FIVB EVENT REGULATIONS 2024

EVENT REGULATIONS

Volleyball

Version: 31 May 2024

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(OVERVIEW)

SECTION I GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ............ 1

International Competitions and Matches ................................................................. 1
1 REGULATIONS AND CATEGORIES ......................................................................... 1
2 GOVERNING BODIES AND GROUPING OF INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITIONS ........................................................................................................ 1
3 ENFORCEMENT OF THESE REGULATIONS .......................................................... 4
Participation Conditions and Structure for FIVB Competitions ............................ 6
4 TEAM PARTICIPATION ............................................................................................. 6
5 ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS ...................................................................................... 10
6 CONTROLS .............................................................................................................. 11
7 TEAM DISTRIBUTION, DRAW, GAMES TIMETABLE AND TRAINING
SCHEDULE .............................................................................................................. 11
8 TEAMS RANKING SYSTEM DURING THE COMPETITION .............................. 15
9 COMPLAINTS...................................................................................................... 16
Preparation, Follow-Up and Control of the Competition ...................................... 17
10 TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANISATION ................................................................. 17
11 FIVB TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DELEGATES DUTIES DURING
THE PREPARATION OF A COMPETITION ............................................................ 18
12 TECHNICAL OFFICIALS (T.O.) .......................................................................... 20
13 CONTROL COMMITTEE IN FIVB COMPETITIONS (JURY) .............................. 20
Requirements for Competition and Training Halls ............................................... 32
14 COMPETITION HALLS ....................................................................................... 32
15 COMPETITION AREA ......................................................................................... 33
16 STANDS AND BOOTHS FOR THE FIVB, PRESS AND TV.................................. 35
17 WARMING-UP AREAS .......................................................................................... 36
18 SECRETARIAT AND STATISTICS ROOM ........................................................... 37
19 WORKING AND RECEPTION ROOMS FOR THE FIVB....................................... 38
20 MEDICAL SERVICES ............................................................................................... 39
21 PRESS AND PRESS CONFERENCE ROOMS .................................................... 39
22 CHANGING ROOMS ............................................................................................. 40
23 TRAINING HALLS .................................................................................................... 41
Drawing of Lots ........................................................................................................ 43
24 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF DRAWING OF LOTS
................................................................................................................................. 43

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Advertising on Team Uniforms ............................................................................... 46

25 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ...................................................................... 46
26 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION ...................................................................... 46
27 STYLE OF PUBLICITY .......................................................................................... 47
28 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ADVERTISING ..................................................... 47
29 PENALTIES ........................................................................................................... 48
Awards ....................................................................................................................... 49
30 DEFINITIONS OF THE AWARDS ....................................................................... 49
31 DESIGNATION OF NOMINEES ............................................................................ 50
Official Forms and Layouts ..................................................................................... 51
32 COMPETITION AREA ................................................................................................. 51
33 REFEREEING FORMS ............................................................................................... 51
34 TECHNICAL ORGANISATION FORMS AND REPORTS ......................................... 51
35 MEDICAL FORMS ................................................................................................. 52
36 PRESS REPORTS ................................................................................................ 52
37 PRESS FORMS .................................................................................................... 52
38 OTHER ................................................................................................................. 52
Status of international competitions ...................................................................... 53
39 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ...................................................................... 53
Status of Referees .................................................................................................... 55
40 REFEREES’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES ................................................................... 55
SECTION II ORGANISER’S MANUAL ................................................................................ 65
Competition Planning and Programming ............................................................ 65
41 GENERAL ORGANISATION CHART ....................................................................... 65
42 WORKING SCHEDULE ....................................................................................... 65
43 ORGANISER AGREEMENT .................................................................................. 66
44 INSPECTION VISITS ............................................................................................. 66
45 DRAWING OF LOTS ........................................................................................... 70
46 MATCH SCHEDULE .............................................................................................. 70
47 TRAINING SCHEDULE .......................................................................................... 71
48 CLINICS AND MEETINGS ................................................................................... 71
49 CEREMONIES ....................................................................................................... 74
50 REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION ........................ 75
51 COMPETITION HANDBOOK .............................................................................. 75
Responsibilities, Assignments and Coordination ................................................ 77
52 MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPETITION ............................................................. 77
53 COMPETITION DIRECTOR .................................................................................. 77

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54 REFEREEING MANAGER .................................................................................... 78

55 COURT MANAGER ............................................................................................... 79
56 TECHNICAL MANAGER ....................................................................................... 81
Press and Media Relations ...................................................................................... 84
57 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORGANISER ......................................................... 84
58 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER .............................................................................. 84
Marketing, Commercial and Television Matters .................................................... 86
59 DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................ 86
60 FIVB MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL RESPONSABILITIES ........................... 86
61 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ................................................................. 87
62 TITLES AND MARKS OF FIVB COMPETITIONS ................................................. 87
63 FIVB BRAND AND GRAPHIC GUIDELINES ......................................................... 88
64 MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL RIGHTS ......................................................... 88
65 ADVERTISING ON PLAYER UNIFORMS ............................................................ 92
66 MERCHANDISING PROGRAM ............................................................................. 92
67 TROPHIES............................................................................................................. 92
68 NATIONAL FEDERATION / ORGANISER DUTIES ............................................. 92
69 COORDINATION WITH THE FIVB ........................................................................ 93
70 CLEAN VENUE AND ON COURT BRANDING ..................................................... 94
71 BRANDING / ADVERTISING IN THE HALL ......................................................... 96
72 MASCOT ................................................................................................................ 97
73 EVENT PROMOTION ............................................................................................ 97
74 INSPECTION VISITS ............................................................................................. 97
75 FINAL AUTHORITY .............................................................................................. 97
76 TELEVISION AND MARKETING COMMUNICATION MATTERS ........................ 98
77 REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL BROADCASTERS PROPOSED BY
ORGANISER .......................................................................................................... 100
78 OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOST TV BROADCASTER.......................................... 101
79 RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF THE HOST BROADCASTER ............................... 101
80 CONSIDERATION FROM HOST BROADCASTER ............................................ 102
81 HOST TV BROADCASTER AGREEMENT ........................................................ 102
SECTION III TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BID FOR AN FIVB COMPETITION ............ 103
Fundamental Arrangements .................................................................................. 103
82 GUARANTEES TO BE PRESENTED BY THE CANDIDATE NATIONAL
FEDERATION ........................................................................................................ 103
83 FIVB POWERS AND RANGE OF COMPETENCE ............................................. 104
84 POWERS OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION .................................................... 104
85 DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION AND ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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CONCERNING FIVB RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS ............................................ 105

Competition Arrangements ................................................................................... 106
86 PARTICIPANTS AND DURATION ...................................................................... 106
87 PROPOSED CITIES ........................................................................................... 106
88 COMPETITION HALLS ........................................................................................ 106
89 BOARD AND LODGING ...................................................................................... 107
90 LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................... 107
91 PRE-COMPETITION MATCHES ......................................................................... 108
Financial Arrangements......................................................................................... 109
92 INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES ....................................................................... 109
93 DIRECT EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION AND ORGANISING
COMMITTEE .......................................................................................................... 109
94 DIRECT INCOME FOR THE NATIONAL FEDERATION AND ORGANISING
COMMITTEE .......................................................................................................... 110
95 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................... 110
Marketing, Commercial and Television ................................................................ 111
96 MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS ................................................... 111
97 TELEVISION MATTERS ...................................................................................... 111
Bidding Process ..................................................................................................... 112
98 BIDDING DOCUMENT ........................................................................................ 112
99 GENERAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO A BIDDING PROCESS ................ 112
SECTION IV FINAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................................... 114
Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................... 114
100 ENTRY INTO FORCE ......................................................................................... 114

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SECTION I General Regulations for

International Competitions

International Competitions and

Matches

1 REGULATIONS AND CATEGORIES

1.1 BASIC REGULATIONS AND RULES

All international Volleyball competitions and matches are governed by the FIVB;
they must be played in accordance with:
a. the Official Volleyball Rules (all matches);
b. the Event Regulations;
c. the Sports Regulations;
d. the Competition Regulations;
e. the General Regulations; and
f. the Disciplinary Regulations.
The National Volleyball Federation of the host country shall assist the FIVB as needed
in ensuring that these regulations are respected in the technical organisation.

1.2 BASIC CRITERIA FOR THE CATEGORIES

International Volleyball competitions are classified the international Volleyball
competitions using the following criteria as a basis:
a. the governing body;
b. the Competition Regulations to be applied; and
c. its sporting and financial conditions.

1.3 CATEGORIES OF INTERNATIONAL VOLLEYBALL COMPETITIONS

The categories of international Volleyball competitions are:
a. FIVB competitions;
b. World competitions;
c. Official competitions;
d. Recognized competitions; and
e. Registered competitions.

2 GOVERNING BODIES AND GROUPING OF INTERNATIONAL

COMPETITIONS

2.1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BODY

The governing body of any international competition is determined by the Competition
Regulations.

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2.2 FIVB COMPETITIONS

2.2.1 Their governing body is the FIVB and the competition regulations for each
one are respectively determined by the Volleyball Council. The persons
and bodies responsible for their technical organisation and realization
may include :
a. the FIVB;
b. FIVB owned companies;
c. the delegates, inspectors and other third parties contracted by the
FIVB or its owned companies;
d. the FIVB Control Committee;
e. the local organiser;
f. the National Federation in the territory where the FIVB competition
will take place.

The FIVB, the FIVB owned companies and the local organiser shall
remain ultimately responsible.

2.2.2 These FIVB Competitions are:

a. World Championships (Section III “Terms and Conditions to bid for
an FIVB competition” also applies);
b. World Championships Qualifying Tournaments (if any);
c. World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (if any);
d. Men’s and Women’s Under 21 World Championships;
e. Men’s and Women’s Under 19 World Championships;
f. Boys’ and Girls’ Under 17 Youth World Championships;
g. Volleyball Nations League and qualification tournaments (if any);
h. Men’s Club World Championship; and
i. Women’s Club World Championship.

2.2.3 The FIVB and/or the FIVB owned companies and the local organiser of an
FIVB Competition (except the Olympic Games) sign an Agreement
(contract) in which the specific rights and obligations of the FIVB, the FIVB
owned companies and the organiser of the competition are laid down.

2.3 WORLD COMPETITIONS

The following competitions are organised by different bodies and are sanctioned by the
FIVB:
a. Olympic Games (the “Olympic Charter” also applies);
b. Youth Olympic Games;
c. Military World Games;
d. Universiade;
e. Islamic Games and
f. Masters games.

2.4 OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS

In consultation with the organiser, the relevant Confederation will authorize and
approve the Competition Regulations. The timing of these events shall be subject to
approval by the FIVB. The categories and governing bodies are as follows:
a. Continental Senior Championships: Confederations;
b. Continental Senior Club Championships: Confederations
c. Continental Age Group Championships: Confederations;
d. Continental Games: Olympic Continental bodies & Confederations;
e. Regional Games: Olympic regional bodies & Confederations; and
f. Other competitions at continental level: Confederations.

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2.5 RECOGNISED COMPETITIONS

The governing body is an organiser recognized by the FIVB. It drafts, in consultation
with the commercial and media partners, the Competition Regulations and conditions
which are to be approved by the FIVB. The conditions include specifications
regarding prize money, title sponsor and commercialization.
The FIVB is the patron and it or its owned companies allow the use of its name and
logo in exchange for a fixed fee established by the FIVB or its owned companies.

2.6 REGISTERED COMPETITIONS

The sole governing body is the organising National Federation which also issues the
Competition Regulations. All events require registration with the FIVB. As an
example, friendly tournaments previously approved by the Confederation or by the
FIVB if they involve at least one team from another continent.

2.7 PROGRAMMING OF COMPETITIONS

2.7.1 If dates coincide, the priority will be given to the competition of the highest
category and in the order established in these Regulations (See
Article 2.8).

2.7.2 The Volleyball Calendar for Senior National Teams will be based on the
following FIVB, World and Official Competitions:

a. The Olympic Games

b. FIVB Senior Volleyball Competitions
c. Continental Senior Championship
d. National League Season.

2.7.3 All international Volleyball competitions must be previously approved by

the FIVB or the Confederation concerned in the event that only teams of
the same continent participate.

2.7.4 The calendar of international Volleyball competitions approved by the

Board of Administration can only be modified if changes do not interfere
with any other competition already approved. Changes of dates of events
already approved or the introduction of new competitions can only be
approved if there is no incompatibility with previously scheduled
competitions.

2.8 TIMETABLE FOR FIVB, WORLD AND OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS

FIVB COMPETITIONS

Title Periodicity: Year Recommended

every Period
August-September-
World Championships 2 years (e.g. 2025, 2027, etc.) October

4 years
2023
World Olympic QT (if any) September-October

Men’s & Women’s U21 World

2 years (e.g. 2023, 2025, etc.) July - August
Championships

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Men’s & Women’s U19 Junior

2 years (e.g. 2023, 2025, etc.) July – August
World
Boys’ & Championships
Girls’ U17 Youth World
2 years (e.g. 2024, 2026, etc.) July - August
Championships
Volleyball Nations League (Men
and Women) 1 year Annual May/June/July
1 year July/August (after
Volleyball Challenger Cup (Men Annual the conclusion of
and Women) Volleyball Nations
League)

Club World Championships 1 year Annual December

WORLD COMPETITIONS

Title Periodicity: Year Recommended

every Period
Olympic Games 4 years (e.g. 2024, 2028, etc.) IOC (July – Aug.)

Youth Olympic Games 4 years (e.g. 2026, 2030, etc.) IOC (Aug.)
Military World Games 4 years (e.g. 2023, 2027, etc.) July – Dec.
Universiade 2 years (e.g. 2023, 2025, etc.) July – Aug.
Islamic Games 4 years (e.g. 2021, 2025, etc.) June – Aug.
Masters Games 4 years (e.g. 2025, 2029, etc.) July – Dec.

OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS
Periodicity:
Title Year Recommended
every
Period
Continental Senior Ch. Men 2 years (e.g. 2023, 2024, 2026, Last week of Aug.
2028 etc.) through the first 3
weeks of Sept.
Continental Senior Ch. Women 2 years (e.g. 2023, 2024, 2026, Last week of Aug.
2028, etc.) through the first 3
weeks of Sept.
Continental Men’s U20 & 2 years (e.g. 2022, 2024, etc.) July – August
Women’s U20 Ch.
Continental Boys’ U18 & Girls’ 2 years (e.g. 2022, 2024, etc.) July - August
U18 Ch.
Continental Boys’ U16 & Girls’ 2 years (e.g. 2023, 2025, etc.) July - August
U16 Ch.
Continental Games 4 years e.g. 2023, 2027, etc.) Aug – Sept.
Regional Games 2 or 4 years 3rd weekend May/
1st weekend Oct.
Recognised Competitions 1 year Annual All year

3 ENFORCEMENT OF THESE REGULATIONS

3.1 FIVB AND WORLD COMPETITIONS

Regulations applying to FIVB and World competitions are enforced by the FIVB
Executive Committee and the Volleyball Council.

3.1.1 The FIVB Volleyball Department must follow up and chronologically

control the technical preparation of the competitions.
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3.1.2 The FIVB Volleyball Department and the Organising Committee and/or
National Federation will periodically report on the technical preparations
of the relevant events to the Volleyball Council, who will report to the FIVB
Executive Committee, the FIVB Board of Administration and the FIVB
World Congress.

The Organising Committee and/or National Federation will present

written reports to the annual Volleyball Council meeting and reports in
person (including video and brochures) to the annual FIVB Board of
Administration meeting and to bi-annual FIVB World Congresses.

3.1.3 In case of emergency or impossibility to enforce one or more articles of

these Regulations in one specific competition, the FIVB Executive
Committee may request the FIVB Board’s approval to temporarily
suspend their enforcement for that specific competition.

3.2 COMPETITIONS AT CONTINENTAL LEVEL (OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS)

Regulations applying to continental competitions are enforced by the Executive
Committee and competent Commission of the corresponding Confederation.

3.2.1 The Confederation decides how to follow-up and control the organisation.

3.2.2 The Organising Committee and/or National Federation and the

competent Continental Commissions must report on the preparation of
the competition to the Executive Committee of the Confederation.

3.2.3 In case of emergency or impossibility to enforce these Regulations in a

specific competition under its competence, the Executive Committee of
the Confederation may approve the non-application of one or several of
these for that specific competition.

3.3 COMPETITIONS AT NATIONAL LEVEL

For competitions at national level, the National Federation concerned is obliged to
fully enforce these Regulations in all international matches held under its jurisdiction
and, to the extent possible, use the other FIVB rules as a guideline.

3.3.1 World and Continental Competitions granted to the Federation must be

organised in accordance with these Regulations and with the decisions
of the corresponding governing body.

3.3.2 The FIVB or the Confederation concerned must be consulted about any
unforeseen situation which may arise in connection with a tournament.

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Participation Conditions and Structure

for FIVB Competitions

4 TEAM PARTICIPATION

4.1 NATIONAL OR CLUB TEAMS

FIVB and World Competitions are reserved for the national teams or selected club
teams of those Volleyball Federations which are affiliated with the FIVB and up-to-
date with their financial obligations and in good order with the FIVB and their
respective Confederation.

4.2 TEAMS PER FEDERATION

Only one (1) women’s team and one (1) men’s team per National Federation may
participate in the corresponding category, except in Club competitions.

4.3 LIMITS TO THE NUMBER OF TEAMS

4.3.1 Only the final rounds of FIVB Competitions are limited to a maximum of
twenty-four (24) teams.

4.3.2 FIVB Competitions must have a minimum of five (5) participating teams
from at least two (2) different Continents except when the FIVB Board of
Administration decides otherwise, this no later than six (6) months before.

4.4 TEAM QUALIFICATION

(Right to participate in a Tournament)

4.4.1 The FIVB Board of Administration is empowered to define qualification

system or grant direct qualification upon the request of the FIVB
Executive Committee and the FIVB Volleyball Council.

4.4.2 When open entry is allowed and the limited number of teams is not
exceeded, direct qualification is automatically granted to the registered
teams.

4.4.3 Teams may also qualify through gaining a determined position in a

previous international competition.

4.4.4 Special qualifying tournaments or matches may be organised or

authorized by the FIVB.

4.5 TEAM COMPOSITION

4.5.1 The official Team Delegation is comprised of twelve (12) to fourteen (14)
players and six (6) Team Officials. The following Team Official roles must
be fulfilled:

a) Team Manager,
b) Head Coach,
c) One (1) Doctor (FIVB accredited) or one (1) Physiotherapist (FIVB
accredited).

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4.5.2 Extra Team Officials (2nd Assistant Coach, Physical Trainer, Statistician,
General Manager, Team Interpreter, etc.) may be added to a Team
Delegation but may be accredited only when their local travel and
accommodation and other necessary expenses are paid in advance by
the respective NF to the Organiser.

4.5.3 In all cases, only the players, the coach and a maximum of four (4) staff
members registered on the O-2bis Form will be allowed to sit on the
bench;

4.5.4 Doctors and Physiotherapists must have been previously registered with
the FIVB and still be in active service. Please refer to Section G of the
FIVB Medical Regulations for Doctors and Physiotherapists.

4.5.5 Team’s Accreditation for each Competition will be made through the FIVB
Volleyball Department and the organising Confederation.

4.5.6 A maximum of one (1) journalist may be accredited by FIVB and may be
designated as a Team Journalist for the competition. It is recommended
that a Team Journalist is assigned as a Team Videographer and carries
out the duties of the Team Journalist.

4.5.7 Should any one of the functional positions not be filled by the properly
authorized or accredited person, that position cannot be transferred to
another function or person, and, therefore, the official delegation will be
reduced accordingly.

4.6 TEAM REGISTRATION

4.6.1 Before the date indicated in the Competition Regulations and no later
than six (6) months before the opening of the competition, every National
Federation must send its national entry to the FIVB, using the FIVB
National Entry Form, to officially confirm its participation in the
competition.

4.6.2 Before the date indicated in the Competition Regulations and no later
than six (6) weeks before the opening of the competition, the National
Federation, having previously sent its national entry, must remit to the
FIVB, by e-mail, its list of team members in line with team composition
limitations in the Competition Regulations duly registered and signed on
the O-2 Form (Long List)..

4.6.3 Together with the O-2 Form (Long List), the National Federation must
upload the following into the VIS (Volleyball Information System):

For each player, it is mandatory to register / submit through the VIS the
following:

a. Photos as per Team Registration Guideline

b. Personal data (birth date, weight and height, highest reach at spiking
and blocking…)
c. Valid passport’s copy
d. Valid personal email address and phone number
For the Team, it is mandatory to upload through the VIS the:

a. Team photo as per Team Registration Guideline

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b. a copy of the document with which the entry fee was paid to the
organiser and, if applicable, proof of payment for two (2) extra
officials, according to Article 4.5.2.

For the Team Officials, it is mandatory to submit through the VIS the
following:

a. Photos as per Team Registration Guideline

b. Team Official’s names pronunciations records as perTeam
Registration Guideline.
In case of specific questions related to the team registration process,
please contact [email protected].

4.6.4 After the submission of the signed O-2 Form (Long List), the participating
National Federation cannot make any changes in the players roster on
that Form.

4.6.5. The O-2bis Form (Short List) is to be submitted (or in accordance with
the Competition Regulations) during the preliminary inquiry before the
competition, each team must hand over the O-2bis Form (Short List) with
the final list of twelve (12) to fourteen (14) players (see Article 4.5.1)
chosen from the players previously registered in the O-2 Form (Long List),
without changing the individual players’ shirt numbers. The O-2bis Form
(Short List) shall be signed by all the team delegation members.

4.6.6. After the Preliminary Inquiry and until the sending of the Daily Bulletin #1,
a team can replace up to two (2) players on the O-2bis Form (Short List),
due to medical reasons, with players listed on the O-2 Form (Long List)
provided that a Medical Certificate is filed with the FIVB. The change of
player will be subject to FIVB approval. Any expenses incurred as a result
of the replacement (if any) shall be covered by the respective team National
Federation.
4.6.7 The Head Coach of a team can change the Libero(s) between each match.
The Team Manager/Head Coach must inform the Technical Delegate no
later than one (1) hour before a match if a Team wishes to change the
Libero(s) from that selected for the previous match.
4.6.8 If a team has more than twelve (12) players recorded on the score sheet,
the team must designate two (2) Liberos in its team list.

Possible team compositions:

O-2bis Form (Short List): twelve (12) to fourteen (14) players:

a. Score sheet Team list: fourteen (14) players – twelve (12)

regular + two (2) liberos
b. Score sheet Team list: thirteen (13) players – eleven (11)
regular + two (2) liberos
c. Score sheet Team list: twelve (12) players – twelve (12) regular
+ zero (0) liberos
d. Score sheet Team list: twelve (12) players – eleven (11) regular
+ one (1) libero

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e. Score sheet Team list: twelve (12) players – ten (10) regular +
two (2) liberos

4.6.9 Each continental confederation must confirm to the FIVB, in writing, the
final list of teams that have registered for the continental championship
no later than 31 May of the year preceding the next respective Age Group
World Championship (therefore, continental championship entries should
close no later than 15 May).

