ISU Constitution 2021
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INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION CONSTITUTION and GENERAL REGULATIONS 2021 as accepted by an online vote June 2021 See also the Special Regulations/Technical Rules Single and Pair Skating / Ice Dance, Synchronized Skating and Speed Skating / Short Track Speed Skating Note: In the Constitution and Regulations, the masculine gender used in relation to any physical person (for example Skater/Competitor, Official, member of an ISU Member etc. or pronouns such as he, they, them) shall, unless there is a specific provision to the contrary, be understood as including the feminine gender 1 INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Regulations laid down by the following Congresses: 1st Scheveningen 1892 30th Helsinki 1963 2nd Copenhagen 1895 31st Vienna 1965 3rd Stockholm 1897 32nd Amsterdam 1967 4th London 1899 33rd Maidenhead 1969 5th Berlin 1901 34th Venice 1971 6th Budapest 1903 35th Copenhagen 1973 7th Copenhagen 1905 36th Munich 1975 8th Stockholm 1907 37th Paris 1977 9th Amsterdam 1909 38th Davos 1980 10th Vienna 1911 39th Stavanger 1982 11th Budapest 1913 40th Colorado Springs 1984 12th Amsterdam 1921 41st Velden 1986 13th Copenhagen 1923 42nd Davos 1988 14th Davos 1925 43rd Christchurch 1990 15th Luchon 1927 44th Davos 1992 16th Oslo 1929 45th Boston 1994 17th Vienna 1931 46th Davos 1996 18th Prague 1933 47th Stockholm 1998 19th Stockholm 1935 48th Québec 2000 20th St. Moritz 1937 49th Kyoto 2002 21st Amsterdam 1939 50th Scheveningen 2004 22nd Oslo 1947 51st Budapest 2006 23rd Paris 1949 52nd Monaco 2008 24th Copenhagen 1951 53rd Barcelona 2010 25th Stresa 1953 54th Kuala Lumpur 2012 26th Lausanne 1955 55th Dublin 2014 27th Salzburg 1957 56th Dubrovnik 2016 28th Tours 1959 57th Seville 2018 29th Bergen 1961 Online voting 2020 Online voting 2021 2 ISU Constitution 2021 INDEX I. General pages Article 1 paragraph 1 Name, Constitution and Legal Status 13 paragraph 2 Validity of Constitution 13 paragraph 3 ISU Members 13 paragraph 4 Provisional ISU Members 13 paragraph 5 Affiliated Clubs 13 paragraph 6 Legal Identity 13 Article 2 paragraph 1 ISU Jurisdiction 14 paragraph 2 Headquarters 14 Article 3 paragraph 1 Objectives 14 paragraph 2 Events 14 paragraph 3 Interference 14 Article 4 paragraph 1 Methods and Activities 15 paragraph 2 Development Program 15 Article 5 paragraph 1 Financial Year 16 paragraph 2 Financial Liabilities 16 paragraph 3 Financial Resources 16 paragraph 4 Auditors 16 paragraph 5 Indemnification 16 paragraph 6 Authority 17 paragraph 7 Limitations to Commit or Legally Bind the ISU 17 II. ISU Membership Article 6 paragraph 1 General Requirements 18 paragraph 2 Provisional ISU Membership 18 paragraph 3 Minimum Requirements 19 paragraph 4 ISU Member Separation of Branches 21 paragraph 5 Number of Votes 21 paragraph 6 Applications for ISU Membership 21 paragraph 7 Verification of Applicants 22 paragraph 8 ISU Member Documentation Changes 22 paragraph 9 Acceptance or Rejection 22 paragraph 10 Appeals 22 paragraph 11 Monitoring 22 Article 7 paragraph 1 Obligations of ISU Members, their members 23 and participants paragraph 2 Participation 23 paragraph 3 Rights of Provisional ISU Members 23 paragraph 4 Rights of Special Clubs 23 paragraph 5 Provisional ISU Members in ISU Statutes 23 paragraph 6 Sponsorship of Clubs 23 paragraph 7 Obligations of Office Holders, Coordinators, 24 Advisors, Employees and Consultants III. Organization Article 8 Organization 25 A. Congress Article 9 paragraph 1 Meetings of Congress 26 paragraph 2 Participation in Meetings of Congress 26 3 paragraph 3 Representatives of ISU Members 26 paragraph 4 Congress Agenda and Procedures 26 paragraph 5 Congress Decisions Final 26 Article 10 paragraph 1 Place and Date of Congress Meetings 27 paragraph 2 Quorum for Congress 27 paragraph 3 Cancellation or Postponement 27 paragraph 4 Electronic/Digital Vote 27 paragraph 5 Deadline for Electronic/Digital Votes 27 Article 11 paragraph 1 Alterations in Constitution, Procedural 28 Provisions and General and Special Regulations paragraph 2 Majorities for Alterations 28 Article 12 Languages - Original Text 28 Article 13 paragraph 1 Elections - Eligibility for Election 29 paragraph 2 Forms for Candidates 29 paragraph 3 Maximum Age 30 paragraph 4 Ineligible Persons 30 paragraph 5 Special Elections to Fill Vacancies 30 paragraph 6 Precedence of Vice Presidents 31 paragraph 7 Precedence of Council Members and Technical 31 Committee Members paragraph 8 Order of Election for Council Members 31 Article 14 paragraph 1 Vacancy of President 31 paragraph 2 Vacancy of Vice President 31 paragraph 3 Vacancy of Council Member 31 paragraph 4 Vacancy on Technical Committee 32 paragraph 5 Retirement 32 Article 15 Honorary Members and ISU Awards 32 paragraph 1 Discretion of Council 32 