FEDERATION
INTERNATIONALE
DE GYMNASTIQUE
FONDEE EN 1881
STATUTES
E D I T I O N 2 0 0 4
in effect from
IN D E X
CHAPTER I TITLE, CONSTITUTION AND HEADQUARTERS
ARTICLE 1
1.1 Title and Constitution
1.2 Headquarters
ARTICLE 2
2.1 Objects
2.2 Human rights' observance; No political, religious, racial or
other discrimination
ARTICLE 3
3.1 Definition of membership
3.2 Authority for Admittance
3.3 Provisional Acceptance
ARTICLE 4
4.1 Method of Application
4.2 Requirements of Applications
ARTICLE 5
5.1 Examination of Application
5.2 Granting of Application
5.3 Attendance at Congress
ARTICLE 6
6. Process of Resignation from Membership
ARTICLE 7 SUSPENSION
7.1 Federations may be suspended
7.2 Consequences of Suspension
7.3 Reinstatement after payment of financial dues
7.4 Council's responsibility
ARTICLE 8 EXPULSION
8.1 Process of Expulsion
8.2 Reasons for Expulsion
8.3 Expulsion by Congress
8.4 Expulsion after 2 years for financial reason
ARTICLE 9 RE-ADMISSION
9.1 Process of re-admittance
9.2 Financial Provision
CHAPTER IV
ORGANISATION OF THE FIG
ARTICLE 10 AUTHORITIES OF THE FIG
ARTICLE 11 THE CONGRESS
11.1 Nature
11.2 Composition
11.3 Quorum
11.4 Functions
11.5 Dates and Venues
11.6 Executive Committee acts in Emergency
11.7 Notice of Meeting
11.8 Appointment of Delegates and Notification to
Secretary General
11.9 Sessions are private
11.10 Organisers follow
instructions of EC
11.11 Documents to be sent
11.12 Agenda
11.12.1 Compilation of Agenda
11.12.2 Agenda Committee's Duties
11.12.3 Items on Agenda
11.13 Presiding
11.14 Elections
11.14.1 Election of President
11.14.2 Election of three Vice-Presidents
11.14.3 Election of 7 Members of Executive Committee
11.14.4 Election of the Presidents of the Technical
Committees and President of the General Gymnastics Committee
11.14.5 Election of 21 Members of the Council
11.14.6 Remainder of Council
11.14.7 Election of Technical Committee Members and
General Gymnastics Committee Members
11.14.8 Election of two Auditors
11.14.9 Election of the Appeal Tribunal Panel
11.14.10 Appointment of the professional Auditors
11.15 Candidatures
11.15.1 Candidates must be nominated by own federation
11.15.2 Assurance and information from Federations
11.15.3 Notification of Candidatures
11.15.4 Candidates for President and Vice-Presidents
must have served one term
11.15.5 Memberships Personal: Vacancies filled by
Council and/or Executive Committee
11.15.6 Council and Committees representation
11.15.7 Notification and Assurance from Continental
Unions
11.16 Propositions
11.16.1 Submission and Notification of Propositions
and Candidatures
11.16.2 Classification of Propositions
11.16.3 Propositions must be put to Vote
11.17 Voting
11.17.1 Right to vote
11.17.2 Voting entitlement
11.17.3 Elections by Secret Ballot and validity of
votes
11.17.4 Voting by raising of hands
11.17.5 Business may continue during counting of
votes
11.17.6 Majorities required for specific purposes
11.17.7 Voting Office
11.17.8 Voting Rules
ARTICLE 12 EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS
12.1 Convening of Extraordinary Congress
12.2 Summons
12.3 Request for
Extraordinary Congress
12.4 Costs of Organisation
12.5 May be held at same place as Congress
ARTICLE 13 COUNCIL
13.1 Nature
13.2 Composition
13.3 Quorum
13.4 Functions
13.5 Elections
13.5.1 Tenure of Office
13.5.2 Election of Disciplinary Commission
13.5.3 Election of Athletes’ Commission
13.6 Meetings of the Council
13.7 Person Presiding
ARTICLE 14 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
14.1 General Duties
14.2 Composition
14.3 Quorum
14.4 Functions
14.5 Election and Tenure of Office
14.6 Meetings
14.7 Person Presiding
14.8 Participation at Olympic Games and FIG Events