4.6.10 National Federations having debts towards the FIVB or the respective
Confederation for prior editions of a competition are not allowed to
register for the next edition of the same competition.

4.7 LATE REGISTRATION

National entry deadlines: after the official entry deadline fixed in the Competition
Regulations, there will be a thirty (30)-day period for late registration. Such
registration is only possible if accompanied by the payment of a penalty of USD 500
(five hundred US Dollars).

4.8 TEAM SUBSTITUTION

4.8.1 Up to the deadline for national entry:

If a National Federation declares the non-participation of its duly qualified

team or simply does not send its national entry before the deadline, the
team will be replaced only by the one directly following it in the
classification of the competition in which the defaulting team obtained its
qualification, except when the FIVB Board of Administration decides
otherwise.

4.8.2 After the deadline and having sent its national entry:

If a National Federation withdraws its team from the competition after

having entered it within the deadline, the team will be replaced by one
designated by the FIVB. The National Federation will be sanctioned
accordingly.

4.9 TEAM UNIFORMS

4.9.1 Team uniforms shall comply with these Regulations and the FIVB
Volleyball Sports Material, Team Equipment & Advertising Guidelines
(see Annex A). For certain events (e.g. Olympic Games, Volleyball
Nations League and Age Group Championships), please refer to
additional instructions regarding team uniforms included in the
Competition Regulations.

4.9.2 Players’ names and numbers shall be of a contrasting colour to the part
of the t-shirt where they are placed.

4.9.3 For FIVB and World Competitions, each team shall have available
three (3) sets of playing uniforms, each one of a different colour. One of
them must have a t-shirt which is 75% white and the two (2) other sets
must be of different contrasting colours.

4.9.4 By the deadline communicated by the FIVB before the start of the relevant
event (see Article 26 of these Regulations, unless requested differently
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by the FIVB), each team shall submit to the FIVB Volleyball Department
for approval:

a. graphic layouts of both players and Team Officials’ uniforms,

players’ injury prevention devices and medical supports (if any),
featuring all the logos’/elements’ measurements.
b. uniform samples of every set of playing uniform.
c. Team Uniform Application Form.

4.9.5 During matches, Team Officials must conform to the following dress code
options:

a. All of the Team Officials must wear the official warm up suit and polo
shirt of their Team Delegation, or
b. All of the Team Officials must wear the polo shirt and dress trousers
of their Team Delegation, or
c. All of the Team Officials must wear dress jacket and trousers,
collared dress shirt, tie and formal slacks/sneakers of the same
colour and style.

However, any Team Officials wearing formal slacks will not be allowed
on the Field of Play during the official pre-match protocol.

Team Officials who do not respect this abovesaid rule will not be
permitted to access the Field of Play both during the official pre-match
protocol and during matches.

4.9.6 Body suits or other similar garments should not exceed the length of the
shorts or shirts. Medical supports may be authorized by the Referees, but
body suits are not to be considered as medical supports.

5 ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS

5.1 ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

Only players who meet the eligibility conditions laid down by the FIVB in Chapter 1 of
the FIVB Sports Regulations may participate in FIVB and World Competitions.

5.2 NATIONALITY
Only players holding the nationality of the country that they represent may be
registered to participate in FIVB and World competitions, except for the FIVB Club
World Championships. They must produce a valid passport as proof.

5.3 EXCEPTIONS TO NATIONALITY

For official competitions, governing bodies may submit an exceptional ruling
concerning nationality to the FIVB Board of Administration.

5.4 NATURALISED PLAYERS

Naturalized players may participate whenever the FIVB Sports Regulations allow
them to do so (see Articles 2 and 6.3 of the FIVB Sports Regulations).

5.5 AGE
Whenever an age limit is imposed, players must present their individual passports.

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6 CONTROLS

6.1 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

Depending upon the category of the competition, the players will be required to
submit themselves to the statutory medical controls and to present the following
certificates:

6.1.1 Health Certificate: All players participating in FIVB, World Competitions

and Official Volleyball Competitions as required must present the FIVB
Health Certificate M-3 Form at the Preliminary Inquiry, issued by the
competent authority in their country in which the health of the competitor
and the absence of signs of use, or the lack of equipment to detect the
use, of forbidden substances is clearly stated. The certificate must be
countersigned by the National Federation and the competitor who, thus,
both take the responsibility for the validity of the certificate. The date of
the examination must be two (2) months before the opening of the
competition.

Before each match, the team manager must proceed to the Jury table
with the identification papers of the players.

6.2 BIRTH CERTIFICATE

6.2.1 Birth Certificate: Gender must be attested by the national federations

through the birth certificate of the player. Players may be required to
present a valid birth certificate if requested in the event that the FIVB has
questions related to a player’s eligibility to compete in a gender category.

6.3 DOPING CONTROL

6.3.1 Organisers of FIVB or World Competitions are obliged to prepare and

bear expenses for in-competition doping control unless otherwise
decided by the FIVB.

6.3.2 The procedure to follow must be strictly in conformity with FIVB Medical
& Anti-Doping Regulations.

6.3.3 The number of players to be tested will decided by FIVB or any third party
agency to which the FIVB delegates such authority in accordance with its
testing distribution plan.

7 TEAM DISTRIBUTION, DRAW, GAMES TIMETABLE AND

TRAINING SCHEDULE

7.1 TEAM DISTRIBUTION FOR PRELIMINARIES

Whenever the number of teams requires a competition formula with two (2) or more
preliminary groups, the teams may be either directly seeded or drawn by lots defined
in the Competition Regulations.

7.1.1 When there are a maximum of four (4) teams in each preliminary group,
the teams will be directly seeded in the first position of each preliminary
group based upon the respective World Volleyball Ranking (Senior or
Age Group) and adopting the serpentine system.
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7.1.2 When there are five (5) or more teams in each preliminary group, the
teams will be directly seeded in the first two positions of each preliminary
group based upon the respective World Volleyball Ranking (Senior or
Age Group) and adopting the serpentine system.

7.1.3 The remaining qualified teams are distributed among the number of pots
equal to the number of positions to be draw for of number of teams equal
to the number of pools based on their position in the respective world
volleyball ranking (Senior or Age Group) and will be drawn for their seed
line by line applying the serpentine system. Confederation quotas may be
taken into account.

7.1.4 Seeding and/ or distribution in draw bowls of teams will be conducted in

accordance with the respective World Volleyball Ranking (Senior or Age
Group) at a date defined by the Competition Regulations.

7.1.5 The FIVB reserves the right to seed the host team at the head of pool A
and proceed with the remaining teams according to the above
procedures. In case of two or more hosts, those are placed at the head
of pools based on their position in the respective World Volleyball
Ranking (Senior or Age Group), i.e. top ranked host at the head of pool
A, second ranked host at the head of pool B, etc.

7.2 ORDER OF MATCHES AND DAILY MATCH SCHEDULE

7.2.1 Whenever a Round Robin competition system applies, the order of

matches is determined by a customized Berger Table system
guaranteeing that the top seeds face the least strong seeds first (where
possible):

Pools of eight (8) teams:

1 2 3 4
Round 1
8 7 6 5

1 2 3 4
Round 2
7 8 5 6

1 2 3 4
Round 3
6 5 8 7

1 2 3 4
Round 4
5 6 7 8

1 2 5 6
Round 5
4 3 8 7

1 2 5 6
Round 6
3 4 7 8

1 3 5 7
Round 7
2 4 6 8
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Pools of six (6) teams:

1 2 3
Round 1
6 5 4

1 2 3
Round 2
5 4 6

1 2 5
Round 3
4 3 6

1 2 4
Round 4
3 6 5

1 3 4
Round 5
2 5 6

Pools of five (5) teams:

1 2
Round 1
5 4

1 3
Round 2
4 5

2 4
Round 3
3 5

1 2
Round 4
3 5

1 3
Round 4
2 4

Pools of four (4) teams:

1 2
Round 1
4 3

1 2
Round 2
3 4

1 3
Round 3
2 4

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Pools of three (3) teams:

1
Round 1
3

2
Round 2
3

1
Round 3 2

7.2.2 The daily match schedule is determined by the FIVB or its owned
company in consultation with the organiser and the media rights holders.

7.2.3 Concerning the order of matches and daily match schedule the organiser
has the following rights:
a. To propose match order and match time based on the regulations
set out in article 7.3.1, always subject to the approval of FIVB or its
owned companies.
b. To propose the day and time of the Quarter Final match of the host
team in case of qualification.
c. In a group of five (5) or more teams, the team playing the last match
of the day cannot play the first match of the following competition
day.
d. Match schedule once approved by the FIVB and its owned
companies, is made available on the Event’s official website.
e. Any changes to the match schedule before the start of the event are
subject to the approval of the FIVB and/or its owned companies.
f. After the start of the event, changes to the match times are possible
only in contingency situations upon exceptional approval of the FIVB
Control Committee President or equivalent appointed delegate
onsite in the event of previous match delays or over-run.

7.3 TEAM TRAINING SCHEDULE

7.3.1 On the pre-competition days (or on rest days), each team must be
guaranteed:
a. 2-hour uninterrupted training session a day (where possible,
depending on the court availability versus number of teams
requiring training).
7.3.2 Each team will have at least one (1) hour training on Competition Court at
least the day before their first match on that Competition Court.
7.3.3. On competition days, each team must be guaranteed:
a. A minimum of 1-hour training session based on the team’s match
schedule.
7.3.4 Trainings on match days must be scheduled in a way that a minimum of
five (5) hours of interval is given to the team from the end of the morning
training until the start of the match.
7.3.5 Earliest morning training can start at 08:00, and latest evening training
can start at 21:00.
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7.3.6 All teams must have equal conditions and must be granted similar training
opportunities in terms of number of trainings on competition/training
courts, balance of morning/afternoon trainings, total training time, etc.
7.3.7 Training must not be scheduled at the same time as the Preliminary
Inquiry, or any other activities related to the Event requiring Team
Delegations’ participation.
7.3.8 If additional training is requested by a team, it is at the discretion of the
OC to facilitate this with the prior approval of the Technical Delegate.
7.3.9 The training times on competition days are defined according to the team
match-up sequence.
7.3.10 The OC must provide a Fitness Gym training facility to be used by the
teams upon their request, as well as provide transportation and water.
7.3.11 The required Fitness Training Equipment for the FIVB and World
competitions is defined in the organisers hosting agreement and the
Competition Regulations:

8 TEAMS RANKING SYSTEM DURING THE COMPETITION

8.1 TEAM RANKING SYSTEM

To establish the ranking of teams in each pool after a pool phase, the following criteria is
implemented.
8.2 NUMBER OF VICTORIES
By the number of victories (match won, match lost) among teams of the same pool or
group.

8.3 IN THE CASE OF EQUAL NUMBER OF VICTORIES

8.3.1 Number of points gained = If two (2) or more teams have the same
number of victories (match won, match lost), they will be classified in
descending order by the points gained by each team per match as
follows:

Match won 3-0; 3-1 3 points

Match won 3-2 2 points
Match lost 2-3 1 point
Match lost 0-3; 1-3 0 point
Match forfeited 0 points (25-0;25-0;25-0)

8.3.2 Set quotient = If two (2) or more teams are tied on the number of points
gained, they will be classified in descending order by the quotient
resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of
all sets lost.

8.3.3 Points quotient = If the tie still persists based on the set quotient (see
Article 8.3.2), the teams will be classified in descending order by the
quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of
points lost during all sets.

8.3.4 If the tie continues to persist based on the point quotient, the tie will be
broken based on the team that won the last match played between the
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tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams,
these teams will be ranked taking into consideration only the matches
involving the teams in question.
8.3.5 If two or more teams did not play against each other, the tie will be broken
based on the highest ranked team in the respective World Volleyball
Ranking (Senior or Age Group).

8.4 COMBINED TEAM RANKING SYSTEM

To establish seeding of qualified teams in a Direct Elimination Phase and the Final
Standing of the eliminated teams after the Preliminary Phase, the following criteria
shall apply:
8.4.1 Position of the team in the Pool (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th).
8.4.2 Followed by Team Ranking System principles set out in Article 8.1, 8.2
and 8.3.

8.5 FINAL STANDING

At the end of the competition, all participating teams will be ranked from 1st place to n
place based on number of participating teams as per the following regulations:
8.5.1 After preliminary phase, the eliminated teams will be ranked in the Final
Standing as per the Combined Teams Ranking System, including all
matches played so far in Pool Phase.
8.5.2 After Direct Elimination, eliminated teams will be ranked in the Final
Standing as per the Teams Ranking System, including all matches played
so far in preliminary phase and Direct Elimination Phase.
8.5.3 After Quarter Finals, eliminated teams will be ranked from 8th to 5th in the
Final Standing as per the Teams Ranking System, including all matches
played so far in preliminary phase and Direct Elimination Phase.
8.5.4 The losing Teams of the Semi-Finals will compete for 4th and 3rd place and
the winning teams of the Semi-Finals will compete for 2nd and 1st place.

9 COMPLAINTS

Complaints may be lodged at different stages of the competition, including during

matches, after matches and at other times during the competition.

9.1 PROCEDURE FOR COMPLAINTS FOLLOWING A MATCH

9.1.1 All complaints concerning the result of a match must be presented in

writing to the members of the Control Committee within one (1) hour after
the end of the match concerned.

9.1.2 Once the scoresheet is checked and signed by all relevant participants
without protest, no further team protest on technical aspects can be
accepted, e.g. seven (7) substitutions, scorer’s error, referees’ error, etc.

9.1.3 Such a complaint must be in English and be accompanied by a deposit

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of CHF 300 (three hundred Swiss Francs) in cash, or the equivalent in

local money.

9.1.4 The deposit will be refunded immediately if the complaint is found valid.

9.1.5 The Control Committee President must convene to consider the

complaint within twelve (12) hours after the presentation of the complaint
and render its verdict. A member of the Organizational Sub-Committee
who is of the same nationality as one of the interested parties to the
complaint will not be admitted to the session.

9.1.6 The Control Committee President may call all persons involved in the
case and their representatives to give testimony.

9.1.7 All complaints concerning medical controls must be made in accordance

with the Medical & Anti-Doping Regulations.

9.1.8 All other complaints must be made directly to the Control Committee
President within one (1) hour after the contested fact has been noticed.

9.2 VERDICT

9.2.1 The verdict is final and must be made within eighteen (18) hours from the
payment of the deposit.

9.2.2 The Control Committee must communicate its verdict in writing without
delay to the interested parties.

9.2.3 The Control Committee President, in the name of the Control Committee,
is the sole judge of whether or not to make a report to the press about the
complaint.

Preparation, Follow-Up and Control of

the Competition

10 TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANISATION

10.1 NATIONAL FEDERATION

The organisation of FIVB competitions is entrusted by the FIVB to the National
Volleyball Federation of the country that fulfils the requirements laid down in the FIVB
Regulations.

10.2 ORGANISING COMMITTEE (OC)

The National Federation forms an Organising Committee (OC), which becomes the
delegated trustee, and immediately enters into communication with the FIVB from
which it will receive instructions directly.

Whenever the competition is held in more than one city, local organising committees
will be established reporting to a centralized national organising committee.

10.3 LEGAL PERSONALITY OF OC

The OC must, whenever the FIVB considers it indispensable, have legal personality

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recognized by the national and local government authorities.

For Senior World Championships and World Cups, a Supervisory Board will be
established, consisting of representatives from the FIVB, the Organising Committee
and the Host TV Broadcaster. The Supervisory Board is the authority of the
competition and will monitor and control the overall preparation.

10.4 OC EXECUTIVE BODY

The National Organising Committee must comprise of one or more representatives
of:
a. National Federation;
b. the national government authorities (whenever possible);
c. Host TV Broadcaster; and
d. important public or private bodies.

Representatives of the following may also be appointed to the National Organising

Committee based on commercial considerations:
a. Official Travel Agency;
b. Marketing Agency; and
c. Press Agency.

10.5 YEARLY REPORTS TO THE FIVB

Written reports must be presented to the Sports Events Council on an annual basis.
A representative of the National Organising Committee must report every year to the
Board of Administration at its annual meeting. Presentations must also be made to
the World Congress on a two year basis.

10.6 FIVB REGULATIONS

The Organising Committee makes all administrative and technical arrangements,
including organisational charts, sports material, timetable, preparation of venues, etc.,
strictly abiding by these Regulations.

10.7 SPORTS MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT

No less than three (3) years before the Olympic Games and two (2) years before other
FIVB or World competitions, the FIVB informs the organiser and potential participants
of the sports material and equipment to be used during the competition.

National Federations cannot approve any material or equipment that has not been
previously homologated by FIVB.

FIVB approved coloured balls made of synthetic leather material must be used.

11 FIVB TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DELEGATES

DUTIES DURING THE PREPARATION OF A COMPETITION

The FIVB President will appoint a Control Committee to be confirmed by the FIVB
Board of Administration.

11.1 APPOINTMENT AND POWERS

The control and follow-up of the organisation will be managed by the FIVB Volleyball
Events Director in coordination with two (2) technical and one (1) administrative
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delegate appointed by the Board of Administration. Other delegates may be appointed

by the FIVB for inspection visits requiring experts or professional expertise. If no
administrative delegate is appointed, his responsibilities are assumed by the technical
delegate.

11.2 INSPECTION VISITS

11.2.1 The delegates visit the host country and each host city to meet the
officials of the OC at least once a year, inspect the facilities and material,
and check the organisational structure and training of personnel, etc.

11.2.2 The inspection visit held in the year of the competition is a final control at
least two (2) months prior to the start of the competition.

11.3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FIVB TECHNICAL DELEGATES

The technical delegates are responsible for the inspection and approval of the
competition and training venues, of the organisational chart of the competition, of the
job description and procedure for instructing personnel involved in the competition, of
the matches and training schedule and in general of the follow-up of all tasks requiring
FIVB approval.

(Note: Technical Delegates are members of the Control Committee and may have the
titles such as Event Director, Referee Sub-committee member, etc.)

11.4 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FIVB ADMINISTRATIVE DELEGATE

The administrative delegate is responsible for the verification, approval and follow-
up of the plans proposed by the organiser for board and lodging and transportation
facilities for technical officials, Control Committee members (jury), teams and mass
media representatives.

(Note: Administrative delegate is a member of the Control Committee and when

there is no Administrative delegate appointed, the Organizational Sub-committee will
be responsible for the duties of the Administrative delegate)

11.5 FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

11.5.1 The organiser pays international travel expenses, meals and

accommodation for the four (4) delegates once a year. If more visits or
more delegates are deemed necessary, the organiser pays only for meals
and accommodation after approval by the FIVB Executive Committee.

11.5.2 The FIVB will pay:

a. per Diem for FIVB Delegates; and
b. the international travel expenses for the subsequent visits in the
same year, if these are necessary.

11.6 INSPECTION MEMO

Each visit must be concluded with a general meeting in which an inspection visit report
is agreed, indicating the present state of the organisation and the instructions given
to the organiser.

11.7 ARRIVAL OF FIVB DELEGATES BEFORE THE COMPETITION

The delegates must arrive in the main host city no less than four (4) / three (3) days
prior to the start of the competition.

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12 TECHNICAL OFFICIALS (T.O.)

12.1 INTERNATIONAL REFEREES (I.R.)

International technical officials are the International referees appointed by the FIVB
Board of Administration on the proposal of the Refereeing Commission:

12.1.1 Referees designated as international within the year of the competition

may not be proposed.

12.1.2 Referees from the participating countries are given priority, but may also
be appointed from non-participating countries.

12.1.3 The FIVB Board of Administration ensures the presence of at least two
(2) referees from non-participating countries, one (1) local referees from
the organising country and a number of referees equal to the number of
participating teams.

12.2 NATIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICIALS (N.T.O.)

National technical officials are the scorers, line judges, ball retrievers, floor moppers
and quick moppers proposed by the Organising Committee and approved by the
Referee Delegate.

12.3 ACCOMMODATION OF INTERNATIONAL REFEREES

International referees may not be accommodated in the same hotel as the players.
Whenever possible, referees are to be accommodated in single rooms during FIVB,
World and official competitions.

12.4 ARRIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL REFEREES BEFORE THE COMPETITION

International Referees must arrive not later than three (3) full days prior to the opening
of the Competition.
13 CONTROL COMMITTEE IN FIVB COMPETITIONS (JURY)

13.1 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Control Committee is the highest authority during a competition with the powers
of the FIVB and through FIVB Sub-Committees is responsible for:

13.1.1 the smooth running of all activities related to the competition;

13.1.2 the adherence to the FIVB Constitution, Disciplinary Regulations,

General Regulations, Event Regulations, Sports Regulations, and the
Specific Competition Regulations;

13.1.3 the nomination of Control Committee members for the preliminary inquiry
(two (2) for each competition venue). The preliminary inquiry consists of
a meeting in which take part the team manager, the team doctor, the
members of the Control Committeenominated for this purpose and a
representative of the Organising Committee. It must take place on the
same day as the arrival of the teams or on the following day at the latest,
always before the General Technical Meeting.

13.1.3.1 Documents to be presented by the team manager:

At the beginning of the preliminary inquiry, thet team manager

must present the following to the members of the Control
Committee:
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a. passport of all players and members of the ddelegation;

b. the O-2bis Form;
c. Health Certificate for each player (M-3 Form);
d. ID card issued by the FIVB to the doctor and the
physiotherapist of the delegation;
e. uuniform certificate from the FIVB;
f. one (1) sample of each set of the captain’s playing
uniform (one (1) of each colour) plus one sample of each
set of Liberouniforms (one of each colour) plus the
toteam officials’ uniform, if the latter is not a suit;
g. injury prevention devices to be used by members of the
team;
h. the application form for the use of a video camera to tape
the matches for purely technical use, excluding all
commercial exploitation;
i. duly accreditedjournalist identification; and
j. receipts issued by the organiser for expenses relating
to extra tteam officials.

13.1.3.2 Documents to be presented by the Organiser to the Control

Committee:
a. O-2 Form;
b. preliminary inquiry form (O-7 Form);
c. choice of uniform colours Form with match schedule
printed (O-1 Form);
d. important documents including Specific Competition
Regulations;
e. invitation letter to the General Technical Meeting;
f. agenda for General Technical Meeting;
g. stickers numbered 1-20 (at least twenty-four (24) sets)
to be placed on Organising Committee Accreditation
Cards;
h. team Video Camera Form and camera stickers;
i. computer equipment with VIS and office software for the
production of VIS Team Composition Lists and O-1 Form
for the Daily Bulletin and for production of ID cards; and
j. invitation for the Coaches and Captains for the press
conference.

During the preliminary inquiry, all the requested documents

will be presented and checked. The team manager and the
coach must confirm the final list of players. The O-7 Form
must be completed. Identification card will be issued for all
members of the team delegation and extra officials (upon
payment of expenses) by the Organising Committee
following the preliminary inquiry.