paragraph 2 Criteria 32 paragraph 3 Honorary Members Eligible as Advisors 32 paragraph 4 Relations between Honorary Members and 33 Office Holders paragraph 5 ISU Gold Award of Merit 33 paragraph 6 Other Awards 33 paragraph 7 Withdrawal of Honorary Awards 33 B. Council Article 16 paragraph 1 Composition 35 paragraph 2 President 35 paragraph 3 Vice Presidents 36 paragraph 4 Support to the Council 37 Article 17 paragraph 1 Functions of the Council 38 paragraph 2 Council Decisions Final 40 C. Director General Article 18 Director General 41 D. Directors Article 19 paragraph 1 General Role of the Directors 43 paragraph 2 Conditions Applicable to the Directors 43 E. Technical Committees Article 20 paragraph 1 Number of Technical Committees 44 paragraph 2 Eligibility and Composition 44 paragraph 3 Functions of the Technical Committees 45 4 F. Athletes Commission Article 21 paragraph 1 Eligibility and Composition 46 paragraph 2 Nomination/Election Procedure 46 paragraph 3 Function of the Athletes Commission 47 G. Medical Commission Article 22 paragraph 1 Eligibility and Composition 49 paragraph 2 Functions of the Medical Commission 49 H. Officials Assessment Commission Article 23 Evaluation of Figure Skating Officials 50 I. Development Commission Article 24 paragraph 1 Appointment and Composition 51 paragraph 2 Supervision 51 paragraph 3 Cooperation 51 paragraph 4 Functions 51 paragraph 5 Plan of Activities and Budget 52 paragraph 6 Unforeseen Changes of Plan and/or Budget 52 paragraph 7 Interference of Council 52 IV. Judicial Bodies Article 25 Disciplinary Commission 53 paragraph 1 Election 53 paragraph 2 Composition 53 paragraph 3 Independence 53 paragraph 4 Minimum Number of ISU Members – Vacancies 53 paragraph 5 Decisions 54 paragraph 6 Filing of Complaints 54 paragraph 7 Rules of Procedure 54 paragraph 8 Jurisdiction 54 paragraph 9 Sanctions 55 paragraph 10 Doping Case Sanctions 56 paragraph 11 Charges against DC members 56 paragraph 12 Appeals 56 paragraph 13 Legal Effect of Appealed Decisions 56 V. Arbitration Article 26 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – Appeals 57 Arbitration paragraph 1 Appeals 57 paragraph 2 CAS Jurisdiction 57 paragraph 3 Appellant 57 paragraph 4 Deadline 57 paragraph 5 Language 57 paragraph 6 Finality of Decisions 58 Article 27 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – Ordinary 59 Arbitration paragraph 1 CAS Jurisdiction 59 paragraph 2 Requests for Arbitration 59 paragraph 3 Finality of Decisions of CAS 59 paragraph 4 Exclusion of CAS and Civil Courts 59 5 VI. Communications and Liquidation Article 28 paragraph 1 Communications 60 paragraph 2 Publications of Decisions 60 paragraph 3 Validity of Decisions Issued in Communications 60 Article 29 paragraph 1 Liquidation of the ISU 60 paragraph 2 Liquidator and Distribution of the Assets 60 VII. Procedural Provisions to the Constitution A. Congress– Organization Article 30 paragraph 1 Invitations 61 paragraph 2 Proposals to Congress 61 paragraph 3 Consistency of Provisions 62 paragraph 4 Drafting Matters 62 paragraph 5 Urgent Matters 62 paragraph 6 Forum on topics 62 paragraph 7 Deliberations and Debates on Proposals 63 paragraph 8 Attendance of Office Holders 64 paragraph 9 Attendance of Honorary Members 64 paragraph 10 ISU Members Right to Vote 64 paragraph 11 Voting at Congress 64 paragraph 12 Notification of Participation 65 paragraph 13 Number of Representatives 65 paragraph 14 Right to Vote for National Associations 65 paragraph 15 Rights of National Associations 66 paragraph 16 Resolutions 66 paragraph 17 Majorities 66 paragraph 18 Chair of Congress Meetings 66 paragraph 19 Branch Meetings 66 paragraph 20 Chairs of Branch Meetings 66 paragraph 21 Decision Power Congress/Council/Director 67 General/Directors paragraph 22 Proceedings and Minutes 67 paragraph 23 Elections 67 paragraph 24 Elections in Case of Restricted Number of 67 Candidates paragraph 25 Valid Ballots 67 paragraph 26 First Ballot - Subsequent Ballots 67 paragraph 27 Tie Breaking Ballot 67 paragraph 28 Order of Precedence 67 paragraph 29 Technical Operation of Elections 68 paragraph 30 Scrutineers 68 B. Congress Agenda Article 31 Congress Agenda 69 C. Speed Skating Branch Agenda Article 32 Speed Skating Branch Agenda 71 D. Figure Skating Branch Agenda Article 33 Figure Skating Branch Agenda 73 E. Council Article 34 paragraph 1 Minimum Number of Annual Council Meetings 75 paragraph 2 Council Meetings and Decisions 75 paragraph 3 Majorities 75 paragraph 4 Tie Breaking Vote of President 75 paragraph 5 Quorum for Council Meetings 75 6 paragraph 6 Council Meeting Agenda 75 paragraph 7 Proposals 75 paragraph 8 Transparency 75 paragraph 9 Decisions on ISU Member Disputes 75 paragraph 10 Budget Additions 76 paragraph 11 Confidentiality 76 F. Technical Committees Article 35 paragraph 1 Plan of Work 77 paragraph 2 Meetings 77 paragraph