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2016-2017 7DAYS EUROCUP BYLAWS EUROCUP BYLAWS 10 November 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS EUROCUP REGULATIONS Chapter I: General Regulations 9 Chapter II: Registration of Clubs 12 Chapter III: Registration of Teams 16 Chapter IV: Competition 23 Chapter V: Calendar, Dates and Times of the Games 31 Chapter VI: Games 35 Chapter VII: Arenas 40 Chapter VIII: Marketing Regulations 61 Chapter IX: Media Regulations 81 Chapter X: Social Media Regulations 92 Chapter XI: Audiovisual Regulations 94 Chapter XII: Other Obligations of the Clubs 97 Chapter XIII: Officials 106 Chapter XIV: Euroleague Basketball Representation 107 Chapter XV: Arena Access 108 Chapter XVI: Doping Control 109 Chapter XVII: Financial Regulations 110 Chapter XVIII: Communications 111 Additional Provisions 112 First: Technical Rules Clarification 112 Second: Exhibition, Preparation or Friendly Games 112 Final Provision 113 Appendix I: 2016–17 EuroCup Places 117 Appendix II: 2016–17 Calendar 121 Appendix III EuroCup Licence Contract 125 Appendix IV: Unified Scorers Manual for Euroleague Basketball Competitions 137 Appendix V: 2016–17 EuroCup Regular Season Draw Criteria and Procedure 145 Appendix VI: Declaration of Sound Financial Position 149 Appendix VII: Declaration of Sound Legal Position 153 Appendix VIII: Common Accounting Regulations 157 Appendix IX: Criteria Required for Reporting Attendance and Reporting Form 179 Appendix X: EuroCup Style Guide 183 Appendix XI: Mediation Regulation 197 Appendix XII: EuroCup Broadcasting Standards 203 Appendix XIII: EuroCup Broadcasting Form 213 Appendix XIV: Instant Replay 217 Appendix XV: Appendix to the Contract between the Club and the Player/Coach 223 3 Graphic 1: Playing Uniforms and Advertising: Front of the Shirt 227 Graphic 2: Playing Uniforms and Advertising: Back of the Shirt 229 Graphic 3: Playing Uniforms and Advertising: Shorts 231 Graphic 4: Warm-up Shirt and Advertising: Front of the Warm-Up Shirt 233 Graphic 5: Warm-up Shirt and Advertising: Back of the Warm-Up Shirt 235 Graphic 6: Courtside Advertising: Ring Support 237 Graphic 7: Courtside Advertising: Backboard Branding and LEDs 239 Graphic 8: Courtside Advertising: Padding 241 Graphic 9: Shot Clock 243 Graphic 10a): Playing Court Layout: One Space in the Sideline Courtside Seats 245 Graphic 10b): Playing Court Layout: Two Spaces in the Sideline Courtside Seats 247 Graphic 10c): Playing Court Layout:Courtside Seats next to the Home Team Bench 249 Graphic 11: Team Presentation 251 Graphic 12: Press Conference Room Layout 253 Graphic 13: Camera Locations 255 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL DISCIPLINARY CODE Chapter I: General Rules 259 Chapter II: Infringements and Sanctions 268 Section I: Infringements and Sanctions Related to the Management and 268 Administration of the Euroleague Basketball Competitions as Stipulated in the EuroLeague Regulations, in the EuroCup Regulations, in the EuroLeague Club Licensing Rules, in this Chapter II, Section I, or in Any Other Resolution or Provision Originating from the General Assembly or the Governing Bodies of the Companies Section II: Infringements and Sanctions Related to Games or Euroleague 271 Basketball Competitions Subsection I: Infringements Committed by Individuals, and Sanctions 271 Subsection II: Infringements Committed by Clubs, and Sanctions 273 Section III: Infringements and Sanctions Related to the Financial Stability and Fair 277 Play Regulations Chapter III: Doping Infringements and Sanctions 278 Chapter IV: Proceedings 278 Section I: General Provisions 278 Section II: Procedures 280 Subsection I: Procedures for Minor and Serious Infringements under the 280 Material Scope of Article 3.1 Subsection II: Procedures for All Infringements under the Material Scope of 283 Article 3.2 Subsection III: Game-Related Situations 286 Subsection IV: Procedures for All Infringements under the Material Scope of 287 Article 3.3 Subsection V: Appeals 289 Final Provision 292 4 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL OFFICIALS REGULATIONS Chapter I: General Regulations 295 Chapter II: Officials 297 Chapter III: Disciplinary Regulations 305 FIBA INTERNAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING ANTI-DOPING http://www.fiba.com/documents/2016/FIBABook4AG.pdf 5 EUROCUP REGULATIONS E U R O C U P R E G U L A T I O N S C H A P T E R I General Regulations Article 1. Structure, Management and Organisation of the Competition 1.1. Euroleague Commercial Assets S.A. is the limited liability company (hereinafter “ECA”), acting pursuant to Luxembourg law, with registered office in rue Beaumont 17, L-1219 Luxemburg, the shareholders of which are the licensed clubs participating in the EuroLeague competition and a number of leagues. It is governed by its Statutes and the resolutions of its governing bodies. The