13.1.4 the conducting of a General Technical Meeting twenty-four (24) hours

before the start of the competition with the Control Committee members,
team managers, coaches, referees, doctors, interpreters and organisers
(if applicable). The Agenda shall include the following points:

13.1.4.1 Welcome by Organising Committee President;

13.1.4.2 Welcome by Control Committee President;

13.1.4.3 Presentation of Control Committee Members (Control Committee

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President);

13.1.4.4 Presentation of International Referees (Refereeing Delegate / Official);

13.1.4.5 Presentation of Team Delegations by the delegates (Team Managers);

13.1.4.6 Presentation of the Organising Committee Staff (Organising Committee

President);

13.1.4.7 Report of the Venue Operations Delegate (Venue Operations Delegate /

Official):
eligibility of Players and Officials;
identity cards on Jury Table;
number of officials allowed on the bench;
dress uniformity for officials on the bench;
team movements upon completion of the match;
choice of colours for match uniform (confirmation of O-1 Form);
publicity on team delegation’s equipment;
distribution of VIS result, statistics and daily bulletin;
place for the changing of shirts during the match;
place for team statisticians;
place for video cameras;
team spectator seating;
team Statisticians;
communication between Team Bench and Team Statisticians; and
involvement of delegation in the opening and closing ceremony.
13.1.4.8 Report of the Referee Delegate (Refereeing Delegate):
Rules of the Game to be applied;
discipline on the court;
match Protocol;
timing protocol from warm up court to match court;
interval between 2nd and 3rd sets; and
delays in match start time.

13.1.4.9 Medical Matters (Medical Delegate)

doping control; and
court medical assistance.

13.1.4.10 Information about the Press (Press Delegate)

mixed zone;
press conference; and
Daily Bulletin.

13.1.4.11 Organiser Information (Competition Manager)

organisational Structure;
communication procedures – Sport Information;
transportation;
access to the venues;
training Schedule; and
laundry.

13.1.4.12 Miscellaneous
closing by the Control Committee President.

13.1.4.13 Documents to be presented at the General Technical meeting by the

Organiser:
Daily Bulletin No.1 (including uniform colours assignment for the first round); and
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competition hall layout showing position of entrance of teams, mixed zone, changing
hut, stand for the officials, stand for teams, team video camera area, team
statistician tables and medical assistance.

13.1.5The President of the Control Committee or Technical Delegate authorized by

the FIVB President must remitto the Sports Events Department within
fifteen (15) days after the close of the competition, the reports of the sub-
committees:
a. justified appreciation of the quality of the organisational competence
of the host country;
b. a justified appreciation of the quality of the facilities and services
provided to the press based on the report submitted by the Press
Sub-Committee; and
c. a justified appreciation of the quality of the TV coverage (number of
cameras). If he considers the coverage excellent, he shall request
the Host Broadcaster to furnish him with a 50-minute DVD and a
Beta cam SP to be immediately sent to the FIVB Secretariat.

13.2 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS

Control Committee members are appointed by the FIVB Administration, with the FIVB
President or his representative acting as Chairman and only spokesman of the
Committee.
13.3 ARRIVAL OF THE CONTROL COMMITTEE MEMBERS BEFORE THE
COMPETITION
Control Committee members must arrive not later than four / three days prior to the opening of
the Competition (World senior and under age competitions) with the exception of the
official photographer who must arrive two (2) days before.

13.4 COMPOSITION OF THE CONTROL COMMITTEE

The Control Committee is composed of several working sub-committees and
delegates as follows:

Committees Delegates
Organizational Sub-Committee CC President / Event Dir.

Referee Sub-Committee Referee Delegate

Venue Operations Sub-Committee Venue Operations Delegate
VIS Sub-Committee VIS Delegate
Press Sub-Committee Press Delegate
FIVB Disciplinary Panel Sub-Committee Medical Delegate

Marketing Delegate
FIVB Disciplinary Panel Member

13.5 ORGANIZATIONAL SUB-COMMITTEE

This sub-committee is chaired by the FIVB President or his representative.
Its members are appointed by the Control Committee and shall ensure the smooth
running of all matches. The duties of the Organizational Sub-Committee are:

13.5.1 to coordinate all aspects of the competition and make the final decision
as regards any protests or complaints about the organisation, match
results, medical and refereeing issues after consultation with the sub-

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committee or delegate in question;

13.5.2 to refer (in additional to the FIVB) to the FIVB Disciplinary Panel Sub-
Committee cases of possible rule violations by players, referees, coaches
and other participants;

13.5.3 to appoint one (1) of its members as President of each local Control
Committee responsible for the smooth running of the matches in each
venue or city and with the following duties:

13.5.3.1 to act as Chairman of the local control committee, composed of members

of the other sub-committees;

13.5.3.2 to nominate the game jury for each match with the following
duties:
a. control of the draw of players for the doping control;
b. transmission of the match report to both the President of
the Organizational Sub-Committee and the President of
the local control committee; and
c. receipt of claims and protests concerning the match
result and preparation of a report in conjunction with the
refereeing delegate;

13.5.3.3 to nominate the Game Technical Supervisor with the following

duties:
a. to assure the smooth preparation, running and final
operation of the match in cooperation with the OC. The
Court Manager will be at the disposal of the Game
Technical Supervisor during the game; and
b. to be seated at the Jury’s table.

13.5.3.4 to remain in contact with the President of the Organizational

Sub- Committee (who is also the President of the Control
Committee) in any emergency by any rapid means;

13.5.3.5 to consult the President on late-hour requests by the organiser

to alter the match schedule, economic or playing conditions,
etc.;

13.5.3.6 to transmit to the President every day a brief and concise

report on the daily events. Where applicable, this can just
specify “competition without problems”.

13.5.4 to delegate powers and assign to each local Control Committee the
following duties:

13.5.4.1 to acknowledge and solve complaints about the organiser,

FIVB officials or other participants; and

13.5.4.2 to collect the original score sheets of the matches, protests,

complaints, and make a report to the President;

13.5.5 to check and approve the accreditation of players, team officials, FIVB
officials and guests;

13.5.6 to check and approve final team entries, players’ eligibility and uniforms;

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13.5.7 to supervise the preparation of facilities and logistics by the organiser for
meetings scheduled for all Sub-Committees and the general technical
meeting, team briefings and press conferences that follow these
meetings involving representatives of all participants;

13.5.8 to inspect, approve and control the hotels and dining facilities for teams,
referees,officials and other participants;

13.5.9 to authorize the issue and distribution of ID cards and passes;

13.5.10 to check the special stands (VIPs, FIVB guests, players and FIVB
officials) and areas restricted to bearers of specific ID cards (except
press) and verify the security measures for controlling access;

13.5.11 to check and control transportation for Technical Officials and Control
Committee members, and coordinate available vehicles with the
organiser;

13.5.12 to inspect, approve and control the operation of hospitality areas for VIPs,
FIVB guests, technical officials, etc.;

13.5.13 to control and coordinate the planning and preparation of the opening,
closing and awards ceremonies;

13.5.14 if nominated, to preside over certain matches as Game Technical

Supervisor;

13.5.15 to solve problems arising from its duties and present the President with a
report on those not solved.

13.6 VENUE OPERATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE

This sub-committee is chaired by the President of the Control Committee of the event
or his representative. Its members are responsible for the quality and quantity of local
personnel, material and technical equipment required by the FIVB for the organisation
of Volleyball matches in FIVB competitions.

The duties of the Venue Operations Sub-Committee are:

13.6.1 to approve the layout and installation of the competition area in

accordance with the FIVB plan and the “Official Volleyball Rules”;

13.6.2 to verify that the sports equipment, material and other supplies are
available in the quantity and the quality required by the Section III
(Organiser’s Manual) and the Official Volleyball Rules;

13.6.3 to verify and approve lighting (intensity and beam direction), floor (wood
or synthetic), playing court (dimensions), local sound, air conditioning,
etc. as required by Section II (Organiser’s Manual) and the Official
Volleyball Rules; the necessary measurement equipment (light meter,
measuring tape, height meter) required to be provided by the Organiser;

13.6.4 to control and restrict the access to the competition area only to
authorized personnel, officials and teams playing;

13.6.5 to check and approve the official forms to be used for competition
statistics and match results;
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13.6.6 to control reports by the organiser on match results, team ranking, training
schedule, match schedule, etc.;

13.6.7 to supervise the preparation and electronic distribution by the organiser

of the daily bulletin (except for press) and other information published by
the FIVB;

13.6.8 to prepare the guidelines and instructions required for the statistics of
player and team evaluation and control reports by the organiser on such
statistics; to check the availability of one table and one seat for the VIS
Delegate next to the statisticians for the competition period;

13.6.9 to draft the technical evaluation report of the competition;

13.6.10 to inspect, approve and control the operation of the areas adjacent to the
competition hall (warming-up court, changing rooms,etc.);

13.6.11 to approve the layout and installation of the secretariat and verify the
availability of personnel and equipment required for the accomplishment
of its duties;

13.6.12 to provide to the Control Committee the material for the selection of the
best player;

13.6.13 to control strictly the competition area during matches;

13.6.14 if nominated to preside certain matches as Game Technical Supervisor;

and

13.6.15 to solve problems arising from its duties and present the President with a
report concerning those not solved.

13.7 REFEREEING SUB-COMMITTEE

This sub-committee is chaired by the President of the Refereeing Commission or its
representative. Its members are the immediate collective authority over all referees,
scorers and line judgeswhose impartiality and quality they must ensure.

The duties of the Refereeing Sub-Committee are:

13.7.1 To use the referee instructions and guidelines as approved by the

Referee Commission, including among other items:
a. refereeing guidelines and interpretation of new rules;
b. refereeing coordination during matches;
c. international game protocol;
d. working program and calendar of meetings and clinics, including
their agendas and subjects;
e. conduct and discipline; and
f. travel information.

13.7.2 to check and control the preparations by the organiser for the refereeing
clinic and meetings in accordance with Article 40.5.3 of these
Regulations;

13.7.3 to hold a preliminary meeting within three (3) days prior to the start of the
competition to coordinate duties and allocate specific tasks to be
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accomplished by each member during the refereeing clinic;

13.7.4 to supervise the organisation of the refereeing clinic and strictly program
the presentation of teams, referees and refereeing problems; to supervise
with the Technical Commission member the integration and presence of
statisticians in this clinic;

13.7.5 to prepare and attend meetings of the Control Committee, the General
Technical Meeting and Team Briefing;

13.7.6 to assign Refereeing Delegates (one (1) or two (2)) for each match during
the competition who will carry out the analysis and evaluation of the
performance of the referees and a Challenge Referee in the event that a
challenge system is in use;

13.7.7 to keep statistics on the nomination and performance of referees with

regard to the application of rules and to present an individual and general
evaluation of their performance;

13.7.8 to keep a record of controversial refereeing decisions on the application

of rules and, regardless of the specific outcome, make a choice of the
most suitable ruling for similar cases in the future;

13.7.9 to examine and nominate the scorers, line judges, ball retrievers and floor
moppers, proposed by the organiser, and supervise and evaluate their
performance;

13.7.10 to submit complaints regarding the conduct of a referee that could result
in his disqualification to the Disciplinary Panel Sub-Committee;

13.7.11 to assign referees to the various venues or cities and nominate the
refereeing corps for each match (1st and 2nd referees, reserve referee,
challenge referee (if applicable), scorer and line judges);

13.7.12 when nominating the refereeing corps for a match, to keep in mind that:
a. referees and the refereeing delegate if possible must not come from
the same country as the teams involved, nor the referees from the
same country as the refereeing delegate;
b. when teams involved come from different continents, referees may
also come from one of those continents, unless there is a conflict of
interest for the referee;
c. when both teams come from the same continent, referees may also
come from that continent, but should be from a different country;
d. as far as possible a referee should not be nominated first referee for
two consecutive matches of the same team; and
e. the RSC to submit the refereeing nominations to the Control
Committee President;

13.7.13 to check that all referees abide by the Official Volleyball Rules, judge their
performance and unify their interpretation of the rules;

13.7.14 to decide on any protest concerning refereeing and report to the

Organizational Sub-Committee;

13.7.15 to check national anthems and equipment before the competition;

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13.7.16 to solve problems arising from its duties and present the Control
Committee Presidentwith a report on those not solved.

13.8 TECHNICAL DELEGATE’S DUTIES / EVENT DIRECTOR

The Technical Delegate is responsible for the smooth running of the competition and
the operation of competition and training halls for which he is required to:

13.8.1 coordinate the work of the Technical Sub-Committee and assign individual
tasks to the members of the Technical Sub-Committee;

13.8.2 ensure the efficient work of the personnel involved in the event in
accordance with their duties as established by the Technical
Organisational Chart;

13.8.3 supervise, in coordination with the Administrative Delegate, the

preparation and timely availability of meeting rooms (large enough),
agenda, documents, furniture and interpreters if required for:
a) Control Committee meeting;
b) Preliminary inquiry;
c) General Technical meeting and/or Team Briefing; and
d) Sub-committees meetings.

13.8.4 coordinate and control the sequence and timely access of personnel to
the playing court;

13.8.5 verify the accurate preparation and timely distribution of training schedule,
match schedule (or any possible changes).

13.8.6 inspect and verify, with the Technical Sub-Committee members, the
proper setting-up and operation of the areas adjacent to the competition
venue (warming-up court, changing rooms) and working areas like
Technical bureau (Secretariat);

13.8.7 ensure the correct and timely flow of information, checking the correct
preparation, typing and content of match and statistical reports and their
timely reception, in collaboration with the Technical Sub-Committee
member(s) responsible;

13.8.8 supervise and coordinate with the Press Delegate, VIS Delegate and TSC
members the preparatory work and content of the Daily Bulletin;

13.8.9 verify and ensure the operation of the competition area under FIVB control
and the availability of national anthems, sports equipment and material;

13.8.10 verify and ensure that in each competition venue the organiser places the
FIVB flag, flags of participating countries in the correct positions,
competition logo and banners featuring the title of the competition well in
evidence, in the view of the public and TV cameras;

13.8.11 ensure that an official photographer has been engaged by the organiser;

13.8.12 determine, in coordination with the Press Delegate and Technical Sub-
Committee members, the press photographers’ camera positions around
the playing court and the exclusive position for the official photographer(s);

13.8.13 check that all documents under his control are forwarded to the FIVB
Volleyball Events Department;
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13.8.14 prepare a one-page report on the quality of the organisation and structure
set up by the organiser for the final report;

13.8.15 supervise and control the game speaker;

13.8.16 check the content of the Competition Handbook before printing.

13.9 MEDICAL DELEGATE’S DUTIES

The Medical Delegate is responsible to:

13.9.1 verify and control all medical services (first aid, doping controls, alcohol-
test, medical care on court, etc.);

13.9.2 check health certificates for all players, Medical Certificates and FIVB
accreditation cards for team doctors and physiotherapists;

13.9.3 verify that the meals provided by the organiser meet FIVB standards with
regard to quantities, calories and nutrition, as laid down in the Medical
Regulations;

13.9.4 prepare and attend meetings of the Control Committee, the General
Technical Meeting and Team Briefing.
If a Medical Delegate has not been included in the Control Committee, the above
duties shall be carried out by the Organizational Sub-Committee.

13.10 PRESS DELEGATE’S DUTIES

The Press Delegate ensures the flow of information and the smooth operation of
facilities, equipment and services provided by the organiser for the mass media
representatives.

The Press Delegate’s duties are to:

13.10.1 prepare the guidelines and press accreditation forms and ensure that
they are distributed worldwide on time;

13.10.2 check and ensure the prompt accreditation of press representatives;

13.10.3 verify the accommodation and transportation for accredited press

representatives and to provide transportation to FIVB invited media (VIP
journalists);

13.10.4 adhere to the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines for press conference
material and interview backdrops;

13.10.5 approve the layout and installation of equipment and furniture required
for the press working areas including microphones and sound system;

13.10.6 check the operation of press equipment;

13.10.7 ensure adequate control by the organiser of all access to press areas;

13.10.8 to prepare the guidelines and instructions to organisers, team members

and press in order to arrange press conferences and interviews
adequately;
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13.10.9 coordinate actions aimed at a better organisation of press conferences

and interviews of players, coaches and FIVB officials;

13.10.10 verify, jointly with the Technical Sub-Committee, the accuracy of the data
of VIS reports and ensure the transmission of such to the press and the
TV networks;

13.10.11 solve problems arising from its duties and present the President with a
report on those not solved;

13.10.12 prepare and attend meetings of the Control Committee, the General
Technical Meeting and Team Briefing;

13.10.13 give to all photographers a specific event vest (bib), in light cotton, which
is provided by the organisers and identifies the photographers who are
able to take still pictures around the court. ENG crews will have to wear
a different vest, also provided by the organisers. The official
photographer(s) should receive a vest with a third colour, with “FIVB”
written on the back;

13.10.14 clear written instructions must be given to photographers about where

they may operate;

13.10.15 edit, add a photo and approve match description and press conference
reports written by the press writer for the FIVB website;

13.10.16 provide feature stories for the FIVB website on key athletes or events
pertaining to the tournament;

13.10.17 control and supervise the uploading of photographs by the official

photographer to the FIVB.org photo gallery;

13.10.18 select the necessary photos from the photo gallery for the tournament
slideshow, adding the necessary captions.

13.11 ADMINISTRATIVE DELEGATE’S DUTIES

13.11.1 The Administrative Delegate is responsible for the verification, approval

enforcement of the plans proposed by the organiser for:
a) selection of hotels and restaurants; accommodation plan and
preparation of housing, meals and transportation facilities for
Technical officials, Control Committee members (jury), Referees,
teams, guests and mass media representatives;
b) airport and city reception arrangements;
c) accreditation;
d) ceremonies;
e) hospitality areas (in the hotels and competition halls);
f) advertising in the competition halls;
g) stadium configuration;
h) security services; and
i) liability insurance control.

13.11.2 If the Administrative Delegate position is not filled, these tasks shall be carried out by
the Organizational Sub-Committee.

13.12 FINAL REPORT

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13.12.1 The Control Committee is required to prepare a competition report with

the OC before leaving the venue.

13.12.2 The organiser must present on the final day the booklet of the final results.

13.12.3 The organiser must inform the Control Committee before they leave of
the time required for the printing of the Final Report.

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Requirements for Competition and

Training Halls

14 COMPETITION HALLS

14.1 SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC GAMES

For Senior World Championships and Olympic Tournaments, a main hall with seating
capacity for 15,000 (fifteen thousand) is required, unless otherwise decided by the
FIVB or its owned companies.

14.2 OTHER FIVB, WORLD AND OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS

Other FIVB, World and Official competitions may be authorized to use a hall with less
seating capacity in accordance with local conditions.

For Age Group World Championships, two (2) competition halls – meeting FIVB
requirements – should be provided as follows:
U21: one (1) city with two (2) venues
U19: preferably two (2) cities with one (1) venue in each city
U17: one (1) city with two (2) venues

14.3 FOR PRELIMINARY ROUNDS OUTSIDE THE MAIN VENUE

For preliminaries or rounds not to be played in the main venue, a hall with a capacity
of 5,000 (five thousand) seats is acceptable unless otherwise decided by the FIVB or
its owned companies.

14.4 NUMBER OF COMPETITION HALLS

The number of venues and courts will be determined by the FIVB or its owned
companies according to the number of matches to be played each day.

14.5 AREAS REQUIRED IN ANY HALL USED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES AND SENIOR
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
All venues must dispose of the following areas:
a. competition area;
b. stands and booths for the FIVB Technical Official and the media;
c. two (2) warm-up courts;
d. hospitality area and VIP tribune seats
e. offices and meeting rooms;
f. meeting room for the FIVB President;
g. medical services area;
h. disabled facilities;
i. Media Centre;
j. mixed zone;
k. changing rooms;
l. working and reception rooms for main sponsors;
m. Team Scout area for participating teams;
n. storage space;
o. volunteer center;
p. security area;
q. TV and OB van compound;
r. concessions and sanitary facilities;
s. parking.
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15 COMPETITION AREA

The competition area and equipment must be in accordance with the FIVB Official
Competition Court Layout (refer to the Organiser Agreement and/or the Competition
Handbook).

15.1 DIMENSIONS
A 40 m x 25 m area free of obstacles is required for the match. This area includes
space for:

15.1.1 The playing court (18 m x 9 m). The free playing space above the playing
area shall be free from any obstructions. The free space shall measure a
minimum of 12.5 m in height from the playing surface;

15.1.2 The free zone around the playing court (5 m from side lines and 6.5 m
from end lines). Both the playing court and the free zone together make
up the playing area (31 m x 19 m);

15.1.3 Free passage-way (space) around the free zone (minimum 2 m wide and
minimum 4.5 m wide on the game jury table side).

The three (3) areas – playing court, free zone and free passage-way – make up the
competition control area.

15.2 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The technical requirements of the playing area consist of:

15.2.1 Wooden or synthetic flooring, installed on beams and not concrete, must
be covered with non-slip paint or absorbent material, both of which must
have been duly homologated by the FIVB.

Only those specifically approved synthetic flooring can be installed

directly on concrete.

For World Championships and Olympic Tournaments, synthetic flooring,

installed over wood on beams, with white playing court lines is required.

15.2.2 Space free from any obstruction up to a height of a minimum of 12.5 m

measured from the floor and above the whole playing area.

15.2.3 For the lighting movable lamps are preferable along each external side of
the free zone. All lighting must obtain approval from the FIVB or its owned
companies and their use must respect the following requirements:
a. lamps must not inhibit the players in any way;
b. light intensity must be no less than 2000 lux measured at 1 m from
the floor;
c. light beams should eliminate shadows on the floor; and
d. spectator stands should be adequately lit when needed.

15.2.4 The arrangement of tables, panels and all equipment must be made in
accordance with the FIVB layout (see “Official FIVB Forms and Layouts”)
and respect the following requirements:
a. the scorer’s table is 1.50 m x 0.90 m x 0.70 m in height and stands
perpendicular to the centre line along the external side of the free
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zone facing the referee’s chair;

b. the court announcer and scoreboard keeper will each have another
similar table placed next to the side of the scorer’s table and 30 cm
further back from the external side of the free zone;
c. game jury officials will have one table (300 x 90 x 70cm) placed 1.45
m behind the scorer’s table. The table should stand on a platform a
minimum of 30 cm off the ground; and
d. panels around the free zone will be 3 m long and 1 m in height.

15.2.5 A mobile communication system is required between the competition

area and the warming-up hall.

15.3 EQUIPMENT
The FIVB or its owned companies will select, besides the official ball, all equipment
required for the competition, choosing it from among the equipment previously
homologated by the FIVB. Such equipment will consist of:

15.3.1 posts must be telescopic and protected with a plastic or foam cover. Their
surface must be smooth without any projections or attachments such as
cables or ropes to hold the posts upright;

15.3.2 the net must be steady and stretch out with one antenna fixed at the edge
of each side band;

15.3.3 the referee’s chair must be adjustable in height, very stable with a wide
base. It must allow the referee, whether sitting or standing, to see 0.50 m
above the top of the net;

15.3.4 the electronic scoreboard must be in sight of the two teams, referees, line
judges, game delegates and audience with the following indications:
a. name of the countries or teams;
b. service indicator;
c. time-outs granted per team;
d. substitutions made by each team;
e. score of the set underway;
f. score of previous set(s); and
g. challenge (if used).

15.3.5 Manual scoreboards must be on hand for use in case of emergency and
must indicate:
a. country or teams’ names;
b. score of the set underway; and
c. sets previously won by each team.

