FIFA Football Agent Exam Study Materials PDF, May 2023 Edition

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 6 II. OFFENCES Chapter 1. Infringements of the Laws of the Game 13. O  ffensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play Chapter 2. Disorderliness at matches and competitions 14. Misconduct of players and officials 15. Discrimination 16...

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 6 II. OFFENCES Chapter 1. Infringements of the Laws of the Game 13. O  ffensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play Chapter 2. Disorderliness at matches and competitions 14. Misconduct of players and officials 15. Discrimination 16. Unplayed matches and abandonment 17. Order and security at matches 18. Protests 19. Fielding an ineligible player 20. Manipulation of football matches and competitions Chapter 3. Other provisions 21. Failure to respect decisions 22. Forgery and falsification 23. Specific proceedings Chapter 4. Implementation of disciplinary measures 24. Enforcement of sanctions 25. Determining the disciplinary measure 26. Recidivism 27. Suspension of implementation of disciplinary measures 28. Forfeit 29. Matches to be played without spectators Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 104 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Object 2. Scope of application: substantive law 3. Scope of personal application 4. Scope of temporal application 5. Applicable law 6. Disciplinary measures 7. Directives 8. Responsibility 9. Decisions of the referee 10. Limitation period for prosecution 11. Duty to report 12. Duty to collaborate 4 III. ORGANISATION AND COMPETENCE 25 Chapter 1. General provisions 30. General rule 31. Composition of the FIFA judicial bodies 32. Independence and impartiality 33. Meetings 34. Confidentiality 35. Secretariat 36. Integrity experts 37. Exemption from liability 38. Time limits 39. Evidence, evaluation of evidence and standard of proof 40. Match officials’ reports 41. Burden of proof 42. Witnesses 43. Anonymous participants in proceedings 44. Identification of anonymous participants in proceedings 45. Representation and assistance 46. Legal aid 47. Language used in proceedings 48. Communication with the parties 49. Costs and expenses 50. Effects of decisions 51. Provisional measures 52. Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Chapter 2. Decision-making process 53. Convocation,  rights of the parties, hearings, decisions, communications and confidentiality 54. Decisions Chapter 3. Disciplinary Committee 55. Commencement of proceedings 56. Jurisdiction 57. Jurisdiction of the single judges of the Disciplinary Committee 58. Proposal by the secretariat 59. Closure of proceedings Chapter 4. Appeal Committee 60. Jurisdiction 61. Admissibility of appeals 62. Standing to appeal 63. Deliberations and decisions 64. Jurisdiction of the chairperson ruling alone 65. Effects of appeal Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 105 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 34 34 34 35 35 36 37 37 37 38 38 39 39 39 40 40 40 41 41 5 IV. SPECIAL PROCEDURES 66. Expulsion and match suspension 67. Carrying over cautions 68. Cancellation of cautions 69. Carrying over match suspensions 70. Extending sanctions to have worldwide effect 71. Review V. FINAL PROVISIONS 72. Official languages 73. Gender and number 74. Specific disciplinary rules 75. Associations’ disciplinary codes 76. Adoption and enforcement 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 49 49 49 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNEXE 42  Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 106 I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 107 7 1. Object  This Code describes infringements of the rules in FIFA regulations, determines the sanctions incurred, regulates the organisation and function of the FIFA judicial bodies responsible for taking decisions and the procedures to be followed before said bodies. 2. Scope of application: substantive law 1. This Code applies to every match and competition organised by FIFA and to matches and competitions in association football that do not fall under the jurisdiction of the confederations and/or the associations, unless otherwise stipulated in this Code. 2. This Code also applies to any breach of FIFA’s statutory objectives as well as of any FIFA rule that does not fall under the jurisdiction of any other FIFA body. 3. Scope of personal application The following are subject to this Code: a) associations; b) members of associations, in particular the clubs; c) officials; d) players; e) match officials; f) football agents licensed by FIFA; g) match agents licensed by FIFA; h) single-entity leagues; i) anyone elected or assigned by FIFA to exercise a function, in particular with regard to a match, competition or other event organised by FIFA. 4. Scope of temporal application 1. This Code applies to all disciplinary offences committed following the date on which it comes into force. 2. This Code also applies to all disciplinary offences committed prior to the date on which it comes into force, subject to any milder sanction that would apply under previous rules. 3. Disciplinary proceedings instigated against someone who was under FIFA’s jurisdiction as per article 3 on the day the alleged disciplinary offence was committed shall not be abandoned by the FIFA judicial bodies solely because the person involved is no longer under FIFA’s jurisdiction. Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 108 8 5. Applicable law The FIFA judicial bodies base their decisions: a) primarily, on the FIFA Statutes as well as FIFA’s regulations, circulars, directives and decisions, and the Laws of the Game; and b) subsidiarily, on Swiss law and any other law that the competent judicial body deems applicable. 6. Disciplinary measures 1. The following disciplinary measures may be imposed on natural and legal persons: a) warning; b) reprimand; c) fine or any other pecuniary measure; d) return of awards; e) withdrawal of a title; f) o  rder to fulfil a financial obligation arising or existing in the context of a trial. 