General Assembly, which will meet at least once a year, is the ECA body of representation and governance, where the ECA shareholders meet together with the associated clubs — which are the member associations and clubs that participate in the Euroleague Basketball competitions with an annual licence and have the right to participate in the General Assembly with no voting rights — which is responsible for the general supervision of the issues regarding the Euroleague Basketball competitions, ensures the coordination of the clubs and has the authority to make decisions and confer functions to other bodies. On 7 July 2016 the General Assembly constituted the EuroCup Board and granted it the duties to submit proposals and recommendations regarding the EuroCup to the General Assembly and to exercise any further functions conferred on it by the General Assembly. The EuroCup Board consists of the following members, elected by the General Assembly, for a three-year term office: Three representatives of the associated clubs that participate in the EuroCup. Three representatives of the leagues that are ECA shareholders. The Chief Executive Officer, who will act as chairman of the EuroCup Board. The chairman is only empowered to vote in the event of equality of votes, in which case they will have the casting vote only. 9 1.2. The EuroCup will be governed, managed, administered and developed by Euroleague Properties S.A. or any of its relevant permitted successors, licensees or assignees (hereinafter “EP”). EP is the limited liability company responsible for managing and organising the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions (hereinafter “Euroleague Basketball competitions”), as well as for commercialising the properties of these competitions (to deal with the promotion and development of the commercial activities linked to these competitions), in accordance with what is established in the relevant Bylaws. 1.3. Euroleague Properties S.A. has designated the company Euroleague Entertainment & Services, S.L.U. (hereinafter the “Company”) as the body responsible for the management and administrative organisation of the EuroCup competition. 1.4. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company (hereinafter “Euroleague Basketball CEO”) will be the executive responsible for governing, managing and administering the EuroCup competition, for adopting the necessary regulations, agreements and resolutions for the smooth running of the competition, and for the delegating where deemed necessary in accordance with the organisation chart of the Company. 1.5. The clubs must adhere to these Regulations and any future modifications, amendments and derogations thereto, as well as to other applicable resolutions. 1.6. The Company will set up an office, the “Euroleague Basketball office”, which will be the unit of operation and administrative assistance for the undertaking of the objectives of the EuroCup. It is understood that all administrative procedures the participating clubs have in relation to their participation in the competition, will be carried out with the Company. Article 2. Official Season The official basketball season will start on 1 July and will end on 30 June of the following year. Article 3. Clubs in the Competition: Selection and Substitution Criteria 3.1. The places in the EuroCup for the 2016–17 season will be allocated following the chart of Appendix I to these Regulations, once the places in the EuroLeague Regular Season have been assigned. 10 3.2. 24 clubs will play the EuroCup. The clubs qualifying through their domestic championship will be selected according to the final standings in the previous season after the Playoffs. The clubs from countries participating in the ABA League will be selected for the EuroCup according to the final standings of the ABA League. 3.3. If a selected club renounces its participation in the competition or does not fulfil the requirements for participating, a vacancy will arise. In this case the Company will decide on the convenience of allocating this vacancy to another club, without any restrictions other than the fulfilment of the requirements stipulated for the participation in the EuroCup, or on not filling the vacancy. 3.4. If, after having registered in or having been admitted to the EuroCup, a club renounces its participation, fails to comply with the requirements for participation or withdraws from the EuroCup in any of its phases, it will lose all the amounts it has paid in the registration procedure, if any, and will be subject to the opening of a possible disciplinary proceeding and liable for any further damages. Additionally, the club acknowledges and accepts that any future entitlement to be registered in the following editions of the Euroleague Basketball competitions will not grant the club an automatic right to be registered or admitted therein.