15.3.6 Flooring homologated by the FIVB as well as complementary sub-flooring

that is placed in a manner that is in compliance with the technical
requirements of the manufacturer as well as the FIVB and its own
companies and ensures all of the necessary safety requirements are
satisfied in order to protect the athletes and on-court personnel..

15.4 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

Additional equipment required on or near the competition area is the following:
a. five (5) new official balls ready for use;
b. two (2) rubber-wheeled trolleys with twelve balls each for warming-up use and
two rubber-wheeled trolleys for team clothing;
c. a support for five (5) balls which will stand by the scorer’s table (three (3) of the
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balls are used during the game);

d. two (2) chairs and seating for eleven (11) persons placed along the external side
of the free zone on either side of the scorer’s table;
e. two (2) chairs for penalty area and two (2) chairs for the reserve referee and
lines judge, two (2) chairs for team liaison, one(1) chair for the control committee
liaison;
f. game jury table on a platform with one (1) chair;
g. two (2) tables with three chairs each for organiser court staff and Host TV
Broadcaster;
h. an electric buzzer combined with a light within the reach of each of the coaches;
i. a measuring rod clearly marked at 2.24 m and 2.43 m to measure the height of
the net;
j. six (6) 1 m long mops to dry and sweep clean the floor;
k. thirty (30) towels for the moppers and the teams; and
l. four (4) red flags or other colour (yellow), each 40 cm x 40 cm in size for the line
judges.

15.5 SPARE EQUIPMENT

A spare set of equipment should be available near the competition area in the
following amounts:
a. two (2) official nets with antennae, a pair of posts and a measuring rod;
b. two (2) devices for measuring the weight and circumference of the balls and
two (2) pressure-gauges;
c. two (2) mops;
d. thirty (30) towels for the moppers;
e. a sufficient number of official balls for the competition; and
f. four (4) red flags or other colour (yellow), each 40 cm x 40 cm in size for the line
judges.

16 STANDS AND BOOTHS FOR THE FIVB, PRESS AND TV

16.1 STANDS TO BE RESERVED

Free seats will be reserved as follows:

16.1.1 A presidential stand for the sovereign or head of state and his retinue if
required.

16.1.2 A stand (A) for VIP guests with the number of seats in this stand to be
determined by the FIVB or its owned companies and agreed with the local
organiser.

16.1.3 A press stand (B) for journalists and photographers duly prepared to
facilitate their job (electricity, internet etc.) with tables and comfortable
seats (as required).

16.1.4 A stand (C) for team members, players, technicians and other officials (as
required by the number of teams).

16.1.5 A stand (D) for FIVB International Referees and national and international
technical officials (as required by the number of matches to be played
daily).

16.1.6 Technical video facilities:

An area of 3 x 6 meters must be placed behind one of the court end lines
for the use of the participating teams to make technical films and videos
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for use in match preparation, analysis and scouting. This area, as much
as possible, should be behind the end line and be raised near the height
of the net. This area is reserved for cameras previously checked and
approved by the Control Committee and access to it shall be restricted to
only one of the accredited members, previously registered, per team. The
sale or commercialization of any technical video filmed from this area
shall entail a fine of CHF 10,000 (ten thousand Swiss Francs) on the
National Federation allowing its sale in its country.

16.2 BOOTHS FOR RADIO AND TV COMMENTATORS

Booths for radio and TV commentators as requested:
a. for the local broadcaster; and
b. for other international broadcasters when they request such.

16.3 TEAM STATISTICIANS AND CHALLENGE SYSTEM CREW

16.3.1 Team statisticians
For each team participating in the match being played, two seats must be
made available at a table situated behind the end panels establishing the
edge of the free zone (i.e. in the free passageway, behind the service line.)
One pair of statisticians shall be situated at the end of the court behind
Team A, the other shall be situated behind Team B. The exact location
can be found on the Official Court Layout. Electricity and Wi-Fi
connections must be available to these tables during the match.

16.3.2 Challenge system crew

Volleyball Challenge System (VCS) area must have direct line of sight of
the entire court and must be located on the side of the 2nd Referee (it can
be anywhere on this lateral face but not in the corners). The area must be
secure and not in view of the public or broadcasters to film process of
challenge - 5m x 5m space - tables and chairs for five (5) persons.
- Clear and unobstructed view of the entire court and the 1st referee
- Area must be located on the side of the 2nd referee, out of the FOP
in elevated position (if possible, in a booth between tiers 1 and 2)
- 5m x 5m area with tables and five (5) chairs including a highchair for
Challenge Referee
- A secure area away from the public
- Screens must be out of view of spectators and broadcasters
- Elevator access to the operations area level
- Easy access to FOP (within 80m)
- Direct line of sight of the entire court
- Easy to connect to OB

17 WARMING-UP AREAS

17.1 LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS

With direct access to the playing court, each hall must have two areas of at least
24 m x 15 m x 7 m height free from any obstacle.

17.2 ADJACENT PLAYING COURTS

One area is acceptable when it is big enough to contain two playing courts divided by
a curtain.

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17.3 FLOOR COVERING

The flooring of the warming-up area can be either:

17.3.1 the same as the flooring on the competition area (floating wood on beams
with synthetic homologated cover), or

17.3.2 specifically approved synthetic flooring installed directly on the hard

surface of the warming-up area (concrete, wood with no beams).

17.4 POSTS AND NETS

The posts must be telescopic for quick net adjustment.

17.5 LIGHTING
The lighting must be of 500 lux minimum and all lamps and windows should preferably
be protected.

17.6 EQUIPMENT
Equipment required for each warming-up area is the following:
a. one (1) rubber-wheeled trolley;
b. a measuring rod clearly marked at 2.24 m and 2.43 m; and
c. twelve (12) official game balls in good condition.

18 SECRETARIAT AND STATISTICS ROOM

18.1 DIMENSIONS
The secretarial services should dispose of no less than 50 m² in the main hall and
30 m² in other halls.

18.2 REQUIREMENTS
The secretariat must be equipped to satisfy the needs for competition data recordings,
control of individual statistics, printing and processing of documents.

18.3 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL FOR DATA RECORDING

The section for recording competition data requires the following equipment and
material:
a. personal computers, printers and adequate and current office software (and
typewriter if required for completion of scoresheets);
b. tables or desks with sufficient chairs;
c. stationery; and
d. internet Wi-Fi connection is mandatory. The bandwidth should be large enough
to allow email transmissions and web access.

18.4 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL FOR STATISTICAL EVALUATION

The section for the control of individual statistics requires the following equipment and
material:
a. PCs and printers in sufficient quantity for the program prepared;
b. tables and chairs for statisticians;
c. stationery;
d. calculators; and
e. portable phones / walkie-talkies (walkie-talkies should be checked by the
broadcaster before use because they may interfere with the microphones and
TV intercom frequencies).
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18.5 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL FOR DOCUMENT PRINTING AND PUBLICATION

The information section requires the following equipment and material:
a. tables to sort out documents;
b. high-speed photocopiers with zoom and auto stapler;
c. desk photocopiers with auto-feeder; and
d. all the necessary chairs and desks.

19 WORKING AND RECEPTION ROOMS FOR THE FIVB

19.1 WORKING ROOMS IN MAIN HALL

Working rooms in the main hall at the disposal of the FIVB and its owned companies
must be adequately furnished (i.e. equipped with telephone lines and personal
computers as required) for the following purposes:

19.1.1 the office room (at least 40 m²) of the FIVB President (or his
representative, if requested) must be furnished with two desks, one
working table with six (6) chairs in one of them; two (2) comfortable sofas,
one (1) low table and chairs in the other;

19.1.2 the office room (at least 40 m²) of the Control Committee President must
be furnished with two (2) desks, one (1) working table with six (6) chairs
in one of them; two (2) comfortable sofas, one (1) low table and chairs in
the other;

19.1.3 the office of the FIVB Technical Delegate must measure no less than
24 m² and be equipped with two (2) working tables and six (6) chairs for
other FIVB Technical Officials;

19.1.4 the Control Committee meeting rooms must contain :

a. for the Committees of at least 24 m² with table and chairs for eight
persons ,and
b. for the Refereeing Sub-Committee at least 24 m² with table and
chairs for eight persons.

19.1.5 An adequate internet connection is mandatory for these areas.

19.2 WORKING ROOMS IN SECONDARY HALLS

Working rooms in secondary halls must meet the requirements as for the main hall
(including equipment), except for the dimensions which may be reduced in
accordance with the number of officials.

19.3 RECEPTION ROOMS OR LOUNGES IN MAIN HALL

Reception rooms or lounges must be properly arranged and furnished for the following
persons:

19.3.1 VIPs, sponsors and guests of honour (with beverages, snacks, a TV set,
sofas and low tables);

19.3.2 Control Committee members and FIVB delegates (also with sofas, low
tables, beverages, snacks and a TV set); and

19.3.3 International referees (with sofas, beverages and a TV set).

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19.4 RECEPTION ROOMS OR LOUNGES IN SECONDARY HALLS

Reception rooms or lounges in secondary halls may be limited to two (2), one (1) for
the Control Committee members, VIPs and FIVB guests; the other for referees (both
with sofas, low tables, beverages, snacks and a TV set).

20 MEDICAL SERVICES

20.1 REQUIREMENTS
Medical services are required in all halls, properly equipped to satisfy two (2) specific
needs as follows:
a. doping control section according to the provisions of this article and
the WADA Guidelines for Urine Sample collection (see www.wada-
ama.org); and
b. First aid and referees test section.

20.2 DIMENSIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR DOPING CONTROL SECTION

The doping control section should be at least 40m² and consist of three sections
properly fitted out as follows:
a. waiting room (minimum 25 m²);
b. sample collection room (minimum 15 m²);
c. at least two (2) toilets (minimum 5 m²);
d. telephone;
e. lockable refrigerator; and
f. selection of bottled refreshments, including both water and sugary drinks.
This section shall protect the privacy of the athlete, be used only as doping control
section, provide a hygienic environment with adequate temperature and bear the
appropriate signage, restricting access only to persons with a doping control pass.

20.3 DIMENSIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST-AID SECTION

The first aid (and referees test) section should be at least 25 m² and dispose of:
a. beds (at least one (1));
b. basic medical equipment;
c. basic medication;
d. oxygen administration facilities;
e. stretchers (minimum one);
f. telephone;
g. refrigerator;
h. on court first-aid, including automated external defibrillator; and
i. ice machine.

21 MEDIA ROOMS

Press and VIS centres to remain under exclusive FIVB or its owned companies control
and supervision and cannot be used by the local organizer for their own purposes. The
local organiser shall comply with the specific details set forth in the relevant rider provided
by the FIVB or its owned companies.

21.1 MEDIA CENTRE LOCATION, CAPACITY AND EQUIPMENT

The media centre must have direct access to the press stand and mixed zone and
contain the following:

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21.1.1 Capacity:

A size and capacity large enough for required number of journalists defined by the FIVB
or its own companies, including a special area for photographers as requested, with
dedicated wireless and wired internet connections (at an internet up and down-speed
defined by the FIVB or its owned companies) and their material to be arranged.

21.1.2 Equipment:

21.1.2.1 enough power ports to accommodate the number of

journalists and international power adapters as requested by
the FIVB and its owned companies;

21.1.2.2 tables and chairs in accordance with the number of accredited

journalists;

21.1.2.3 Fifteen (15) secured lockers for media members’ use;

21.1.2.4 pigeon-holes for results and press release distribution;

21.1.2.5 a welcome/information desk with security check;

21.1.2.6 refreshment area with at least water and coffee available at all
times;

21.1.2.7 a help desk, particularly for IT issues with English-speaking

staff; and

21.1.2.8 television screens showing the coverage of the international

or domestic feed and event information for journalists who
need to work in the press room and maintain a visual of what
is happening on the court.

21.2 PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM

The need for a press conference room will be confirmed depending on the event as
requested by the FIVB and its owned companies. The local organiser shall comply
with the specific details of the press conference room set forth in the relevant rider
provided by the FIVB or its owned companies.

21.3 MIXED ZONE

The Mixed Zone should be positioned at the players’ exit of the court allowing the
press access to the players but separated by a barrier with no crossover between the
two parties. A backdrop with sponsors and stakeholders as provided by the FIVB
Brand and Graphic Guidelines or approved by the FIVB or its owned companies is
required behind the players’ interview positions. The local organizer shall comply with
the specific requirements for the mixed zone as defined in its agreement with the FIVB
or its owned companies.

22 CHANGING ROOMS

22.1 NUMBER
Each hall must have at least six (6) changing rooms in good condition for the following
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use:
a. Teams on the program: four (4) rooms; and
b. International referees, scorers, line judges and ball retrievers: two (2) rooms.

22.2 DIMENSIONS AND SERVICES REQUIRED FOR TEAMS

Each of the teams’ changing rooms should fulfil the following requirements:
a. dimension: minimum 30 m²
b. showers: minimum 4
c. massage tables: one (1)
d. toilets (Western style): three (3)
e. lockers: fifteen (15)
f. easy chairs or benches: fifteen (15) seats
g. ice box and ice: in sufficiency

22.3 DIMENSIONS AND SERVICES REQUIRED FOR REFEREES

A maximum of four (4) Referees’ changing rooms: two (2) for international referees
(split into gender) and the other two (2) for referees, scorers and national line judges
(split into gender) as follows:
a. dimension: 20 m²
b. showers: two (2)
c. toilets (Western style): one (1)
d. lockers: four (4)

23 TRAINING HALLS

23.1 NUMBER OF HALLS REQUIRED

All international Volleyball competitions require the number of training halls that is
deemed sufficient to allow each team at least one and a half hours’ training daily.

The FIVB will decide on the number of training halls and notify the organiser.

23.2 HALL DATA AND TIMETABLE

Once the halls have been approved by the FIVB, the organiser prepares leaflets to
indicate the training timetable in each hall and with the following information:
a. name of the hall and owner;
b. address and telephone numbers for each training hall;
c. name of the OC Training Hall Manager and contact telephone numbers; and
d. distance from team’s lodging and traveling time by bus.
23.3 HALL DISPOSAL
Each training court must be at one team’s entire disposal until the arrival of the next
team scheduled to train on the same court (A team may invite another team to share
its training court).

23.4 REQUIREMENTS
To be approved, a hall requires the following dimensions and equipment:
a. the playing area must be 34 m x 19 m and possible more than 7 m height free
from obstacles;
b. the floor of the playing area may be wooden or synthetic, preferably similar to
the floor of the competition playing court;
c. posts and nets, antennae included, must be FIVB-approved, preferably the
same as on the official playing court;
d. changing rooms with hot water showers must be available for the team’s
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exclusive use;
e. twenty-four (24) balls and one rubber-wheeled trolley must be available in the
hall (balls must be replaced when they lose weight or shape);
f. a manual flip scoreboard for each court;
g. an ice box and ice;
h. first aid facilities; and
i. if possible, a fitness room shall be provided. An access fee may be charged by
the organiser.

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Drawing of Lots

24 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF

DRAWING OF LOTS

24.1 ORGANISATION

24.1.1 The drawing of lots is organised under the supervision of FIVB officials at
a public session two (2) to three (3) months prior to the start of the
competition and prior to the final phase of the competition for the Senior
and Under Age World Championships.

24.1.2 The Organiser shall bear the travel and accommodation expenses as well
as the per diems of one FIVB official responsible to conduct the drawing
of lots ceremony.

24.2 PRINCIPLES

24.2.1 The ceremony strictly follows the provisions of this Section concerning
team distribution (seeding) and principles for the team draw. (See
Article 7)

24.2.1 The FIVB Sports Events Department may issue Drawing of Lots
Technical Organisation Guidelines specific to the competition.

24.3 ORGANISER’S OPTIONS

The organiser must have its technicians ready to make their choice of matches and
dates, as granted by these Regulations.

24.4 PREPARATION
The draw should preferably take place in the main city hosting the competition, for
which the organiser prepares the following:

24.4.1 The hall must be large enough to accommodate honorary guests, team
representatives, mass media and general public.

24.4.1.1 Size
a. Olympic Games and World Championships: no less than
300 m²;
b. other FIVB or World Competitions: no less than 150 m²;
c. height: no less than 5 m.

24.4.1.2 Seating capacity

a. Olympic Games and World Championships: 200-250
(two hundred to two hundred and fifty); and
b. other FIVB or World Competitions: 100-150 (one
hundred to five hundred)

24.4.1.3 Distribution of the seating (special sections with armchairs):

a. for IOC and NOC members: five (5) to six (6) seats;
b. for diplomatic corps: eight (8) to ten (10) seats;
c. for FIVB officials, org. committee, guests: twenty (20)
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seats;
d. for sponsors: five (5) to six (6) seats;
e. for TV: five (5) to six (6) seats;
f. for journalists Sections with ordinary seats: thirty (30) to
forty-five (45) seats;
g. for coaches and teams: fifteen (15) to twenty-five (25)
seats;
h. for public and observers: Remainder

24.4.1.4 Equipment required

a. Principal Table:
• no less than 4 m x 1 m, with four (4) to five (5)
armchairs
• three (3) microphones placed on a podium 30-40
cm high with two (2) small FIVB flags and the
President’s name.
b. Table for cups or drawing wheels;
c. Table for the drawing of lots;
• no less than 1.5 m x 1 m
• one microphone placed on a podium 30-40 cm
high
d. Tablets with name of participating teams;
• number of tablets in accordance with the draw
name of team – in accordance with IOC/FIVB
abbreviations
• national flag if possible
• size – no less than 25 cm x 10 cm
e. One panel with the name and logo of the competition;
f. A board or screen for the pool composition, the size of
which will depend on the number of teams and pools and
which will indicate the title of the competition, host cities,
pools and teams in “Berger table” order;
g. A board or screen for the daily match schedule, the size
of which will depend on the number of teams and days
of competitions and which will indicate the days of
competitions, host cities, and pairs of teams;
h. Cups and “eggs” according to the number of
participating teams;
i. Tallies bearing the pool names, team names and two
sets of numbers from one (1) to eight (8), to be placed in
the “eggs”.

24.4.2 Technical services:

a. The intensity of the lighting must be sufficient for TV colour recording
or live coverage;
b. The sound system must include loudspeakers, microphones, and
amplifiers;
c. There should be sufficient electrical sockets for portable TV
cameras;
d. The light and sound technicians must be present at all rehearsals
and the ceremony.

24.4.3 Special rooms

a. One (1) press room with telephones and Wi-Fi (password protected)
internet access
b. One (1) secretariat room with computers, laptops, photocopiers and
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furniture.

24.4.4 Personnel
a. Two (2) persons to draw the tallies and hand them over to the FIVB
official who announces the content either of teams, pools or
numbers;
b. Four (4) persons to set results of the draw on the boards or two
persons to set the results of the draw on the screen;
c. Hostesses to receive the guests
d. One (1) professional master of ceremonies;
e. One (1) professional translator (toward English);
f. One (1) professional Press Chief;
g. One (1)responsible official from the OC;
h. One (1) computer specialist.

24.4.5 Special material

a. FIVB flag and logo;
b. National flag of organising country;
c. National flags of participating teams;
d. Emblem (as provided for in the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines)
and mascot of competition;
e. Sponsors’ advertisements.

24.4.6 Press Conference

A press conference must be prepared according to FIVB instructions.

24.4.7 Reception
A reception/cocktail must be organised in accordance with the special
schedule.

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Advertising on Team Uniforms

[refer also to Annex A]

25 AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

25.1 FIVB AUTHORITY

The FIVB may authorize national teams to wear advertising material on their team
uniforms in accordance with these Regulations and as specified in the FIVB Volleyball
Sports Material, Team Equipment & Advertising Guidelines (see Annex A).

25.2 CONFEDERATIONS’ AUTHORITY

The Confederations are free to authorize the use of advertising material on team
members’ uniforms during Continental Championships or other continental
competitions, but the principles and regulations of the FIVB must be adhered to.

25.3 FINAL AUTHORITY

The FIVB has final authority to refuse all advertising which is contrary to the spirit of
these Regulations. The FIVB alone is competent to supervise their application.

25.4 DISPUTE
The FIVB and its respective institutions do not have the responsibility to intervene in
any dispute which might arise between firms on the one hand and teams on the other
hand in respect of possible problems concerning the advertising on the uniforms.

26 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION

26.1 APPLICATION
The application for authorization of advertising material must be sent by the National
Federation to the FIVB / Confederation by registered mail and be received by the FIVB
four (4) weeks prior to the start of the relevant competition.

26.2 SAMPLE SHIRT

The sample shirt will remain in the possession of the FIVB / Confederation and the
National Federation will be notified by registered letter of its approval.

26.3 ADVERTISING APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

Upon receipt and approval of the sample shirt by the FIVB / Confederation, the FIVB
/ Confederation will issue nan Advertising Approval Certificate.

26.4 SEVERAL SPONSORS

A national team may receive several authorizations for wearing advertising material
(different sponsors). A separate procedure is required for each authorization.
However, a national team can have a maximum of three (3) sponsors in the same
competition.

26.5 CHANGES OF SPONSORS OR MANUFACTURERS

When there is a change in the advertising material approved by the FIVB, whether a
company or a logo, and/or a change of manufacturer, the same procedure shall apply.

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26.6 FEE
The Confederation may receive a fee, the amount being fixed in agreement with each
National Federation for each contract covering to be worn on national team
uniforms. The fee to be paid to the FIVB is fixed in the Financial Regulations.

27 STYLE OF PUBLICITY

27.1 NON-APPROVED ADVERTISING

When taking part in a competition, a team member may not carry any advertising
material other than the name of the sponsors which has been registered by his team
and approved by the FIVB. For the sake of clarity, permanent and temporary tattoos
may not display any advertising material and be covered when in a competition.
The size of the advertising material must not exceed 300 cm² in one (1) block on the
shirt and one (1) block of the same size on the warming-up suit and 50 cm² on each
sleeve or as allowed in the Specific Competition Regulations. (See Annex A.4.1).
.
27.2 LOGO OF MANUFACTURER
Apart from the advertising material, the logo of the manufacturer is authorized on the
team uniform, including jersey, shirt, shorts, jacket and socks, soso long as it does
not exceed 30 cm² or 6 cm x 5 cm on each item.

27.3 LOGO OF SPONSOR

The name or logo of the sponsor (except that of the manufacturer, if the latter is also
the sponsor) may only appear once on the front side and once on each sleeve of the
shirt or warming-up suit.

At any given match, the entire team must carry the same publicity.

27.4 WARMING-UP SUITS

If a team wears advertising material on its warming-up suits, the name of the country
must appear on the opposite side to that showing the advertising material and the
design of this advertising material must be identical on both shirt and warming-up suits
(Article 26 of these Regulations shall be respected).

27.5 OTHER INSCRIPTIONS

All inscriptions and symbols are considered as advertisements, with the exception of:
a. the official name of the country or region and national flag;
b. the name of the player and his number; and
c. the manufacturer’s logo (30 cm² or 6 cm x 5 cm).).

28 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ADVERTISING

28.1 NATIONAL TEAMS

A national team must not wear advertising materialon shirts or warming-up suits
unless a representative of the team is present and in possession of the respective
Advertising Approval Certificate issued by the FIVB or its Confederation and presents
it to the Control Committee.

