ordinary court rbitration f oes ll icompetence f EFA r g an.CAS as Appeals Arbitration Body Article 62 Jurisdiction 1 Any decision taken by a UEFA organ may be disputed exclusively efore e ty an eals arbitration ody, to the clusion f ny rdinary urt r nyother ourt f arbitration.RApa 2 Only parties ditly affected by a decision may appeal to theCAS. ever, here ping-related decisions , the World Anti-Dopin g g enc y ( W ) y peal he 26 Considered and approved on behalf of the Member Associationsb[c A l ArAAa,,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, nmark, nd, Faroe France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,Israel, , Luxembourg, F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro,Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republicof Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Mand, Serbia,Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine,Wales. 30 Election of European ViPresidents and Members otFA ECommittee ............................... 36 Election of President and Executive Committee 9 Eo camembers of the Organs for tAmtJustice, as well as the chairmen and members of committees .............................. 36 Election of the President and Members of the UEFA Executive mmittee and European Members of FA EeceC.E .9Entry .Efwomen ..............Ethics and Disciplinary inspectors ................................ 16 Exceptional and transitional provi 28 Excluded jurisdiction .................... 27 Exclusion from meetings ............. 12 Exclusion n association ........... 5 Executive Committee ........ 1, 10, 28 Expert panels .............................. 18 Exploitation of rights .................... 21 Extraordinary congress ................. 8 Fair play ..................................... 1, 4 FIFA 1 FIFA g International Matches .............. 22 Finality ......................................... 25 Financial obia5Finanyear ...Frequ..........12 Gneauditor...........Governing Law .....Headquarters 1 Honorary members ....................... 6 Honorary membership 6 Honorary esident ........................ 6 Improper conduct ........................ 13 Independence .......................... 4, 14 Integrity of e .......... 4 Internal procedures ..................... 27 Interpreters .................................. 33 Jurisdiction .................................. 23 Laws of the Game ......................... 4 League ...................................... 1, 4 Legal form ..................................... 1 Legal forum ................................. 27 Levies .......................................... 19 Licensing criteria ......................... 23 Majorities ................................. 9, 12 Management of the Administ .....14 Media .Memberassociation ...........1Member............Minute8,12 Motionon point order ....32 Motion32 Non admn ........Objectiv ...........O teCourt o...........26 Obligati ..........Obligations of member associat .........4 Oflg3Open voting .........9Ordinacongress ..7 Organisational regulations .......... 12 Organs .......................................... 6 Organs n of Justice ................................. 14 Permission to tathe floor......... 31 Pwer ...3Powers of the Executive Committee ............................... 11 PwerP .1Presiden ............13 Professional Football Strategy Council ..................................... 16 Prohibited measures ................... 23 Prt..Promot ...........23Proposals of member associat .........8 Pnam .Poimem. Recognition of the UEFA Statutes 2Re-el ........Regulations goin A .2Regulations goimplementation of the USs..Rw F..Relationship with the stakeholders in European football ............Relegati .........Remov...........13 Repren .....3Repree team.........Revenue .............Right toal ......26 Rbeassociat ........Scope ofw .....27 Secret ballot ......Specific grounds for suspensi 6Statutes .............3,4 Supremorgan .....S ..Suspensoeffect ...Swiss Law .Term ........................ 10, 18 Termination of membership .......... 5 Terms of reference ...................... 18 Time limit for appeal ................... 27 UEFA ............................................. 1 Unsportsmanlike conduct ............ 23 Untransferable duties .................. 11 Vacancies .....11 Violations of the Laws of the Game ....................................... 23 Votes ........................................... 32 Voting and election procedures ............................... 12 Voting rights ............................ 9, 12 Withdrawal .................................... 5 Woman appointed by the Executive Committee ............... 10 Working groups ........................... 18