FIBA INTERNAL REGULATIONS BOOK 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS IN FORCE AS OF 26 MARCH 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES ................................................................................. 5 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 5 AUTHORITY .............................................................................................................................................. 7 GENDER .................................................................................................................................................... 7 PREVAILING LANGUAGE ....................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2: MEMBERSHIP ........................................................................................................... 8 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ...................................................................................................... 8 SUSPENDED MEMBERS ........................................................................................................................ 8 DATA PROTECTION ................................................................................................................................ 9 ANNUAL AND PROGRESSIVE MEMBERSHIP FEES ......................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 3: LEAGUES ................................................................................................................. 11 RECOGNITION OF LEAGUES ...............................................................................................................11 KEY PRINCIPLES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEAGUES AND FIBA, THE FIBA ZONES, AND THE NATIONAL MEMBER FEDERATIONS ..............................................................................11 DETAILED PROVISIONS GOVERNING RECOGNITION OF LEAGUES ...........................................12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION ........................................................................................................................13 CHAPTER 4: FIBA COMMERCIAL RIGHTS ................................................................................. 14 OWNERSHIP AND EXPLOITATION OF COMMERCIAL RIGHTS ....................................................14 BROADCASTING AND OTHER MEDIA RIGHTS ...............................................................................14 MARKETING RIGHTS AND ADVERTISING RULES ..........................................................................15 TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND PLAYING COURT ...........................................................................16 RIGHTS TO OFFICIAL BALLS, TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, AND TO UNIFORMS OF REFEREES, TABLE OFFICIALS, AND VOLUNTEERS .............................................................................................18 OTHER ADVERTISING ..........................................................................................................................19 RIGHTS TO IMAGES AND NAMES (INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY) OF PLAYERS, COACHES, TEAMS (CLUBS AND NATIONAL TEAMS), AND VENUES ........................................20 USE OF FIBA LOGOS .............................................................................................................................20 COPYRIGHT FOR WRITTEN MATERIAL .............................................................................................20 CHAPTER 5: FIBA CODE OF CONDUCT ...................................................................................... 22 DEFINITIONS ..........................................................................................................................................22 SCOPE OF APPLICATION .....................................................................................................................25 GENERAL PRINCIPLES .........................................................................................................................25 REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS .................................................................................................26 2 CONDUCT RELATED TO OFFICIAL GAMES .......................................................................................28 CODE OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY .....................................................................................................31 NATIONAL MEMBER FEDERATIONS ................................................................................................39 CHAPTER 6: SANCTIONS ............................................................................................................ 40 DISCIPLINARY OFFENCES ...................................................................................................................40 LIST OF SANCTIONS ............................................................................................................................41 GENERAL PROVISIONS ON SANCTIONS .........................................................................................42 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SANCTIONING VIOLATIONS RELATED TO OFFICIAL GAMES ....43 CHAPTER 7: PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................. 46 COMPETENCE ........................................................................................................................................46 GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................................................................47 DISCIPLINARY PANEL ..........................................................................................................................47 INTEGRITY OFFICER ..............................................................................................................................47 ETHICS PANEL .......................................................................................................................................48 INVESTIGATIONS .................................................................................................................................49 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................................49 SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY FIBA ZONES OR BY NATIONAL MEMBER FEDERATIONS ...........50 CHAPTER 8: APPEALS ................................................................................................................. 52 THE FIBA APPEALS’ PANEL ................................................................................................................52 PANELS, NUMBER OF JUDGES .........................................................................................................52 JUDGES ...................................................................................................................................................52 FAIR TRIAL ..............................................................................................................................................53 TIME LIMIT FOR APPEALS AND PAYMENT OF FEES .....................................................................53 JOINDER .................................................................................................................................................54 HEARING, AWARD ................................................................................................................................54 INTERIM MEASURES ...........................................................................................................................55 FURTHER APPEAL .................................................................................................................................55 FEES AND COSTS ..................................................................................................................................55 REMUNERATION AND JUDGES’ FEES ..............................................................................................56 CHAPTER 9: THE FIBA AWARDS ................................................................................................ 57 THE HALL OF FAME ..............................................................................................................................57 FIBA ORDER OF MERIT ........................................................................................................................58 THE RADOMIR SHAPER PRIZE OF FIBA ...........................................................................................59 THE FIBA SILVER PLATE AWARD ......................................................................................................60 DR DIRK-REINER MARTENS AWARD ...............................................................................................60 CHAPTER 10: ORGANISING MEETINGS OF THE CONGRESS AND THE CENTRAL BOARD . 62 THE CONGRESS .....................................................................................................................................62 3 THE CENTRAL BOARD ..........................................................................................................................63 CHAPTER 11: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS ....................................................................... 65 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................65