2. The following disciplinary measures may be imposed on natural persons only: a) suspension for a specific number of matches or for a specific period; b) ban from dressing rooms and/or team bench; c) ban on taking part in any football-related activity; d) community football service; e) suspension or withdrawal of a football agent licence; f) suspension or withdrawal of a match agent licence. 3. The following disciplinary measures may be imposed on legal persons only: a) ban on registering new players; c) playing a match with a limited number of spectators; d) playing a match on neutral territory; e) ban on playing in a particular stadium; f) annulment of the result of a match; g) deduction of points; h) relegation to a lower division; i) expulsion from a competition in progress or from future competitions; j) forfeit; Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 109 GENERAL PROVISIONS b) playing a match without spectators; I. 9 k) replaying a match; l) implementation of a prevention plan; m) forfeiture of training rewards that are due; n) payment of restitution to an affiliated club; o) payment of a specific amount to a club or a member association. 4. Fines shall not be less than CHF 100 or more than CHF 1,000,000. 5. Associations are jointly liable for fines imposed on representative team players and officials. The same applies to clubs in respect of their players and officials. 6. The disciplinary measures provided for in this Code may be combined. 7. Directives 1. Directives require those affected by them to behave in a certain manner. 2. In addition to disciplinary measures, the FIFA judicial bodies may issue directives stipulating the manner in which a disciplinary measure must be carried out, including the date and conditions on which the disciplinary measure is enforced. 3. The FIFA judicial bodies may also award compensation for damage where an association or club is liable for that damage on the basis of article 8 or 17. 8. Responsibility 1. Unless otherwise specified in this Code, infringements are punishable regardless of whether they have been committed deliberately or negligently. In particular, associations and clubs may be responsible for the behaviour of their members, players, officials or supporters or any other person carrying out a function on their behalf even if the association or club concerned can prove the absence of any fault or negligence. 2. Acts amounting to attempt are also punishable. 3. Anyone who takes part in committing an infringement or induces someone to do so, whether as instigator or accomplice, may also be sanctioned. 9. Decisions of the referee 1. Decisions taken by the referee on the field of play are final and may not be reviewed by the FIFA judicial bodies. 2. In cases where a decision by the referee involves an obvious error (such as mistaking the identity of the person penalised), the FIFA judicial bodies may only review the disciplinary consequences of that decision. In cases of mistaken identity, disciplinary proceedings may, in accordance with this Code, be opened Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 110 10 only against the person who was actually at fault. 3. A protest against a caution or a sending-off from the field of play after two cautions is admissible only if the referee’s error was to mistake the identity of the player. 4. In cases of serious misconduct, disciplinary action may be taken even if the referee and their assistants did not see the event in question and were therefore unable to take any action. 5. The provisions of this Code relating to protests against match results affected by a referee’s decision that was an obvious violation of a rule remain applicable. 10. Limitation period for prosecution 1. Infringements may no longer be prosecuted in accordance with the following periods: a) two years for infringements committed during a match; b) t en years for anti-doping rule violations (as defined in the FIFA AntiDoping Regulations), infringements relating to international transfers involving minors, and match manipulation; c) five years for all other offences. 2. The limitation period runs as follows: a) from the day on which the perpetrator committed the infringement; b) if the infringement is recurrent, from the day on which the most recent infringement was committed; c) if the infringement lasted for a certain period, from the day on which it ended; d) from the day on which the decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber, the FIFA Players’ Status Committee or the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) becomes final and binding. 3. The limitation periods set out above are interrupted by all procedural acts, 11. Duty to report 1. Anyone subject to this Code shall immediately report to the secretariat of the Disciplinary Committee any violation of, or attempt to violate, this Code by any third party. 2. Anyone subject to this Code who makes an unfounded or irresponsible accusation may be sanctioned. Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 111 GENERAL PROVISIONS starting afresh with each interruption. I. 11 12. Duty to collaborate 1. The parties shall act in good faith throughout the proceedings. 2. The parties or the persons subject to this Code shall collaborate to establish the facts and, in particular, comply with requests for information from a FIFA body, committee, subsidiary or instance, as well as from the FIFA administration. 3. In particular, persons subject to this Code shall help to establish and/or clarify the facts of a case or any possible breaches of this Code and, in particular, shall provide any evidence requested. 4. Any breach of this article by any person subject to this Code may lead to the appropriate sanctions being imposed by the relevant judicial body. 5. If the parties fail to collaborate, especially if they ignore the stipulated time limits, the judicial body may nonetheless reach a decision on the case using the file in its possession. Football Agent Exam Study Materials – May 2023 edition - 112