14.9 Appointment of Commissions
ARTICLE 15 THE PRESIDENT
15.1 Highest Single Authority
15.2 Status and duties
ARTICLE 16 THE VICE-PRESIDENTS
ARTICLE 17 PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
17.1 Nature and Composition
17.2 Decision making Process
ARTICLE 18
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND GENERAL GYMNASTICS COMMITTEE
18.1 Composition
18.2 Quorum
18.3 Functions
18.4 Members of Technical Committees must possess
Judges' or Coaches’ Brevet
18.5 Tenure of office
18.6 Meetings
18.7 Person Presiding
ARTICLE 19 THE DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION
ARTICLE 20 THE APPEAL TRIBUNAL
ARTICLE 21 THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT
ARTICLE 22 THE ATHLETES’ COMMISSION
ARTICLE 23 THE SECRETARY GENERAL
CHAPTER V:
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 24
24.1 Financial Year
24.2 Secretary General to prepare Budget
24.3 Administration of Accounts and Audit
24.4 Official Positions Voluntary
24.5 Reimbursement of Expenses
ARTICLE 25
25.1 Annual Fees
25.2 Fees-Payments
ARTICLE 26
26.1 Television and other Rights belong to FIG
26.2 Applications for Events and contractual
Responsibilities
26.3 Payment of Licence Fee
by Federations
CHAPTER VI:
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FEDERATIONS, UNIONS, GROUPS
AND THE FIG
ARTICLE 27
27.1 Exclusive Control
27.2 Friendly relationships between Federations
ARTICLE 28
Code of Discipline
ARTICLE 29
29.1 Formation of Continental Unions
29.2 Participation of Federations outside Continental
limits
29.3 Formation of Groups
29.4 Approval of Statutes and Regulations of Unions
and Groups
ARTICLE 30
Relationships with non-affiliated Organisations
ARTICLE 31
Autonomy of Federations, continental unions and
regional groups
CHAPTER VII: OFFICIAL EVENTS OF THE FIG
ARTICLE 32
32.1 Official Events List
32.2 World Gymnaestrada
32.3 Granting of Events and action in default
32.4 Conditions of granting of Events
32.5 Assurances concerning visas
32.6 Council and/or Executive Committee to act in
exceptional Cases
32.7 Expenses attributable to Organisers
32.8 Expenses of Delegations
ARTICLE 33
FIG may organize other Events
ARTICLE 34 OTHER INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
34.1 Control of international competitions
34.2 Competitions of the Unions and Groups
34.3 Inter-Federation Events and responsibilities of
the Federations
ARTICLE 35 NATIONALITY OF
GYMNASTS AND JUDGES AND MEMBERSHIP WITHIN A FEDERATION
35.1 Principle
35.2 Permission to represent another federation
35.2.1 Gymnasts who have represented their countries
internationally
35.2.2 Dual Nationality
35.2.3 Gymnasts who have not represented their
countries internationally
35.2.4 Political Division of Countries
35.2.5 Change of Discipline
35.2.6 Club Competitions
35.2.7 Other Cases
ARTICLE 36 OBSERVANCE OF
RULES OF ELIGIBILITY AND OLYMPIC RULES
CHAPTER VIII: HONORARY AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
ARTICLE 37
37.1 Awards of Special Merit
37.2 Entitlements of Awardees
37.3 Awards of Distinction
37.4 Rules concerning Awards
CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 38
Rules of Debate
ARTICLE 39
39.1 Official Languages at Congress
39.2 Official Language for Documents, etc
ARTICLE 40
39.1 Copyright
39.2 Official documents only from Secretary General
ARTICLE 41
Signatures on Official Documents
ARTICLE 42
President represents FIG legally
CHAPTER X: PROVISIONS PARTICULAR TO STATUTES
Article 43
43.1 Supremacy of Statutes
43.2 Unforeseen Circumstances
43.3 Decisions of Congress :
Operative Date
APPENDIX 1 RULES RELATIVE TO DEBATES
APPENDIX 2 VOTING RULES
APPENDIX 3 CODE OF DISCIPLINE