28.2 REFEREES AND SCORERS

The referees and scorers may not have any advertising material on their equipment
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or on their clothing, with the exception of the logo of the manufacturer, which must
be small and discreet (30 cm² or 6 cm x 5 cm), and of a FIVB Commercial Affiliate on
the shirt (maximum two locations, maximum 120 cm²). FIVB may authorise an
additional FIVB Commercial Affiliate logo (maximum 30 cm2) on the short. The
additional FIVB Commercial Affiliate logo should be placed directly above the
manufacturer logo (maximum 30 cm2) on the short.

28.3 ADVERTISING BANNED

For the below-mentioned competitions, no advertising material whatsoever may be
displayed on the playing or training uniforms. The only permitted inscriptions are the
name of the player, the player’s number and the manufacturer’s logo (which must
conform to Article 27.2 of these Regulations):

a. Olympic Games and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (unless the IOC and the
FIVB give authorization for all teams to wear the same advertising name or
logo); and
b. FIVB Competitions (unless the FIVB grants its approval for a team to wear a
specific advertising on its uniform – see also Article 1.5.5 of the Financial
Regulations).

28.4 DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISING FEES

The FIVB has the right to negotiate directly the display of advertising material on
uniforms of participating teams in FIVB Competitions. The FIVB shall share the
amounts collected with the participating teams, after deduction of negotiation
expenses and the FIVB share.

28.5 ORGANISERS’ AGREEMENT

Before being awarded a competition, an organiser must indicate to the FIVB that he
gives his agreement to the publicity on sports clothing which has previously been
approved by the FIVB.

29 PENALTIES

29.1 NON-APPROVED PUBLICITY

If a national team appears on court wearing advertising material which has not been
approved by the FIVB or does not present the corresponding Advertising Approval
Certificate, the team members must immediately change into clothing which is judged
to be acceptable; otherwise, they will forfeit the match or the team will be disqualified.

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Awards

30 DEFINITIONS OF THE AWARDS

The awards granted for international activity of the members will be defined in the
rules of the Awards Committee and submitted to the approval of the Board of
Administration

30.1 FIVB ANNUAL AWARDS

30.1.1 Conditions for proposals:

a. The most outstanding players (Men and Women)

The President of a Control Committee of an FIVB competition

(Section I, Chapter I, Article 2.2) is obliged to send to the FIVB
Secretariat within fifteen (15) days after the close of the competition
in question the name of the best player (see also Section I, Chapter
III, Article 13.6.12).

b. The most outstanding coaches (Men’s and Women’s teams)

The President of a Control Committee of an FIVB competition must

send to the FIVB Secretariat within fifteen (15) days after the close
of the competition in question the name of the best coach (men’s or
women’s teams).

c. Best organiser of a tournament

The President of a Control Committee of an FIVB competition must

send to the FIVB Secretariat within thirty (30) days after the close of
the competition in question a justified appreciation of the
organisation of the tournament, based on the reports of the working
sub- committees in their respective fields.

d. Members of the teams “World All-Stars”

Players are chosen according to statistical reports and to the opinion

of the members of the FIVB Board;

30.1.2 Conditions for the allocation of the awards

Preparation of the candidates’ files:
a. All the documents for the annual FIVB awards must be sent to the
FIVB Secretariat before 15 January.
b. The Awards Committee holds a working meeting at the end of
January-beginning of February to examine the files prepared by the
Secretariat.
c. The Awards Committee, after thorough examination of the
candidates’ files, prepares its proposals and reports back to the
FIVB President.
d. The report of the Awards Committee which is immediately drawn up
is given to the FIVB Secretariat for the next meeting of the FIVB
Board of Administration.

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30.1.3 Nomination of the winners of the annual awards

a. The FIVB Board of Administration nominates those who shall
receive the annual FIVB awards following the proposals of the
Awards Committee, apart from the award for the Best Sponsor
which is decided upon by the FIVB Executive Committee.
b. The list of the winners must be sent to the press by the FIVB
Secretariat.

30.1.4 Presentation of annual awards

The awards will be presented during the most important FIVB sports or
social event. On this occasion, the FIVB can organise a special ceremony
under the financial responsibility of one or more sponsors.
30.2 COURTESY AWARDS

30.2.1 These are awarded by the FIVB President on any occasion that he deems
appropriate.

30.2.2 They are presented by the President or by the representative that he

appoints.

30.2.3 The awards for anniversaries (50 and 25 years) of the national
federations are the responsibility of the FIVB Secretariat.

30.2.4 These awards are presented by the FIVB President during an FIVB
Congress.

31 DESIGNATION OF NOMINEES

31.1 PROCEDURE

31.1.1 The FIVB Board of Administration chooses five (5) personalities from
among its members in order to constitute the FIVB Awards Committee.

31.1.2 The FIVB Award Committee, upon its own initiative and inquiry, and
following proposals of the national federations and different FIVB bodies,
presents the candidates to the FIVB Executive Committee and the FIVB
Board of Administration.

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Official Forms and Layouts

[visit www.fivb.com for the updated list of forms]

32 COMPETITION AREA

- General Layout (court, measures, material, personnel)

- Playing Court
- Photographs and Television
- Advertising places
- Advertising panels (as per FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines)
- Perspective view of the competition area

33 REFEREEING FORMS

R-1 Referee Registration (yearly Referees registration Form)

R-2 Referee Nomination
R-3 Daily Refereeing Duty Roster
R-4 Refereeing Evaluation
R-5 Line-up Sheet
R-6 Libero Player Control
- Official Volleyball Scoresheet

34 TECHNICAL ORGANISATION FORMS AND REPORTS

O-1 Choice of Uniform Colours

O-2 Team Registration *
O-2bis Final Team Registration *
O-3 Training Schedule
O-4 (deleted)
O-5 (deleted)
O-6 (deleted)
O-7 Preliminary Inquiry
O-8a Playoffs of WC Under Age *
O-8b Finals and Ranking WC Under Age *
O-9 Entry form for Players / Coaches
O-10 Team Information
O-11 Application to host an FIVB Competition
O-12 Information on the candidate city
O-13 Information on the competition halls
O-14 Training hall requirements and needs
O-15 Information on the hotels

* These Forms / Reports are generated by the VIS Software or the VISASP Web
application.

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35 MEDICAL FORMS

M-1 Doping Control Form

M-2 Alcohol Test Form
M-3 Players’ Health certificate
M-4 Health Certificate for Referees
M-5 (deleted)
M-6 Referee Health Control Form
M-7 Health Certificate for Officials
M-8 Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) application form
M-9 Medical Delegate Report Form
M-10 Injury Report Form
M-11 Athlete Retirement Form

36 PRESS REPORTS

Results, rankings and statistics printed by the FIVB VIS software:

P-1 Start List

P-2 Match results and Best Players statistics
P-3 Match Players Ranking
P-4 Collated results & ranking
P-5 Players ranking by Skills
P-6 Teams ranking by Skills

Press Info: Combination of end of day press release and complete daily match
results

37 PRESS FORMS

- Accreditation Form

All press forms are to be confirmed with the FIVB Press Department.

38 OTHER

F-1 Confidential Data Form

- Player Application to Change Federation of Origin
- FIVB Recognized Volleyball Competition

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Status of international competitions

39 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

39.1 AUTHORITY AND CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

39.1.1 The FIVB exercises its authority and control on international competitions
between clubs or national teams through the Constitution, General
Regulations, Event Regulations, Sports Regulations, Disciplinary
Regulations and any other regulations as the case may be.

39.1.2 The Confederations have exclusive authority and control of international

tournaments organised by any affiliated national federation between
clubs or national teams of the same continent and must guarantee
unrestricted participation for players and officials.

39.1.3 The organisers of an International Competition must use their best efforts
to obtain entry visas to all officials, players and delegates without any
excuse. The FIVB Executive Committee may declare null and void any
competition held without respecting this Principle provided that visas
have been requested in due time and forms by the persons concerned
copied to the local organiser.

39.2 RIGHTS INHERENT TO THE COMPETITIONS

39.2.1 The FIVB is the exclusive owner of all rights inherent to the FIVB
competitions, and its own official competitions described in Section I of
these Regulations.

39.2.2 The Confederations are the exclusive owners of all rights inherent to their
respective continental competitions.

39.2.3 The recognized Zones are the exclusive owners of all rights inherent to
their respective zonal competitions.

39.2.4 The national federations are the exclusive owners of all rights inherent to
their respective national competitions and international friendly matches
not included as part of an international tournament.

39.3 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

39.3.1 The matches between national teams and club teams of different national
federations are considered as international. They have to be played
according to the Official Volleyball Rules and under the responsibility of
the national federation of the host country.

39.3.2 National federations are responsible for ensuring the correct behaviour of
their national or club teams and shall be held responsible for such.

39.3.3 International matches and tournaments between club teams of different

national federations are organised under the control of the host
Federation and with the previous approval of the respective
Confederation and of the FIVB when teams from other continents are
participating.
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39.3.4 If a national federation learns that an international match will take place
in its country without its authorization, it will immediately inform the
national federation, the Confederation to which the opponent club
belongs and the FIVB and will warn its local players that sanctions may
be applicable by the FIVB and the respective Confederation.

39.3.5 If a Confederation learns that an international tournament will take place

in one of its affiliated countries without its authorization it will immediately:
a. inform the FIVB;
b. compel the national federation to obtain the required authorization;
c. warn potential participants of the consequences for the players
taking part in non-authorized competitions; and
d. suspend the players and national federation who neglect the
warning and still participate in the banned competition.

39.3.6 In general, the international competition period is 16 May to 15 October.

In particular, periods reserved for specific competition are as previously
listed in Article 2.8 of these Regulations.

Participation in FIVB competitions and the calendar of FIVB competitions

takes precedence over participation in any other competition.

39.3.7 Each national federation has to send the yearly program of matches or
international competitions in which its national team intends to participate
to its Confederation.

39.3.8 Confederations must transmit their yearly program of international

competitions to the FIVB.

39.4 DISPUTES

39.4.1 In case of dispute concerning an international Volleyball competition, the

following documents will prevail in the following order:
a. Organiser Agreement between the FIVB or its owned companies
and the local organiser;
b. These Regulations; and
c. Competition Regulations.

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Status of Referees

40 REFEREES’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES

40.1 CATEGORIES RECOGNIZED BY THE FIVB

The following categories of referees are recognized by the FIVB:
a. National Referees;
b. International Referee Candidates (course made at continental level);
c. International Referees (continental/regional level);
d. FIVB International Referees; and
e. Challenge Referees.
40.2 NATIONAL REFEREES

40.2.1 National Referees are those authorized by the national federations to

officiate in their highest-level national competitions and registered with
the FIVB.

40.2.2 The national federations are the sole bodies in each country to identify
and grant accreditation to the person who has been proven to have
complete knowledge of the Official Volleyball Rules and their application
during actual game situations.

40.2.3 The national federation establishes its own procedures for nomination
and then registers its National Referees with the FIVB Volleyball
Department through the VIS system, and the national federation must
send a copy of the registration to the Continental Confederation Referee
Commission.

40.3 INTERNATIONAL REFEREE CANDIDATES (Courses made at continental level)

40.3.1 Candidates to the title of International Referee are National Referees, as

stated in Article 40.2 above, who, after being registered with the FIVB
during three of the past five years, have participated in and passed one
International Refereeing Course organised by a Continental
Confederation and authorized by the FIVB. They receive a certificate of
International Referee Candidate from the respective Continental
Confederation.

The minimum age to participate in an International Refereeing Course is

twenty-five (25) and maximum is forty-five (45) at any time during the
year of the course, proven by an official passport which contains at least
the year of the person’s birth.

40.3.2 Only National Referees registered with the FIVB are entitled to participate
in an International Refereeing Course. The applicant must be registered
for three of the past five years with the FIVB as a National Referee and
pass the medical tests.

40.3.3 If the Referee passes the international refereeing course, he/she will be
recognized as an International Referee Candidate by their Continental
Confederation and so informed to FIVB.

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40.3.4 The procedure for nomination is the following:

a. at the end of the course, the Course Director awards the participants
an Attestation of Participation. This attestation must be ratified by
the Continental Refereeing Commission at its following meeting; and
b. after the ratification is granted, the Continental Confederation issues
a certificate to each approved participant and remits these to the
corresponding national federation.
c. score sheets of matches officiated after passing the course could be
considered for his/her eventual nomination as international referee
unless the Continental Refereeing Commission did not ratify
him/her. For Beach Volleyball, events in the year that the candidates
have attended the course, cannot be used for his/her eventual
nomination as international referee.

40.3.5 English shall be preferably the working language of the International

Referee Candidates but Continental Confederations can accept another
official FIVB language.

40.3.6 Referees having successfully finished an International Referee

Candidate Course in any language other than English will be nominated
by the respective Continental Confederation and will be authorized to
officiate at Continental level only.

The procedure for a continental referee course must be exactly the same
as for an International Referee Candidate course except that the working
language for the course may be other than English.

40.3.7 Continental Referees may become International Referees after passing

an examination in English and by fulfilling the requirements of
Article 40.3.1 of these Regulations. The Confederation Referee
Commission must pass the final decision.

Beach Volleyball Continental Referees may become International Beach

Volleyball Referees after passing an examination in English and then by
sequentially fulfilling the requirements of Article 40.4.1 c) of these
Regulations.

40.4 INTERNATIONAL REFEREES (Continental level)

40.4.1 Candidates:
a. International Referees are those International Referee Candidates,
as stated in Article 40.3.1 above, who, within the five (5) years
following the course they passed, have been certified by their
Continental Referee Commission as having officiated at least
three (3) matches of which two must be as first referee, at any
Continental Championship including Qualification Tournaments
and/ Continental Cups competitions and competitions where a
Referee Coach is appointed and/or Continental Games organised
by Olympic Continental bodies or Confederations.
b. For each Continental Under Age Championship, at least two (2)
candidates shall be nominated by the Continental Referee
Commission.
c. International Beach Volleyball Referees are those International
Beach Volleyball Referee Candidates, who, within the five (5) years
following the course they passed, have been certified by their
Continental Refereeing Commission as having officiated in at least
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two (2) Confederation-recognized Beach Volleyball tournaments (as

well as an overall number of five (5) matches as first referee and
five (5) matches as second referee) where a Referee Coach or a
Referee Instructor is appointed and/or Continental Games
organised by an Olympic Continental body or Confederation..

40.4.2 The Continental Confederation will award a personal International

Referee’s Certificate and ID Card to those candidates proposed by their
respective Continental Refereeing Commission, after ensuring that they
have fulfilled the requirements as to experience and quality, established
by the FIVB Refereeing Commission, in accordance with the following.

40.4.3 The procedure for nomination is as follows:

a. the National Federation of the candidate must send a proposal to
the Continental Referee Commission to verify it.
b. the Continental Referee Commission will verify the proposals with
the score sheets of the respective matches and send its judgment
to the Referee Commission President; and
c. the Refereeing Commission will prepare the proposed nominations
for the Confederation Board of Administration for approval. If the
candidate is successful, the Continental Confederation will
immediately send the corresponding certificate to each respective
National Federation.
d. for Beach Volleyball, at any tournament where Candidates are
evaluated, there must be present an FIVB-recognized Beach
Volleyball Official (such as FIVB Beach Volleyball Referee Delegate,
FIVB Referee Instructor) who upon being specifically notified of that
task, will submit a report (BVB-43 Form) to the FIVB Beach
Volleyball Refereeing Commissioner. A copy of each scoresheet
referring to the matches officiated by the candidate must be included
in the report. The Beach Volleyball Referee Commissioner will then
verify the report and its contents before submitting a proposal for
their nomination to the IRC.

40.4.4 The International Referee’s title is valid for four (4) years.

40.4.5 During this period, his or her National Federation must register him or her
in the FIVB VIS system by no later than 1st November of each year
providing an official activity report sheet of the number of national and
international matches at which the International Referee officiated.

40.4.6 On the basis of these yearly reports, the FIVB Rules of the Game and
Refereeing Commission will decide whether or not to prolong his or her
title as International Referee, when he or she has reached the fourth (4th)
year of service.

40.4.7 In the case of a lack of national or international activity of a referee, the

FIVB Rules of the Game and Refereeing Commission can refuse to
prolong the title and oblige him or her to participate in an additional
International Refereeing Course or a refresher (theory and practical)
examination, conducted by an FIVB Refereeing Instructor/Coach. If the
referee passes, his or her title will be renewed for an additional four (4)
years.

40.4.8 The age limit for an International Referee is sixty (60) years.

Retired Referees will receive a diploma and medal for their contribution
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to Volleyball.

40.4.9 The FIVB and Confederation Refereeing Commission members are not
to be allowed to participate as active International Referees while serving
on the Commission.

40.5 FIVB INTERNATIONAL REFEREES

40.5.1 FIVB International Referees are those International Referees, as stated in

Article 40.4.1 above, who are selected from the pool of Confederation
International Referees to participate in a special FIVB International
Referee course focused on issues that are specific to FIVB events.

40.5.2 The curriculum for this FIVB International Referee course will be
particularly specialised. Only a relatively few referees proposed by the
Confederation Refereeing Commission as the very best international
referees who have demonstrated particular abilities to referee at the
highest Confederation level will be eligible for this level.

40.5.3 The FIVB International Referee courses may operate once per four-year
period, or, as needed, to replace a group of referees who have either
decided voluntarily, or have been forced through age, to end their career
as an active referee.

40.5.4 International Referees who attend the FIVB International Referee course,
must afterwards attend a competition organised under the control of FIVB
and be assessed to continue to be used at this level. FIVB International
Referee status is, therefore, only guaranteed, if the International Referee
shows consistently good performance level, and has a sound working
knowledge of rules, referee guidelines and of English.

40.5.5 Eligibility and Selection

40.5.5.1 The selection of FIVB International Referees maintain the

highest quality. Only the best of the best within a continental
framework should be selected. This will require the
Continental Referees Commission Presidents to propose a
maximum of five (5) International Referees based on their
evaluations of their International Referees according to the
ranking system. FIVB will also look to the ranking system and
may propose additional/ alternative International Referees.
Once agreed, the International Referees concerned will be
invited to attend the course. FIVB will reserve the right to
refuse access to the course for any referee who does not
speak English at a very strong level. This is a primary
requirement to operate in FIVB events. Continental Referee
Commissions must take this into consideration when putting
forward the names of International Referees to attend this
course. The level of English will be tested well in advance by
video conference by the President of the FIVB Rules of the
Game and Refereeing Commission or the person assigned by
him/her.

40.5.5.2 An additional mandatory requirement for selection of the

participant is the physical condition of the International
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withstand the stress of the position of refereeing an elite

international competition.

40.5.5.3 While strong English language skills and good physical

condition are essential, selection must also take account of
the social aspect of refereeing an elite level sport. The referee
nominated must be a “team player” capable of mixing socially
with ease with the other members of the refereeing teams and
the global volleyball community.

40.5.5.4 All participants will receive a certificate of attendance signed

by the President of the Rules of the Game and Refereeing
Commission and the FIVB President. Successful completion
of the course (Very Good/Good) with the approval of the
Board of Administration, will allow for nomination to FIVB
events along with the existing referees who operate at this
level, and replacing those who are retiring due to age or other
factors. The classification awarded will be in the Category “C”
in the first instance.

40.5.5.5 According to the FIVB ranking system. It is expected that the

new FIVB International Referees so awarded Will, with more
FIVB experience, rise up through the grading system.
However, every two years, their performance will be evaluated
and, should their performance fall below that which is required
for FIVB competitions (as determined by statistical analysis
and supplementary comments), the FIVB International
Referees concerned will no longer be nominated (although
they may still operate at Continental level as International
Referee again).

40.6 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF REFEREES

40.6.1 Exclusive right to officiate at international competitions

a. Only International Referees must be allowed to officiate at matches
of FIVB, World and official competitions.
b. FIVB, official, recognized and registered competitions may be
officiated by International Referees or Candidates registered by the
FIVB.
c. Beach Volleyball International Referees nominated by the FIVB
Board of Administration before and including 2020, may officiate as
host NF referees at matches of certain FIVB Beach Pro Tour
competitions designated by the FIVB;
d. For a transitional period, Beach Volleyball International Referees
originating from previous Beach International Referee CC courses
may officiate at certain FIVB competitions. For such cases, the
regulations in force at the time of the course will prevail.

40.6.2 Responsibilities
a. The responsibilities of Referees are defined in these Regulations, in
the Refereeing Manual and in the Refereeing Instructions for each
FIVB competition in this case replacing or completing other
regulations.
b. International Referees must hold the nationality of the Federation
they represent.
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will as far as his or her rights are concerned be classified as a native

referee, provided that he has lived in his adopted country for at least
one (1) year.
d. A referee having any other nationality, but having lived for at least
three (3) years in his adopted country, may be authorized by the
FIVB to officiate at international matches if requested by the National
Federation of that country and if his referee title is still valid.
e. In the case that an International Referee withdraws from its
appointment, any travel tickets which might have been issued at the
time of his/her withdrawal must be borne by his/her National
Federation.

40.6.3 Compulsory Refereeing Workshop

a. A Refereeing Clinic must be organized under the supervision of the
Refereeing Sub-Committee prior to any official, regional or
continental competitions strictly following the program:
• a theoretical session followed by a practical session (FIVB
official competitions) or only a practical session (Reg. Cont.
competitions); and
• the realization of the above program must be ensured by the
organizer taking into consideration the training needs of the
teams.
b. All participating Referees must attend the workshop as follows:
• International Referees must arrive three (3) full days before the
first (1st) day of competition unless the FIVB decides
differently; and
• the National Federations of those Referees who do not arrive
in time will be sanctioned according to the present
Regulations.
c. Prior to any Beach Volleyball official, regional or continental
competitions, a one (1) day mandatory Refereeing workshop must
be organized under the supervision of the Refereeing Delegate(s).
All Referees must arrive two (2) days before the first (1st) day of
competition, and the workshop must strictly follow the program:
• theoretical lesson (exclusively for referees);
• theoretical lesson respectively for scorers and line judges;
• practical session for referees, scorers and line judges;
• the realization of the above program must be ensured by the
organizer.

40.7 REFEREEING EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND REPORTS

40.7.1 Based on the Refereeing Evaluation of Performance Sheet (R-4, see

Section I, Article 33), the Referee Coaches assigned for FIVB, world and
official competitions must evaluate the referees’ performance.

40.7.2 The evaluation of FIVB International Referees’ performance is carried out

in accordance with the following procedure:
a. only one (1) sheet will be duly filled in per match by one (1) or both
game refereeing delegates;
b. after the match, the Referee Coach of the Refereeing Sub-
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Committee and the acting FIVB International Referees will will have
a briefing to discuss and provide feedback on their performance;
c. the evaluation sheets will be collected by the Chairman of the
Refereeing Sub-Committee who will remit them to the Rules of the
Game and Refereeing Commission member in charge of statistics
and referee categorization, together with his report, at the end of the
competition. A copy of the evaluation sheet will be given to the
referees during the discussion with them immediately after the
match; and
d. during its annual meeting, the Rules of the Game and Refereeing
Commission will discuss and confirm the results which will constitute
the basis for nominating the FIVB International Referees for future
events.
e. at Beach Volleyball tournaments, only one evaluation sheet is filled
in by the Referee Coach(es) for each referee, for the entire
competition:
• during the tournament, the referee Coach(es) discusses their
respective performances with each referee individually;
• at the end of the tournament, the Referee Coach(es) will meet
each of the referees in order to discuss the evaluation of their
performance;
• a copy of the evaluation sheet will be given to the referees
during that discussion. The originals will be collected by the
Referee Coach(es) who will send them to the FIVB Beach
Volleyball Department, together with their report at the end of
the competition. The respective electronic version will be
posted on the relevant FIVB platform.

