FIFA Legal Handbook

FIFA Legal Handbook

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Leo napenda kuongelea Sheria ya 15 ya FIFA inayohusu "Member associations’ statutes"

Member associations’ statutes must comply with the principles of good governance, and shall in particular contain, at a minimum, provisions.

relating to the following matters:
(a) to be neutral in matters of politics and religion;

(b) to prohibit all forms of discrimination;

(c) to be independent and avoid any form of political interference;

(d) to ensure that judicial bodies are independent (separation of powers);

(e) all relevant stakeholders must agree to respect the Laws of the Game, the principles of loyalty, integrity, sportsmanship and fair play as well as the Statutes, regulations and decisions of FIFA and of the respective confederation;

(f) all relevant stakeholders must agree to recognise the jurisdiction and authority of CAS and give priority to arbitration as a means of dispute resolution;

(g) that the member association has the primary responsibility to regulate matters relating to refereeing, the fight against doping, the registration of players, club licensing, the imposition of disciplinary measures, including for ethical misconduct, and measures required to protect the integrity of competitions;

(h) definition of the competences of the decision-making bodies;

(i) to avoid conflicts of interests in decision-making;

(j) legislative bodies must be constituted in accordance with the principles of representative democracy and taking into account the importance of gender equality in football; and

(k) yearly independent audits of accounts.
 
20 Status of clubs, leagues and other groups of clubs


1. Clubs, leagues or any other groups affiliated to a member association shall be subordinate to and recognised by that member association. The member association’s statutes shall define the scope of authority and the rights and duties of these groups. The statutes and regulations of these groups shall be approved by the member association.

2. Every member association shall ensure that its affiliated clubs can take all decisions on any matters regarding membership independently of any external body. This obligation applies regardless of an affiliated club’s corporate structure. In any case, the member association shall ensure that neither a natural nor a legal person (including holding companies and subsidiaries) exercises control in any manner whatsoever (in particular through a majority shareholding, a majority of voting rights, a majority of seats on the board of directors or any other form of economic dependence or control, etc.) over more than one club whenever the integrity of any
match or competition could be jeopardised.
 
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