40.7.3 The number of FIVB International Referees per country is limited based
on the categories of national federations as follows:
a. Group A: twenty (20) referees;
b. Group B: fifteen (15) referees;
c. Group C: ten (10) referees; and
d. Group D: five (5) referees.

Requests from national federations which can prove their intensive

international activity and wish to be classified in another category will be
examined.

See Annex F (list of National Federations by category).

The number of FIVB/ Beach Volleyball International Beach Volleyball

Referees per country is limited to two (2) groups, respectively of six (6)
and ten (10) referees. These groups are based on the National
Federations respective international activity.

Requests from National Federations which can prove their intensive

international activity and wish to be classified in another category will be
examined.

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40.8 SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF INTERNATIONAL REFEREES’ CARDS

40.8.1 An International Referee/FIVB International Referee who has been

inactive in national competitions for a two-year (2) period will be
suspended and his or her Referee Card returned to the FIVB as
requested by the FIVB Volleyball Department.

40.8.2 An International Referee/FIVB International Referee who has not, for a

two-year (2) period, officiated at any international match due to his or her
own personal decision or unavailability, whilst continuing his national
activity, will be suspended from international activity:
a. at the request of his national federation, the Refereeing and Rules
of the Game Commission may grant another examination to resume
his or her international refereeing activity; and
b. exceptional cases may be examined by the Rules of the Game and
Refereeing Commission at the request of the National Federation.

40.8.3 When an International Referee/FIVB International Referee has to

interrupt his refereeing activity for work or study reasons for a two-year
(2) period and his or her Federation asks for a leave of absence at the
end of the absence, he or she may, with the Rules of the Game and
Refereeing Commission’s approval, pass an examination in order to be
re-admitted to the list of International Referees/FIVB International
Referees.

40.8.4 At the international level, it is not possible to perform the duties of a coach
and a referee simultaneously. Should an International Referee perform
as a coach in an international match, the match will be considered as
regular, but the referee will be suspended from his or her activity, and his
or her position cancelled.

40.8.5 At the international level, it is not possible to perform the duties of a

referee and also be the President of a National Federation
simultaneously. An International Referee/FIVB International Referee
shall automatically have his or her position as an International Referee or
FIVB International Referee terminated once he or she becomes the
President of a National Federation.

40.8.6 At the international level, an International Referee/FIVB International

Referee shall not be eligible to be appointed to referee volleyball and
beach volleyball matches at the same time. He or she must choose to be
listed either in the FIVB International Referee list or the Beach Volleyball
Referee list but not both.

40.9 CRITERIA FOR THE NEW CATEGORIZATION SYSTEM AND REFEREE

SELECTION

40.9.1 The List of FIVB International Referees shall be divided into three (four)
categories based on FIVB competitions as follows:

a. Category “A”, mainly for: Olympic Games, Senior World

Championships, Volleyball Nations League, Volleyball Challenger
Cup, and Olympic Qualification Tournaments (including finals stages
in all these events)

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b. Category “B1”, mainly for: Volleyball Nations League (excluding finals

stages), Volleyball Challenger Cup, Club World Championships, and
Olympic Qualification Tournaments (including finals stages in all
these events);

c. Category “B2”, mainly for: Volleyball Challenger Cup– Under-Age

World Championships (including finals stages);

d. Category “C”, mainly for: Under-Age World Championships.

40.9.2 To enter the category C, an FIVB International Referees cannot be older

than forty-five (45) years in the year that they take their refereeing course.

40.9.3 An FIVB International Referee must be listed in the previous category for
at least two (2) years before being proposed to move up to the next
category. Exceptional cases may be evaluated by the Rules of the Game
and Refereeing Commissions

40.9.4 The Confederations should strive to nominate International Referees for

the above categories from countries with strong national competitions.

40.10 CHALLENGE REFEREES

40.10.1 Challenge referees are those former International Referees and FIVB
International Referees, as defined above, up to a maximum of 65 years of
age, who are selected to participate in a special webinar with focus on
supporting the referees in FIVB procedures where video verification
procedures are in force.

40.10.2 The curriculum for this FIVB Challenge Referee training webinar or course
will be particularly specialised. Only a relatively few referees will be
eligible for this level, as they will have to demonstrate:

a. technical and communication skills in relation to the challenge system

and the operators of the verification hardware/ software as well as
with the referees;

b. a thorough knowledge of the Challenge Regulations in force as

determined through annual examination and refresher support via e-
learning;

c. an ability to participate in post-match de-briefings;

d. teamwork with the match referees, including managing the headset

hardware as used in the match; and

e. an ability to collect video clips and write reports and compile

Challenge statistics for a complete competition.

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must afterwards attend a competition run under the control of FIVB and
be assessed to continue to be used at this level. Challenge Referee status
can only be , therefore, guaranteed, if the Challenge referee shows
consistently good performance levels, and has a sound working
knowledge of rules, referee guidelines, Challenge Regulations and of
English.

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SECTION II Organiser’s Manual

Competition Planning and

Programming

41 GENERAL ORGANISATION CHART

41.1 PREPARATION
A general organisational chart (master plan) is prepared in which all elements required
for the successful running of the competition are methodically arranged to operate as
a unified system.

41.2 APPROVAL
This chart is the framework of all operations and must be submitted to the FIVB during
the first inspection visit.

41.3 COMPOSITION
The chart includes at least the following divisions:
a. Executive body;
b. Administration;
c. Accommodation and transportation;
d. Facilities and communications;
e. Mass media (press, radio, TV);
f. Marketing and publicity;
g. Protocol and ceremonies;
h. Medical services;
i. Graphics and publications;
j. Security and accreditation;
k. Competition coordinator; and
l. Computer department.

41.4 OBJECTIVE
All divisions of the chart must focus their programs on the sports part of the
competition.
42 WORKING SCHEDULE

42.1 PREPARATION
Once the organisational chart is approved, the Organising Committee in contact with
the FIVB prepares a working schedule (Master Plan) of the most important tasks
requiring specific preparation.

42.2 TASKS TO BE INCLUDED

The Master Plan must include at least the following tasks:
a. Pre-conditions for candidature;
b. Responsibilities of local organiser;

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c. FIVB powers and duties;

d. Facilities, equipment and sports material;
e. Preparation of the master plan;
f. Advertising, marketing and publications;
g. Administration and finances;
h. Mass media relations and planning;
i. Protocol and public relations;
j. Medical services; and
k. Security services.

42.3 SUPERVISION
The work to be done to accomplish each scheduled task is established hereunder and
supervised by the FIVB.

43 ORGANISER AGREEMENT

43.1 SIGNATURE
The FIVB and the organiser (National Federation / Organising Committee) of an FIVB
competition (except the Olympic Games) sign an “Organiser Agreement” in which the
specific rights and obligations of the FIVB and the organiser of the competition are
laid down.

43.2 DOCUMENTS OF REFERENCE

The draft of the agreement is prepared by the FIVB and states the common
acceptance and recognition of duties established in the FIVB Event Regulations as
applicable at the time of the competition.

44.3 RIGHTS AND DUTIES

Rights and duties to be stated in the agreement:
a. FIVB powers and authority;
b. Organising Committee (“OC”) and National Federation powers;
c. Responsibilities of the organiser and national federation concerning marketing
and commercial rights, protection of FIVB rights, television coverage and
broadcasting;
d. FIVB responsibilities concerning marketing, mass media, television coverage
and broadcasting; and
e. Financial responsibilities of the FIVB and the organiser.

44 INSPECTION VISITS

(See also Section I, Article 11)

44.1 FREQUENCY OF VISITS

Inspection visits are in principle made by the technical and administrative delegates
up to twice a year but the organiser proposes the sequence of visits to the FIVB in
which the following questions among others will be submitted for approval:
a. Organisation of the competition;
b. Competition halls;
c. Sports material and equipment;
d. Training halls;

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e. Working schedule and specific tasks;

f. Facilities for accommodation and transportation; and
g. Promotion of the event.

44.2 INSPECTION MEMO AND ADDITIONAL VISITS

51.2.1 Each inspection must be closed with a general meeting attended by the
authorities of each city hosting the matches, the chairman of each local
committee and OC members in charge of the organisation, press,
refereeing, transport, accommodation, commercialization, TV, publicity,
etc.

The conclusions of this meeting must deal with previous inspections and
the up-to-date situation; all those persons attending must sign the memo
of these conclusions.

51.2.2 Additional inspection visits may be agreed between the FIVB and the
organiser.

44.3 FINAL VISIT

The inspection visit held in the year of the competition is a final control at least two (2)
months prior to the start of the competition.

44.4 ARRANGEMENTS PRIOR TO A VISIT

44.4.1 The organiser submits an up-to-date report on preparations.

Organisers must provide venue, participant flow and accreditation maps

for each competition venue and they must be presented prior to the first
inspection visit for verification by FIVB officials.

44.4.2 The organiser and technical delegates prepare the visit and agree on:
a. Purpose of the visit; and
b. Working program.

44.4.3 The visit is established in accordance with one or more of the following
groups of tasks, depending on the sequence of visits.

44.4.3.1 First visit: to verify documents, plans, questionnaires or

reports by either the organiser or the FIVB Commissions on:
a. Host cities (main and secondary);
b. competition halls and
c. training halls.

44.4.3.2 Second visit: to verify projects or establish the situation

regarding:
a. publicity in competition halls;
b. training and selection of national technical officials;
c. accommodation (visit of hotels and restaurants);
d. transportation within each city and between them;
e. telecommunications and broadcasting;
f. local and national advertising;
g. schedule of initial organisation (drawing of lots, match
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timetable, refereeing clinic, pools and rounds per city,

competition dates, anti-doping facilities and
laboratories, etc.);
h. emblem and mascot of the competition;
i. personnel for the competition; and
j. plan for the promotion of the event.

44.4.3.3 Third visit: to determine the situation regarding:

a. match timetable for each competition hall;
b. training schedule and meals;
c. arrival and departure dates for teams, FIVB officials and
referees;
d. transportation (local and inter-city);
e. each competition hall;
f. hotels and restaurants in each city;
g. accreditation procedure for team members, referees,
FIVB officials, mass media, broadcasters, sponsors,
organisers, etc.;
h. drawing of lots (date, place, equipment and protocol);
i. press centre and sub-centres;
j. medical services and controls;
k. number and selection of national technical officials;
l. availability of sports equipment and material at all
venues and training halls;
m. FIVB official forms to be printed; and
n. status of the promotion plan.

44.4.3.4 Final visit: to check and definitively establish the situation

regarding:
a. arrivals, departures and schedule of the clinic and
meetings;
b. timetables of matches, training and meals;
c. accreditation for all participants;
d. international television coverage needs and national
broadcasting program;
e. playing area equipment, material and services at all
venues;
f. hotels and restaurants reserved for teams, referees,
officials and the press;
g. hall arrangements, preparation and execution of the
drawing of lots;
h. vehicles available for the competition in accordance with
FIVB requirements (see Section III);
i. sponsorship, licensing, publicity and commercial
services at all venues;
j. arrangement of advertising panels at all venues;
k. posters, official program, tickets and other printed
material (FIVB official forms);
l. training halls;

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m. warming-up, secretarial and working areas at all

venues;
n. press centre, communication area and transportation
available;
o. broadcasting centre (ground station);
p. local and inter-city transportation for teams, FIVB
officials and referees and
q. promotion of the event.

44.4.4 The organiser prepares the working program and fixes dates for:
a. Arrival;
b. Visits to top government officials;
c. Working meetings (date, place, duration);
d. Inspections (of plans, projects, venues, suppliers’ factories, etc.);
and
e. Technical discussions.

44.4.5 The organiser and technical delegates shall have one final meeting to
discuss the inspection memo.

44.5 FIVB DELEGATES

44.5.1 Two (2) technical delegates and one administrative delegate are in
charge of the inspection visits for the senior World Championships and
Olympic Games. There is only one technical delegate in charge of
inspection visits for all other FIVB competitions.

44.5.2 The FIVB may appoint other delegates for inspections requiring experts
or professionals.

44.5.3 The technical and administrative delegates carry out their yearly
inspection visits either together or separately.

44.6 FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

Financial conditions are previously agreed upon according to the event, but for FIVB
competitions, expenses are shared as follows:
44.6.1 The organiser covers the following expenses:
a. International travel expenses for three (3) delegates once a year;
b. International travel expenses for three (3) delegates once a year;
c. Accommodation in five-star hotels, including meals, meeting rooms
and refreshments;
d. Local transportation (one car per two (2) visitors), including inter-city
e. transportation by air for distances over two hundred (200)
kilometres; and
f. Professional personnel, at least two English or French interpreters
and one (1) English- speaking shorthand-typist.

44.6.2 The FIVB covers the following expenses:

a. The per diem for visitors and
b. The international expenses for the subsequent visits in the same
year, if these are necessary.

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45 DRAWING OF LOTS

45.1 ORGANISATION
The drawing of lots is organised under the supervision of FIVB officials at a public
session from two (2) months to one year prior to the start of the competition.

45.2 PRINCIPLES
The ceremony follows the provisions of Section I concerning team distribution
(seeding) and principles for the drawing of lots (See Article 7 and also Chapter 5).

45.3 ORGANISER’S OPTIONS

The organiser must have his technicians ready to make their choice of matches and
dates, as granted by the regulations.

45.4 PREPARATION
(See also Article 24, General guidelines for the preparation of drawing of lots)

45.4.1 The draw should preferably take place in the main city hosting the
competition;

45.4.2 Between rounds, the drawing of lots must take place immediately
following the last match of the previous round if the rest interval is only
one (1) day. If the rest interval is two (2) days, the drawing of lots can take
place on the morning-noon of the day after the last preliminary round
match.

46 MATCH SCHEDULE

46.1 PRINCIPLES
Principles to be applied:

46.1.1 Where a drawing of lots is held before the start of the competition, the
organiser will have its own choice of matches as follows:

46.1.1.1 One (1) match per group of four (4) teams,

46.1.1.2 Two (2) matches on two (2) different days per group of five
(5) or more teams;

Once the match order for the first round has been determined
by the drawing of lots and in accordance with the Berger Table,
the organiser must submit a proposed match schedule to the
FIVB.

46.1.2 The Specific Competition Regulations establish the principles for the
match schedule for the phases after the first round.

46.1.3 Where a drawing of lots ceremony is not held before the start of the
competition, in the case of a Round System, the match schedule will be
decided by the FIVB taking into account a proposal from the organiser.

46.2 DAILY TIMETABLE

(See also Article 7.3)

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46.2.1 Based on the match schedule, the FIVB, in consultation with the
organiser, prepares the daily timetable per group, considering the
following:
a. Important matches are played at peak audience hours;
b. Teams playing the last match at night do not play the first match the
next morning;
c. Priority may be given to direct live television broadcasting, if
requested;
d. Time difference with other continents or countries may be taken into
consideration when direct live transmission is scheduled, provided
local public attendance is not at risk; and
e. The daily timetable must be prepared and issued immediately after
the drawing of lots at the end of each phase, or whenever
necessary.

46.2.2 Once both the FIVB and the organiser approve the match schedule and
timetable, in principle, no changes can be accepted.

46.2.3 The Control Committee may agree to last-minute timetable changes

requested by the organiser if:
a. The request is due to financial or broadcasting problems;
b. Coaches of all teams involved are informed at least twenty-four (24)
hours prior to the match.

47 TRAINING SCHEDULE

47.1 PRINCIPLES
Principles to be applied:

47.1.1 The organiser submits a draft of the training schedule and daily timetable
to the FIVB in which the following principles apply:
a. Each team has an official playing area at its disposal for no less than
one and a half hour daily; and
b. Training hours do not interfere with meals, official obligations or
official matches to be played.

47.1.2 Training on a playing court is granted to the teams before their first match
and on rest days, as follows:

47.1.2.1 Two (2) practices (one and a half hour each) per day before
the first day of the competition and on rest days;

47.1.2.2 Before the semifinals and the finals, the teams that have not
yet used the competition playing court have priority for two (2)
hours’ training if time is available.

48 CLINICS AND MEETINGS

48.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORGANISER

The organiser is responsible for the material and organisational aspects of the
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following clinics and meetings:

a. Refereeing clinic;
b. Statisticians clinic;
c. Control Committee and Sub-Committee meetings;
d. Preliminary Inquiry;
e. General technical meeting; and
f. Team Doctors Meeting.

48.2 PURPOSE AND ORGANISATION OF THE REFEREEING CLINIC

All international and national referees, technical officials and Refereeing Sub-
Committee members meet for the purpose of conciliating their opinions and
refereeing criteria on the interpretation of the Rules and refereeing instructions and
guidelines. The meeting takes place within the three days prior to the start of the
competition, and is to be conducted by the Refereeing Delegate. The organiser
prepares the following:

48.2.1 A meeting room of sufficient capacity, with whiteboard, projector,

stationery and the following documents:
Official Volleyball Rules, in at least three (3) official languages;
refereeing instructions issued by the FIVB for the competition; and
Refereeing Manual;
48.2.2 A hall with an official playing court, stands, local sound and microphones
at the disposal of the lecturers, clip boards and paper for the participants;

48.2.3 At least two (2) Volleyball teams of similar, acceptable technical level at
the disposal of the Refereeing Sub-Committee;

48.2.4 Attendance of line judges, official scorers, ball retrievers, moppers, music
operators and court announcers is compulsory.

48.3 PURPOSE AND ORGANISATION OF THE VIS CLINIC

The FIVB Volleyball Information System (VIS) will be used in all competition venues.
Clinics for statisticians will be conducted by a Technical Subcommittee member in
order to coordinate and establish working routines, verify criteria and ensure that the
VIS will operate under optimal conditions with top quality personnel. The organiser
prepares the following:

48.3.1 a meeting room of sufficient capacity, with whiteboard, stationery and the
document Guidelines for preparing and using VIS;

48.3.2 a practical clinic will be organised at the same time as the Refereeing
clinic; and

55.3.3 The local personnel attending must be those who will officiate during the
competition.

48.4 PURPOSE AND ORGANISATION OF THE CONTROL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The working sub-committees convene for the purpose of enforcing regulations and
controls laid down in these Regulations or assigned to them by the governing body, for
which the organiser prepares the following, after receipt of the meeting calendar:

48.4.1 A meeting room to seat a minimum of eight persons (for details see Article
19.1.4);
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48.4.3 A copy of the Competition Handbook (see Article 51) for each member;

48.4.4 The documents required by each sub-committee:

a. Team registration forms (O-2 Form and O-2bis Form) received from
each participating country for Organizational Sub-Committee;
b. Refereeing forms “R” for Refereeing Sub-Committee;
c. Medical forms “M” for the Medical Delegate;
d. VIS-printed forms for the Press Delegate and Technical Sub-
Committee;
e. report of the last inspection visit;
f. Other documents requested by the FIVB;
g. English interpreter and Secretary; and
h. Refreshments.

48.5 PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

48.5.1 All teams will undergo a Preliminary Inquiry to determine team

composition, uniforms, shirt numbers, health (incl. injury prevention
devices) and registration conditions, etc.

48.5.2 The Control Committee members and the Organisers will jointly
determine the date, place and time for such inquiry, which will be
conducted by the Technical Delegate, one Organizational Sub-
Committee member and the organisers before the General Technical
Meeting.

48.5.3 The invitation letter for the team must mention that the Team Manager
and the Doctor must participate in the Inquiry, and the team must present
the passports, O-2 Form and O-2bis Form, M-3 Form and FIVB ID-Card
for the Team Doctor. Three (3) sets of the captain’s uniform in different
colours must be presented, together with a sample of the training suit,
bags and warm-up shirts or suit (if any).

48.5.4 The Team Manager verifies the names of the players and officials listed
on the O-2bis Form correcting spellings and data. No substitution of
players will be allowed; officials may be different ones or replaced. The
Team Manager or Coach must sign the O-2bis Form to confirm the final
list of players and officials.

48.5.5 The organisers hand over the O-2bis Form checked by the Team
Manager to the FIVB Technical Delegate who then checks data and
names listed on the form previously recorded in the VIS by the FIVB
Secretariat. The data must be checked from the passports. If no
discrepancies in the names or/and shirt numbers are found, the FIVB
Technical Delegate signs and approves the final list for accreditation.

The organiser must distribute to each team ID-Cards and O-3 Forms
(training schedule), Handbooks, souvenirs and the invitation letter to the
General Meeting, Coaches’ Press Conference and the Team Doctor
Medical meeting.

48.5.6 The FIVB Delegate must check that the team composition and choice of
uniforms are published in the first issue of the Daily Bulletin.

48.5.7 Teams’ Accreditation

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The accreditation should be prepared immediately upon each team’s

arrival (preferably at its own hotel) as follows:

48.5.7.1 The organisers must present to the team manager a copy of

the O-2 Form issued by the FIVB VIS and which has been
recorded by the FIVB Secretariat according to the O-2 Form
previously received.

48.5.7.2 The Team Manager verifies the names of the players and
officials listed on the form, correcting spelling and data.

48.5.7.3 Immediately after the Preliminary Inquiry, the organisers issue

ID cards for each delegation’s member, as per the persons
mentioned on the O-2bis Form signed by the FIVB Technical
Delegate.

48.5.7.4 Extra officials must only be accredited once their living

expenses have been paid by the respective National
Federation to the organisers.

48.6 GENERAL TECHNICAL MEETING

Twenty-four (24) hours before the start of the competition, the Control Committee
members, team managers, coaches, referees, doctors and organisers convene in
each host city for the purpose of verifying that all conditions are met. The Technical
Delegates will check that this meeting does not conflict with the training schedule. The
organiser shall prepare the following:
a. A conference room of sufficient capacity, with simultaneous interpretation,
sound system, blackboard and chalk;
b. Printed official program;
c. Game protocol;
d. Handbook for participants (see Article 51); and
e. Agenda (see the Article 13.1.4).

48.7 FINAL REPORT

See Article 13.12.

48.8 TEAM DOCTORS MEETING

The purpose of the meeting is to verify if the competition conditions are in compliance
with the FIVB Medical Regulations and to update Team Delegations on important
competition matters as well as the FIVB Medical and WADA Regulations, TUE forms
and WADA’s prohibited substances.

49 CEREMONIES

49.1 APPROVAL
The programs of the opening, closing and awards ceremonies must be approved
beforehand by the FIVB Control Committee President.

49.2 PREPARATION AND SCENARIO

See the document “Protocol for the ceremonies of the FIVB Competitions”.

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50 REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION

50.1 PRINTED BROCHURE

No later than one year before the event, all affiliated National Federations receive a
printed brochure from the FIVB containing the Specific Competition Regulations and
related information.

50.2 CONTENT
The sections to be included in the brochure are:

50.2.1 Organiser:
a. Mailing address;
b. Cities involved; and
c. Competition dates.

50.2.2 Participants:
a. Number of participating teams;
b. Team selection and qualification;
c. Team composition; and
d. Withdrawals and team replacement.

50.2.3 Entries:
a. Official registration;
b. Team registration; and
c. Entry fee.

50.2.4 Competition:
a. Formula;
b. Drawing of lots;
c. Calendar per round (arrival and departure dates);
d. Medical controls and services; and
e. Balls, posts and nets to be used.

50.2.5 Awards:
a. Prizes and trophies;
b. Medals and diplomas; and
c. Other awards if any.

50.2.6 Financial and other conditions:

a. Accompanying persons;
b. Accommodation, meals, hotels, etc.; and
c. Travel conditions provided for teams, referees and FIVB officials.

50.3 APPROVAL
The content of this brochure is previously approved by the FIVB delegates and
provides the data required by the Specific Competition Regulations of the
corresponding event.

51 COMPETITION HANDBOOK

51.1 The organiser will prepare a Competition Handbook, under the supervision of the FIVB
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Volleyball Events Department, for the participating volleyball teams, officials and
referees.

51.2 The Competition Handbook will be distributed to team delegations, officials and
referees on the day of their arrival.

51.3 The FIVB Volleyball Events Department will check the preparation of the Competition
Handbook and complete the checklist in close collaboration with the Competition
Director.

51.4 The Competition Handbook shall include:

a. A map of country with competition cities & airports;
b. A map of cities with location of hotels, competition and training halls;
c. A map of competition hall showing team and official stands plus flow chart with
accredited areas;
d. The Foreword by Organiser;
e. The list of CC members and International Referees;
f. The General Organisational Chart;
g. The Technical Organisational Chart;
h. A list with the names and phone number of liaison persons and interpreters for
each team;
i. The Participating teams & pools;
j. The match schedule;
k. The arrival and departure of officials, referees and teams;
l. The meeting schedule;
m. Intercity transportation (teams, officials, referees);
n. The competition and training halls (with address, telephone & fax numbers);
o. Hotels (with address, telephone & fax);
p. Medical services and controls (including address, telephone & fax numbers of
the clinic engaged for emergencies);
q. The opening and closing ceremonies programs;
r. The applications for media accreditation;
s. The procedure for press interviews;
t. The address, telephone and fax numbers of embassies of each participating
team;
u. The main sponsors;
v. The general information for delegations;
w. The “Specific Competition Regulations”;
x. The design and layout of Marketing Materials as provided in the FIVB Brand
and Graphic Guidelines; and
y. The detailed marketing, commercial and television regulations.

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Responsibilities, Assignments and

Coordination

52 MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPETITION

52.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORGANISER

The administrative organisation of the competition is the responsibility of the
Organising Committee in general and the management officials in particular.

52.2 TECHNICAL ORGANISATION CHART

The management officials and personnel are methodically arranged in the technical
organisational chart in accordance with the three technical divisions of a competition
(see the “FIVB Forms and Layouts”).

52.3 MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

The management officials are in charge of providing logistics, material and personnel
support for the running of the competition, and these are:
a. The Competition Director;
b. The Refereeing Manager;
c. The Court Manager;
d. The Technical Manager and
e. The Press Officer (see Article 57.3).

53 COMPETITION DIRECTOR

The Competition Director has full authority over any other entity or person in charge
of the running of the venues in which the matches are held, for which his duties are:

53.1 DUTIES TOWARDS FIVB OFFICALS

To assist the chairmen of the FIVB sub-committees and obtain the necessary support
from other departments for the general organisation (transportation, accreditation,
accommodation, etc.).

53.2 RECRUITMENT OF PERSONNEL

To prepare a logistic plan for the quantification and recruitment of national technical
officials and volunteers.

53.3 INSTALLATION OF THE WORKING AREAS

To obtain the equipment, material and furniture required for installing all working
areas, meeting and other rooms needed for the FIVB and the organisation.

53.4 INSTALLATION OF THE COMPETITION HALL

To check the plans for the preparation and installation of the stands and booths, press
and interview rooms, changing rooms and medical services, in accordance with
Section I “General Regulations for International Competitions”.

53.5 AUTHORITY
To supervise and coordinate the plans of the managers of each of the three technical
divisions under his/her control and facilitate their smooth operation.
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54 REFEREEING MANAGER

The Refereeing Manager instructs the national technical officials and ensures the
preparation of documents, facilities, material and equipment required by the
Refereeing Sub-Committee and by the referees in order to perform their tasks, for
which his duties are:

54.1 DUTIES TOWARDS FIVB OFFICIALS

To ensure adequate board, lodging and transportation for the referees and Refereeing
Sub-Committee members from seventy-two (72) hours before the start of the
competition to twenty-four (24) hours after its conclusion.

54.2 COLLABORATION WITH THE REFEREEING SUB-COMMITTEE

To work jointly with the Chairman of the Refereeing Sub-Committee during the
competition and attend all scheduled meetings, events and the refereeing clinic.

54.3 AUTHORITY
To arrange the working program and coordinate the activities of each of the three
supervisors of the operational branches under his responsibility:

54.3.1 Supervisor of refereeing documents and material who is in charge of the

preparation of material and documents required for the matches, for
which his duties are:

54.3.1.1 To obtain and make available to referees and members of the

Refereeing Sub-Committee sufficient copies of the Official
Volleyball Rules, refereeing instructions for the competition,
various timetables (games, refereeing meetings and clinic)
and the program of the refereeing clinic;

54.3.1.2 To obtain and make available a sufficient quantity of the

following FIVB forms:
a. Score-sheets correctly filled-in;
b. Line-up sheets;
c. Referee nomination;
d. Daily refereeing duty roster;
e. Refereeing evaluation;
Registration of international referees; and
f. E-scoresheet;

54.3.1.3 To ensure the availability of material and equipment required

at each playing court, as follows:
a. Thermometer;
b. Hygrometer;
c. Pressure gauges and instruments for measuring both
the circumference and weight of the balls, hand or foot
air pump;
d. Two (2) mechanical scoreboards;
e. Five (5) balls approved by the Refereeing Sub-
Committee for each match; and
f. Referee communication devices;

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54.3.2 Supervisor of national technical officials who recruits and trains a

sufficient number of line judges, scorers, ball retrievers and speaker to
submit them to the Refereeing Sub-Committee for approval as follows:

54.3.2.1 The same three (3) scorers per two (2) matches daily during
the competition at each venue;

54.3.2.2 The same ten (10) line judges per two (2) matches
daily/competition/venue;

54.3.2.3 The same fifteen (15) ball retrievers per two (2) matches
daily/competition/venue;

54.3.2.4 The same eight (8) floor moppers per two (2) matches
daily/competition/venue;

54.3.2.5 The same two (2) speakers per two (2) matches
daily/competition/venue.

54.3.3 Supervisor of the refereeing meetings and clinic who is in charge of their
planning and organisation, for which his/her duties are:

54.3.3.1 To ensure the availability of meeting rooms and halls for

refereeing practice and the selection of national technical
officials;

54.3.3.2 To ensure the presence of men’s and women’s Volleyball

teams of a good technical level for the duration of the
refereeing practice;

54.3.3.3 To install meeting rooms and halls and ensure the distribution
of all documents and materials.

55 COURT MANAGER

The Court Manager is responsible for the smooth running of the matches, the
availability of material and equipment officially approved by the FIVB and strict order in
the competition area, for which his duties are:

55.1 DUTIES TOWARDS FIVB OFFICIALS

To facilitate the work of the Control Committee members by providing interpreters and
couriers during the competition.

55.2 PLANS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMPETITION AND WARMING-UP AREAS

To draft the plans for the installation of the competition and warming-up areas in
accordance with Section I.

55.3 AUTHORITY
To arrange the working programs and coordinate the activities of each of the three
supervisors of the operational branches under his/her responsibility:

55.3.1 Court Supervisor who ensures the installation and operation of the
playing area, warming-up court and training courts in accordance with
Section I of these Regulations (“General Regulations for International
Volleyball Competitions”), for which his/her duties are:

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55.3.1.1 To install the playing area as per the FIVB layout (see “FIVB
Forms and Layouts”) and maintain tables, chairs, benches,
etc., as well as advertising panels (L.E.D.), TV, cameras, in
place;

55.3.1.2 To ensure perfect condition of the floor surface, posts and

nets, regularly verify the exact height of the net, the position
of the side bands and antennae and the tension of the net;

55.3.1.3 To install and maintain in operational condition the playing

area of all training halls and warming-up courts;

55.3.1.4 To supervise the operational condition of the lighting and

sound system, two (2) mechanical scoreboards, electronic
scoreboard and floor mops;

55.3.1.5 To train and coordinate the personnel working on the court as

floor moppers, net keepers, light and sound technicians,
manual workers and assistants.

55.3.2 Protocol Supervisor who ensures the installation and operation of

changing rooms, working areas, lounges and stands in accordance with
Section I “General Regulations for International Competitions”, for which
his/her duties are to:

55.3.2.1 keep non-authorized people away from the playing area,

maintaining all access under strict order and control;

55.3.2.2 maintain strict order and control of VIP rooms, officials’

lounges, changing and work rooms;

55.3.2.3 maintain strict control of access and order in the warming- up

court in accordance with the daily match timetable and
training schedule;

55.3.2.4 train and coordinate the work of marshals, couriers,

interpreters, hostesses and auxiliary personnel who assist
teams, referees and Control Committee members on the
court;

55.3.2.5 determine the zone outside the competition area where

teams, referees and heralds assemble for the entrance
parade of each match;

55.3.2.6 recruit, train and nominate the speakers for each match.

55.3.3 Equipment and Supplies Supervisor who ensures the availability and good
condition of all FIVB-approved sports material required for the competition
in accordance with Section I of these Regulations, for which his duties are
to:

55.3.3.1 prepare a detailed list of material and equipment required in

such Regulations for the competition area, warming-up court
and training halls;

55.3.3.2 make available the material and equipment as indicated in

Section I on or near the competition area;
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55.3.3.3 recruit, train and coordinate the work of personnel required as

warehouse keepers, manual workers and auxiliary personnel;

55.3.3.4 provide teams on the court with trolleys, balls, carts and
supply water, soft drinks and towels.

56 TECHNICAL MANAGER

The Technical Manager is responsible for the availability of working space,

equipment, material and staff for the organisation of the secretarial services required for
the competition, for which his/her duties are:

56.1 DUTIES TOWARDS FIVB OFFICIALS

To facilitate the work of the Control Committee members responsible for
communications, statistics and technical organisation, providing staff support during
the competition.

56.2 PLANS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SECRETARIAT AND FLOW OF

INFORMATION
To draft the layout and flow charts required for the installation of equipment and the
collection, preparation and distribution of printed reports, FIVB forms and technical
data.

56.3 AUTHORITY
To arrange the working programs and coordinate the activities of each of the three
supervisors of the operational branches under his responsibility:

56.3.1 Competition Data Recording Supervisor, who ensures the availability of

printed FIVB official forms, lists of participants per delegation and function
(referees, journalists, photographers, TV personnel, FIVB officials,
special guests and VIPs) and sports biographies of teams, players and
VIPs, for which his/her duties are to:

56.3.1.1 check the printing of sufficient FIVB official forms;

56.3.1.2 ensure the correct completion of the FIVB official forms, as

well as the match schedule of the competition;

56.3.1.3 recover the scoresheet of each match and process the FIVB
forms related to daily match results and team ranking
requiring the authorization and signature of the FIVB member
in charge of the technical organisation;

56.3.1.4 edit the official list of participating players, referees, Control

Committee members, journalists, photographers, etc.;

56.3.1.5 train and coordinate the work of typists, PC operators and

experts in sports statistics.

56.3.2 Statistical Evaluation Supervisor who organises and coordinates the

personnel requested by the Control Committee member in charge of and
team statistical evaluation, for which his duties are to:

56.3.2.1 install the furniture and equipment required by statisticians on

duty during each match along the 3 m wide free passage- way
around the playing area;
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56.3.2.2 ensure the availability of printed tables and forms needed to

process the playing actions of the players;

56.3.2.3 process the statistical data required for TV on-screen

information;

56.3.2.4 verify the conformity of statistical data obtained during the

matches and the data contained in the print-outs to be
distributed;

56.3.2.5 ensure the permanent contact between the statistics

personnel and the Game Technical Supervisor by runners;

56.3.2.6 ensure the permanent on-site presence of experts in

computer programming, software and hardware chosen for
the processing of the statistical data;

56.3.2.7 ensure the availability of working charts and blank data forms
for statisticians, as well as handbooks for operating the
chosen computer program and PCs;

56.3.2.8 train and coordinate the work of statisticians, writers, typists,

PC operators and programmers.

56.3.3 Information Supervisor who organises and coordinates the collection,

duplication and distribution of official information concerning recorded
competition data, statistical evaluation of teams and players, as well as
important notices concerning the competition, for which his/her duties are
to:

56.3.3.1 ensure the availability of and install the working rooms

allocated to the Secretariat with powerful and high-speed
photocopiers, PC and laser printers, tables and furniture
necessary for printing, sorting and preparing the documents
to be distributed;

56.3.3.2 have available pre-printed covers and collect all FIVB forms
duly filled out, in order to prepare the daily news bulletin,
including:
a. Daily match schedule;
b. Daily match result table per pool;
c. Daily team ranking per pool;
d. Daily box score of statistical evaluation of teams and
players per skill; and
e. Notices of information issued by the Control Committee
and/or the organiser;

56.3.3.3 establish a flow chart of communication between the sources

of information (Control Committee members, official match
scorers, statisticians and OC) and the addressees of the
information (teams, referees, Control Committee members,
journalists, TV broadcasters, OC);

56.3.3.4 distribute electronically early in the morning the daily news

bulletin and as soon as available the match report and
competition reports to the press and Control Committee
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members;

56.3.3.5 establish a photocopying system to serve FIVB needs and

other sections of the organisation;

56.3.3.6 obtain the room list or accommodation address of Control

Committee members, referees and teams;

56.3.3.7 train and coordinate the work of collectors of reports and

forms, couriers, sorters, photocopier and printer operators.

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Press and Media Relations

57 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORGANISER

57.1 PRESS RELEASE PRODUCTION

Production of event press release paper, bearing agreed title, FIVB and event emblem
and any other name/logo to be defined by the FIVB, such as sponsors’ names/logos,
etc., up to ten (10).

57.2 PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION

The organiser is responsible for the regular distribution of news stories to key media
in its country (e.g. international press agencies, national newspapers, magazines,
television and radio) as well as copies sent automatically to the FIVB separately.

57.3 OC PRESS OFFICER

57.3.1 The Press Officer should be a native-level English (writing and speaking)
professional journalist, preferably a Volleyball specialist. He/she must be
active at least three (3) months before the event takes place. The Press
Officer should also be a member of the executive committee of the
Organising Committee.

57.3.2 The Press Officer is responsible for the successful planning,

implementation and management of the press operations of the event.

57.3.3 He/she ensures the flow of information and the smooth operation of
facilities, equipment and services provided by the Organiser for the
accredited press.

See Annex B (OC Press Officer Duties)

57.4 OC PRESS WRITER

The Press Officer is required to hire a Press Writer capable of writing accurate Match
Descriptions in English and capable of doing so while simultaneously watching the
match. Speed is of the essence, as the match description should be loaded into the
VISASP system within minutes of the close of the match. The Press Writer should be
a native-level English (writing) sports journalist familiar with the style of
American/English match reporting.

See Articles 77.5 – 77.7 for Mixed Zone and Press Conferences and Annex C (Match
description and Press conference guidelines)

58 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER

58.1 The organiser is responsible for appointing an official photographer, recognized for
quality service, who is available at the venue for the entire competition.

58.2 The FIVB may appoint or nominate another official photographer and signs the
agreed working conditions with both photographers.

58.3 Vital to the success of the competition is the supply of at least sixteen (16) high quality
photos directly to the FIVB website per match. The Organising Committee must
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hire a professional photographer for the event and inform him/her that all photos
provided are FREE OF ANY RIGHTS, including use in FIVB publications, website
and by media worldwide. The Press Officer is required to provide the email address
of the official photographer to the FIVB ([email protected] and [email protected]). The
Official Photographer will receive all instructions concerning the loading of digital
photos onto the FIVB website directly from the FIVB once his or her contact details
are supplied.

See Annex D (Guidelines for Official Photographers)

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Marketing, Commercial and Television

Matters
59 DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Chapter, the terms below shall have the following meaning:

59.1 “Commercial Rights” means any and all commercial rights and opportunities on a
worldwide basis in and in relation to an FIVB competition including, without limitation,
the relevant media rights, marketing rights and data rights, as defined hereafter.

59.2 “Media rights” means the right to create, distribute and transmit on a linear and/or on
demand basis for reception at any time anywhere in the world by any and all means
and in any and all media, whether now known or devised in the future (including,
without limitation, all forms of television, radio, wireless and Internet distribution),
audio-visual, visual and/or audio coverage of all relevant aspects of an FIVB
competition and all associated and/or related rights, including fixed media and
interactive rights.

59.3 “Marketing rights” means the right to exploit by any and all means and in any and all
media whether now known or devised in the future any types of advertising,
promotion (including, without limitation, electronic and virtual promotion and ticket
promotions), endorsement, public relations, marketing, merchandising, licensing,
franchising, sponsorship, hospitality, concessions, travel and tourism, publishing,
betting, gaming, retailing, music, and all other commercial association rights and
opportunities in relation to an FIVB competition that are not media rights or data
rights.

59.4 “Data rights” means the right to compile and exploit statistics and other data in
relation to an FIVB competition.

59.5 “Imagery” means, in relation to any participating National Federation, or Club, that
National Federation’s or Club’s (and its team’s) name, nickname, symbols, emblems,
logos, marks, designations, shirts and other kit colours and designs (with or without
any references to the shirt manufacturers).

59.6 “FIVB Host Broadcaster” (hereinafter “HB”) means the broadcasting and
production team responsible among other things for the multilateral production by
FIVB of television and media promotion and coverage of an FIVB competition and its
national distribution together with FIVB TV Coordination Agency responsible for the
production of highlight programs and international distribution. For the purposes of
these Regulations, references to “international media”, “media representatives” and
other similar references include HB within their meaning.

59.7 “Venue” means in respect of any FIVB competition, the entire premises of the
Competition Hall at which such FIVB competition takes places and any parking
areas, hospitality areas and fan areas inside the fence of these premises which are
under the control of FIVB or the Organiser.

60 FIVB MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL RESPONSABILITIES

FIVB will endeavour to:

- sign publicity and sponsorship contracts, providing a copy of the marketing benefits to the
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National Federation;

- grant the National Federation suitable conditions for purchase of a license to produce
competition merchandise and on site retail of souvenirs and secondary articles;

- coordinate the interests of the participants with those of the National Federations and
the broadcasters, in order to attain optimum conditions for the game and optimum income;

- ensure the excellence in all aspect of the sport by setting and preserving world class
standards that will maintain and grow Volleyball as one of the world’s premier sports and
entertainment properties;

- establish a global marketing strategy aimed to attract global partners and to deliver
consistent and tangible value through world class standard events;

- promote the sport, its flagship events and athletes by improving global awareness,
exposure and engagement;

- work in close collaboration with the National Federations and Organisers by providing the
necessary tools in order to create a consistent marketing, communication and commercial
platform;

- monitor the events, collect the research data, evaluate and provide feedback to all the
stakeholders;

- establish the marketing regulations and guidelines and to approve all of the respective
material accordingly.

61 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

61.1 FIVB is the exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights of the FIVB competitions,
including any current or future rights in all audio and visual (with or without audio)
material, FIVB’s names, logos, brands, music, mascots, medals, plaques and
trophies. Any use of the aforementioned rights requires the prior written approval of
FIVB, and must comply with any conditions imposed by FIVB.

61.2 All rights to the fixture list, as well as any data and statistics collected by FIVB
(including databases in which such data is stored) in relation to the games of, and
players’ participation in FIVB competitions are the sole and exclusive property of
FIVB. No tickets or accreditation may be used by anyone in order to gain access to a
venue of an FIVB competition for the purposes of collecting or gathering such data,
and such activities are expressly prohibited. The foregoing prohibition does not apply
to the participating National Federations, subject to any and all such data collected
being used solely for the purposes of instructing their team, players and officials and
expressly excluding any other exploitation or use whatsoever.

62 TITLES AND MARKS OF FIVB COMPETITIONS

62.1 FIVB is the sole owner of the titles and marks of the FIVB competitions and will
decide at its own discretion the name and/or marks to be added to the title of an FIVB
competition in order to identify a presenting sponsor. In any event, National
Federation/Organiser is not allowed to appoint a title sponsor.

62.2 FIVB will also decide at its own discretion the name and/or mark to be added as
presenting sponsor e.g. "FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX [YEAR]

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presented by Sponsor". When FIVB does not appoint a presenting sponsor, the
National Federation/Organiser is allowed to engage a presenting sponsor. Prior to
engaging a presenting sponsor, the National Federation/Organiser must receive
written approval from the FIVB.

62.3 The competition names are the official titles, including the Event Title, as chosen by
FIVB. They shall be used by all stakeholders to refer to an FIVB competition in a
proper and official manner as per the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines. The
official FIVB language is English. No translations of the FIVB competition names or
titles are allowed unless included in the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines or
approved in writing by FIVB.

62.4 The National Federation/Organiser and the Host City (or other public authorities)
shall use the official FIVB competition title in all public statements and
communications in order to ensure consistency across all Host Cities and Countries.

62.5 The FIVB competition logos are the official emblems/symbols of the FIVB
competitions as developed by FIVB and provided in the FIVB Brand and Graphic
Guidelines. Any association of a presenting sponsor with FIVB competition logos
must receive written approval from the FIVB prior to any use.

62.6 The Host City Designation is the official title which describes the status of the city in
relation to the FIVB competition as follows: FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD LEAGUE
[YEAR] [Host City].

63 FIVB BRAND AND GRAPHIC GUIDELINES

63.1 FIVB has developed a consistent branding concept for the FIVB competitions in
order to promote and communicate the FIVB competitions in the best possible way.
Such concept shall be used and implemented by the National Federation/Organiser
according to the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines provided by the FIVB.

63.2 All marketing materials for which designs are being provided in the FIVB Brand and
Graphic Guidelines shall be produced according to the designs provided by the FIVB
and in the English language. FIVB will make a section of the FIVB website available.

64 MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL RIGHTS

64.1 AUTHORITY TO GRANT RIGHTS

64.1.1 The FIVB is solely authorized, unless it concedes these rights according
to the terms of these Regulations and/or the National
Federation/Organiser Agreement, to grant commercial, promotional and
licensing rights such as, but not limited to the following:
a. Association rights through official titles such as “Partner”, “Sponsor”,
“Supplier”, “Product”, etc., linked to the FIVB competitions.
b. Promotional rights for sale, demonstrations or exhibitions inside or
outside of the competition venue (including the press centres) by
official partners/sponsors/suppliers.
c. Licenses for the use of the Marks (including emblem, logo,
designation, and name) of the FIVB competitions, including the right
to use the Marks on Merchandise for retail to the general public.

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d. Branding and advertising rights by using static, dynamic or sound

publicity in or around the competition sites.

64.1.2 The National Federation/Organiser acknowledges that it will not enter into
any contractual arrangements (written or verbal) related to those matters
designated above, without the written approval of the FIVB.

64.1.3 FIVB owns and has the sole right, to the exclusion of the participating
National Federations, Clubs, and any other party, to exploit all of the
commercial rights to the FIVB competitions including, without limitation,
those arising at, and relating to, the official training sessions of each
participating National Federation or Club. FIVB may exercise its right to
exploit these commercial rights at its sole discretion and on a universal
basis.

64.2 GOODS AND SERVICES

Only such companies as agreed by the FIVB may be afforded the right to offer
gifts/samples to athletes, officials, press or VIPs.

64.3 FIVB OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

64.3.1 Official Suppliers may only be appointed by the FIVB, unless the
Organiser has been specifically authorized to do so by FIVB TV &
Marketing Department, with respect to any goods or services to be used
by the Organiser teams, officials, etc., such as official clothing,
volleyballs, drinks, transport, etc. Official suppliers’ goods or services
shall be used to the exclusion of similar goods or services of competitors.

64.3.2 Subject to new supplier contracts concluded between FIVB and a third
party, the following companies have been appointed as FIVB Official
Suppliers:
- MIKASA, in the ball category;
- Gerflor, in the floor category; and
- Jinling Sports, for court equipment (including net posts, post
protection, net antennae, nets, referee chairs).

64.3.3 The FIVB appreciates that the Organisers may be under pressure to
accept local suppliers; however, each company will be examined on a
case by case basis and shall be subject to written approval by the FIVB.

64.4 NO THIRD PARTY COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION

64.4.1 A participating National Federation or Club may not display (including on

any clothing) any third party commercial identification or branding in any
competition hall or during training sessions of the FIVB competition or at
any official FIVB press conference other than: manufacturer’s
identification on the kit in accordance with the FIVB Kit Regulations.

64.4.2 This provision applies from 5 days before the first game of the FIVB
competition until the conclusion of the competition. FIVB declines all
responsibility and liability in the event of any conflict between any
agreement entered into by a National Federation or Club and any
arrangement entered into by FIVB relating to the exploitation of the
commercial rights to the FIVB competition.

64.5 PROMOTION SUPPORT

Each participating National Federation or Club must support and ensure that its
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players, officials and other employees support the marketing programme established
by FIVB in exploiting the marketing rights to an FIVB competition including, without
limitation, the promotional programmes run by FIVB and its commercial affiliates (e.g.
ball retrievers, flag bearers, player awards etc.).

64.6 PROMOTIONAL USE OF NATIONAL FEDERATION AND CLUB IMAGERY BY

FIVB

64.6.1 Upon registration of a National Federation or Club for an FIVB

competition, FIVB has the non-exclusive right to use and/or sub-license
the right to use, free of charge, the National Federation’s or Club’s
imagery for:
a. the staging and organising of the FIVB competition (and future
editions of the competition),
b. related to the FIVB competition (and future editions of the
competition),
c. editorial purposes (including on/for the FIVB digital services); and/or
d. other purposes reasonably designated by FIVB.

64.6.2 Any such use may occur after the FIVB Competition and may include
references to and/or branding of third parties, including sponsors,
provided that no such reference or branding implies an endorsement of
any such third party or their products and/or services by the relevant
National Federation or Club.

64.6.3 This paragraph does not relate to the imagery of any National
Federation’s or Club’s players.

64.7 OTHER USE OF NATIONAL FEDERATION AND CLUB IMAGERY

64.7.1 Upon registration of a National Federation or Club for an FIVB

competition, FIVB has the non-exclusive right, if such National Federation
or Club qualifies for the said competition, to use and/or sub-license the
right to use that National Federation’s or Club’s imagery free of charge
for incorporation into commercial and promotional merchandise and
materials (together with packaging and promotional materials for such
merchandise and materials) provided that any such merchandise and
materials:
a. relate to the FIVB competition,
b. include the FIVB competition name and/or an FIVB competition
logo,
c. include National Federation or Club imagery from each of the other
d. participating National Federations or Clubs; and
e. do not give undue prominence to the National Federation or Club
imagery of any one or set of participating National Federations or
Clubs.

64.7.2 The requirements specified in Article 65.7.1 (c) and (d) do not apply to the
use of the National Federation or Club imagery of the participating
National Federation or Club that wins the FIVB competition where such
National Federation or Club imagery is featured in images of the
celebration of its victory following the final game (for example,
photographs of the presentation and lifting of the trophy). Such
merchandise and materials may be sold or distributed free of charge and
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manufacturer, distributor and/or provider of the relevant merchandise and

materials, provided that no such reference or branding implies an
endorsement of any such third party or their products and/or services by
any participating National Federation or Club.

64.7.3 This paragraph does not relate to the imagery of any National Federation’s
or Club’s players.

64.8 CONSENTS
National Federations or Clubs must obtain all necessary third party rights and
consents that are required in order for them to comply with this Chapter and, upon
request, must supply FIVB with the necessary documentation (including, without
limitation, any third party consents) required to allow FIVB to use and exploit its rights
under these Regulations free of charge.

64.9 PLAYER IMAGE RIGHTS

64.9.1 By signing the O-2bis Form, players agree to their performance or

appearance at the FIVB competition being photographed, filmed and
recorded in any audio, visual, audio-visual and/or electronic form of
coverage and that such audio, visual, audio-visual and/or electronic
recordings and other reproductions may be used and/or exploited in whole
or in part by FIVB (and its licensees and/or assignees) for promotion of
the sport of Volleyball, FIVB and FIVB competitions by any and all means
(including but not limited by means of inclusion of the recordings and
reproductions in television opening and closing sequences, break
bumpers, merchandising, video games, event advertising and promotion
material) via any and all current and/or future media throughout the world
in perpetuity and without restriction.

64.9.2 Players participating in FIVB competitions consent and grant to FIVB (and
its licensees and/or assignees) all permissions, consents and waivers
necessary to enable FIVB (and its licensees and/or assignees) to use,
exploit, license and/or sub-license their name, nickname, likeness,
performance, appearance and/or voice as embodied in any such audio,
visual, audio-visual and/or electronic recordings and/or other
reproductions in any manner and in any and all current and/or future
media throughout the world in perpetuity and without restriction (including
the waiver of any and all image, personality, appearance or similar rights
under any applicable laws). Players shall not assert any claim to use, sell
or exploit any of the rights granted to FIVB (and its licensees and/or
assignees) pursuant to this clause for any reason whatsoever.

64.9.3 All photographs taken and audio-visual recordings made by players at an

FIVB competition, including those of players competing within any venue,
shall be used solely for personal and non-commercial purposes, unless
prior written consent is obtained from the FIVB.

64.9.4 Players may not display (including on any clothing) any third party
commercial identification or branding in any FIVB competition hall or
training ground of the FIVB competition or at any official FIVB press
conference other than: manufacturer’s identification on kit in accordance
with the FIVB Kit Regulations.

64.9.5 Players shall acknowledge that FIVB declines all responsibility and liability
in the event of any conflict between players and any arrangement entered
into by FIVB relating to the exploitation of the commercial rights to an FIVB
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competition.
64.9.6 Players shall not personally make publicity, sampling or corporate
presentations, during the period of an FIVB Competition, in favor of any
third party product or corporation.

65 ADVERTISING ON PLAYER UNIFORMS

The FIVB may authorize national teams to wear advertising on their shirts and track
suits in accordance with these Regulations (refer to Article 4.9, as well as Chapter 6
and Annex A of these Regulations).

66 MERCHANDISING PROGRAM

66.1 FIVB owns all rights to all FIVB competition marks for event merchandising.

66.2 National Federation/Organiser can request a license to produce and sell event
merchandise according to the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines and product
range approved by FIVB.

66.3 All rights to on-site retail are vested in the National Federation/Organiser.

66.4 National Federation/Organiser shall take all reasonable measures to prevent the
sale of counterfeit merchandise.

67 TROPHIES

67.1 Trophies awarded to winners of FIVB competitions (past and current) must remain
within the relevant National Federation’s control at all times and must not leave the
National Federation’s country without FIVB’s prior written consent. National
Federations must not permit a replica trophy to be used in any context where a third
party (including, without limitation, National Federations’ sponsors and other
commercial partners) is granted visibility or in any other way which could lead to an
association between any third party and the replica trophy and/or an FIVB
competition. National Federations must comply with any trophy use guidelines that the
FIVB administration may issue from time to time.

67.2 National Federations may not, and may not permit any third party to, develop,
create, use, sell or distribute any promotional materials or merchandise bearing any
representation of the trophy or any replica thereof (including, without limitation,
trophy lift images) or use any such representation in a manner that could lead to an
association between any third party and the trophy, replica trophy and/or an FIVB
competition.

68 NATIONAL FEDERATION / ORGANISER DUTIES

68.1 Independent of all guarantees and documents of support presented and of other
duties contained in these Regulations, the National Federation/Organiser must:

68.1.1 adhere strictly to the Organiser Agreement and these Regulations;

68.1.2 adhere to the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines and include the logo
and branding of the Commercial Affiliates in all publications relating to the
competition and exclude branding and publicity of all competitors or
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advertisers not authorized by FIVB, in the official program, entry tickets,

posters, press bulletins and, in general, all promotional and informative
printed matter for the event, whose publication is the responsibility and at
the expense of the National Federation and Organising Committee;

68.1.3 supply the FIVB with competition halls, clean and free of all advertising
and charges, in order to be able to exercise the commercialization rights
that produce income towards the general expenses of the Competition.
(see Article 71 below)

68.1.4 provide Commercial Affiliates with the opportunity to display products in

the competition halls free of charge should such a request be made by
FIVB or as per the terms agreed in FIVB’s Official Partner, Official Sponsor
and Official Supplier Agreements. Only approved products are given such
a privilege.

68.1.5 extend suitable hospitality facilities to FIVB and to Commercial Affiliates,

under the following conditions:
a. the numbers are to be agreed in the Organiser/National Federation
Agreement; and
b. the quality of the infrastructure, decoration and catering shall be
modern and of the same level as other top quality internal sporting
events.

69 COORDINATION WITH THE FIVB

69.1 The National Federation and its Organiser shall, upon appointment as the Organiser,
make available a fax and/or e-mail number to the FIVB which shall be the official,
designated fax and/or e-mail of the Organiser until the conclusion of the event.

69.2 The Organiser shall appoint a specific person, who is conversant with the English
language, as a Court Manager, who will be responsible for liaison with the FIVB on all
matters relating to sponsorship and television. Such person must be available 5 days
prior to the event and for the full duration of the event.

69.3 The Organiser shall provide the FIVB with access to a portable communication
system (portable or cellular phones), which will enable parties to communicate quickly
within the stadium as well as between the various sites during the event.

69.4 The Organiser shall make a room at the stadium containing a telephone and suitable
furniture available to the FIVB. Such room shall be used by the FIVB for coordination
and storage purposes for the duration of the event.

69.5 The Organiser shall be responsible for providing the FIVB and official sponsors with
complimentary tickets / accreditation. Such tickets are to be distributed to parties by
deadlines to be agreed.

69.6 Prior to the event, the National Federation/Organiser shall provide the FIVB with an
agreed number of official printed items (programs, posters, etc.) for distribution to
official sponsors and suppliers. Any material produced during or after the event shall
also be provided in similar quantities.

69.7 The Organiser shall submit, by an agreed date, intended prices of tickets for the
events to the FIVB. The FIVB will not normally withhold approval, unless ticket

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pricing principles are deemed to be unreasonable.

69.8 In order to provide sponsors, suppliers, mass media and VIPs with essential
information related to venues, hotels and the country, the Organiser shall forward to the
FIVB detailed maps/scale drawing of arenas and towns/cities, routes between
designated host cities, general information of country/cities and names, addresses
and telephone numbers of all official hotels.

69.9 A very important objective of the National Federation, its Organiser and the FIVB is
to raise adequate income in order to stage a first-class event. For this reason, in
spite of the fact that, for sentimental or legal reasons, all parties may have preferred
local sponsors, the National Federation, its Organiser and the FIVB will cooperate
to guarantee that the selection of sponsors will be the absolute responsibility of the
FIVB, if authorized to do so by the FIVB TV & Marketing Department, which will be
requested to consider carefully the involvement of such preferred sponsors if
agreement can be reached on the level of financial/supply contribution, rights
package and whether such company may jeopardize the overall marketing program.

70 CLEAN VENUE AND ON COURT BRANDING

70.1 All Venues must be delivered free of any advertising. Permanent advertising shall be
covered by the Organiser. All advertising inventory belongs to FIVB and is subject to
the Organiser/National Federation Agreement and Competition Handbooks (if any).

70.2 Competitions must apply the official Court Layouts (as per Competition Handbooks
and Organiser/National Federation Agreements) for the positioning of publicity on the
floor and around the court and adhere to the FIVB Brand & Graphic Guidelines.

70.3 Static panels (3.4 m by 1 m) or LED panels may be placed at the edge of the free
zone around the playing court. The precise number of static panels for each
Competition is determined in the Organiser/National Federation Agreement and
Competition Handbooks (if any). Five (5) will be placed beyond the free zone of each
end line and five others to the right and to the left behind the first referee beyond the
free zone.

70.4 LED panels shall be allocated in % of time in accordance with the Organiser/National
Federation Agreement. No animation shall be allowed during rallies.

70.5 Branded presence is allowed as follows:

a. On the top 7 cm white band of the net, the FIVB (Confederation or National
Federation) logo must appear at least three times, and no more than 6 logos of
Commercial Affiliates (including FIVB Commercial Affiliates) are allowed
(subject to the Organiser/National Federation Agreement).
b. The area in the free zone below the coaches’ line limit is reserved for FIVB or
FIVB promotional programs branding.
c. Floor moppers and ball retrievers may wear T-shirts with branded presence of
Commercial Affiliates (subject to the Organiser Agreement).
d. On the floor, within the free zone on the side of the first referee, up to two (2)
printed or glued logos of no more than one (1) square meter may be placed
either on each corner or between the corner and the referee’s chair. Other floor
branding is reserved to FIVB or FIVB promotional programs.
e. All 2nd and 3rd Tier branding (including flags or giant banners) belongs to FIVB
and is subject to the Organiser Agreement and Competition Handbooks (if any);
f. No publicity will be allowed on the referees and referees chairs;

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g. Flags outside the Competition halls are subject to the National Federation; or
h. Competition Handbooks (if any).

70.6 Video Screen, Scoreboard and all other on court branded inventory (such as towels,
coolers, players’ benches, ice box, protection fences, warm-up area, net pole
protection, net rope protection, side net mesh etc.) are reserved for FIVB and are
subject to the terms of the Organiser Agreement and Competition Handbooks (if any).

70.7 Sponsor category Limitations

70.7.1 Excluded Sponsor Categories

70.7.1.1 No publicity is permitted at any competition for the following
categories:

a) Prohibited Substances as defined in the World Anti-

Doping Code;
b) pornography; and
c) publicity which could be prejudicial to any ethnic, religious
or political group

70.7.2 Regulated Sponsor Categories

70.7.2.1 Publicity shall be permitted but regulated based on the below

conditions for the following categories:

a) pharmaceutical products;

b) strong alcohol (distilled spirits above 20 APV);

c) tobacco and

d) betting.

70.7.2.2 The following conditions shall apply to any publicity involving

the Regulated Sponsor Categories:

a) No publicity shall be allowed at any U17 and U19

competition in these categories;

b) A certain percentage of publicity defined by the FIVB and

its owned companies used by the Commercial Affiliate
shall be dedicated to responsible consumption (i.e.
messaging around consuming the product responsibly,
messaging about hotlines available for addiction, etc.);

c) Any commercial displays shall be placed in a limited

locations away from the field of play taking into account
the layout of the venue (such as limitations to VIP areas,
etc.) and

d) any publicity shall always be subject in compliance with

the local laws of the territory in which the competition
takes place.

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to the approval of the FIVB or its owned companies.

71 BRANDING / ADVERTISING IN THE HALL

71.1 DUTY OF THE ORGANISER

The Organiser shall ensure that only officially-appointed Commercial Affiliates are
permitted to have the contractually agreed identification in the halls where the events
take place (the Official Court Layouts as per the Organiser Agreements will apply).

71.2 EXCLUSIVE MARKS ON THE SCOREBOARD / VIDEO SCREEN / INFORMATION

BOARDS
The Organiser shall unconditionally ensure that the official hall scoreboard, video
screen and information boards carry the official team names, event title, as well as
any other names/logo/symbol as approved by the FIVB. No other names/logo/symbol
may be placed on the scoreboard without the consent of the FIVB.

71.3 BRANDED MATERIAL

No panel, banners, flags or advertising inscription whatsoever can be used, printed,
projected, displayed, etc. in any way inside the competition hall and adjacent zones,
except as specified in the present Regulations or in the Competition Handbook (if
any).

71.3.1 The size of all competition hall advertising boards will be specified by the
FIVB in Organiser/National Federation Agreements or Competition
Handbooks (if any).

71.3.2 Advertising boards are positioned vertically and no more than 8 m from
either end line of the court (9 m for the Olympic Games and World
Championships) and no less than 5 m from the side line (6 m for the
Olympic Games and World Championships), facing the central cameras.
Team benches and scorer’s table are positioned on the side nearest the
central cameras.

71.3.3 The design and colours used for the hall advertising boards shall follow
the design instructions as per the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines and
may not be fluorescent nor of any other luminous material adversely
affecting the electronic coverage by television.

71.3.4 The quality of the LED panels (i.e. pixels) shall be in conformity with other
international sports competitions of high standard, and will be specified in
Organiser/National Federation Agreements or Competition Handbooks (if
any).

71.3.5 The Organiser shall provide assistance to the FIVB in supervising

production, delivery and installation of boards at each venue and
supervision of boards during the event to ensure non-obstruction by
photographers, articles of clothing, etc.

71.3.6 No commercial entity other than the Commercial Affiliates of the event
may be represented in the hall on any form of banner, board or other
display material of any kind, without the written approval of the FIVB.

71.3.7 The Organiser shall assist the FIVB with the following:

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playing court floor and surrounding area);

71.3.7.2 Actual delivery of boards to each designated venue by the

agreed deadline.

72 MASCOT

72.1 PROPOSALS OF THE ORGANISER

No later than one year before the competition, the Organiser prepares at least two
proposals for the mascot.

72.2 LEGAL REGISTRATION

The mascot shall be legally registered by the FIVB (or, after FIVB’s approval, by the
Organiser) in the name of the FIVB.

72.3 PUBLIC PRESENTATION

The mascot is presented publicly in a special ceremony where the mass media,
Organiser and the FIVB receive sample copies. Subject to domestic law provisions,
such ceremony must take place after legal registration of the mascot.

72.4 ORIGINALS
On or before the mascot presentation ceremony, the FIVB receives the original
artwork in order to proceed with its commercial program.

73 EVENT PROMOTION

73.1 The Organiser/National Federation shall propose a Host City Dressing Program.

73.2 The Organiser/National Federation shall acquire, at no cost to FIVB, suitable media
space at high traffic locations such as: airports, train stations, roads leading to the
Venue.

73.3 All promotion materials will be executed in accordance with the FIVB Brand and
Graphic Guidelines.

73.4 The Organiser/National Federation shall develop a Promotion and PR Plan, including
fan activities.

73.5 The Organiser/National Federation shall protect the Commercial Affiliates and shall
prevent association by unauthorized parties.

74 INSPECTION VISITS

The requirements for inspection visits, as per Articles 11 and 51 of these Regulations
apply.

75 FINAL AUTHORITY

The FIVB has final authority to refuse all branding and advertising which is contrary
to the spirit of these Regulations. The FIVB alone is competent to supervise their
application.

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76 TELEVISION AND MARKETING COMMUNICATION MATTERS

76.1 TELEVISION COOPERATION

76.1.1 FIVB is exclusively entitled to undertake the multilateral production of

television and media coverage for the FIVB competitions, including all
games and other official events, in particular in order to promote the FIVB
competitions and the participation of the relevant National Federations or
Clubs. In order to fulfil this role, Host Broadcaster (“HB”) will film and
produce a wide range of materials for FIVB’s own use and also for the
production of material for distribution by FIVB TV Coordination Agency on
a worldwide basis to the official broadcast partners and other FIVB-
appointed media outlets for the overall benefit, coverage and promotion
of the FIVB competitions.

76.1.2 Each National Federation or Club participating in an FIVB competition,

including their teams and officials (in particular their press officers), are
required to cooperate to the fullest extent possible to facilitate the
operations of HB and FIVB TV Coordination Agency, including in respect
of access to and the obtaining of consents from players, coaches and
other team officials for the purposes of interviews, in order to best promote
the FIVB competition as a whole. All access and clearances afforded to
HB and FIVB TV Coordination Agency must be no less favourable than
those granted to any other media organisation, including ones to whom
specific media rights have been granted by any National Federation or
Club.

76.2 VIDEO AND FILM

National Federations or Clubs participating in the FIVB competitions may be permitted
to make coaching films, which must not be used for any purposes whatsoever other
than solely for the instruction of players, referees and officials of the relevant National
Federations or Clubs. Permission to film and produce such “coaching” films must be
obtained from the FIVB in writing. Such permission sets out any relevant financial and
other conditions. Available space for filming must be submitted to FIVB at least thirty
(30) days before the start of the FIVB competition. All practical arrangements for
filming, including access, working areas, number and size of crew, type of cameras
etc., are communicated in advance by circular letter or similar means of
communication. All intellectual property rights for any material recorded for such
purposes must be assigned to FIVB in writing and, if so requested by FIVB, a copy of
all relevant materials filmed provided to FIVB within twenty-four (24) hours of such
request.

76.3 FIVB RESPONSIBILITIES

FIVB will endeavour to:

a. sign a contract with the HB which offers the best conditions regarding TV
coverage;
b. appoint a TV Agency to coordinate worldwide sales and distribution and to
produce Highlight Programs to promote Volleyball;
c. encourage the greatest possible participation on the part of television
broadcasters;
d. study and improve the preparation of press conferences and delivery of game
results to the press;
e. coordinate the production of action and scenic photographs for distribution to
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the press;
f. facilitate the positioning of photographers and TV cameras at angles near the
game action.

76.4 NATIONAL FEDERATIONS’ AND CLUBS’ DUTIES

National Federations and Clubs shall provide to the international media information,
news and access to players and officials, while protecting the game and the players.

76.5 AFTER MATCH/TOURNAMENT PRESS CONFERENCES

76.5.1 Official FIVB press conferences have to be organised in cooperation with

the FIVB Press Delegate in order to help media representatives meet their
deadlines in the countries concerned. Each official FIVB press conference
must be attended by at least the head coach of the team plus the captain
unless a specific player is requested by the media instead of the captain.

76.5.2 Access to these official press conferences must be open to all accredited
media representatives. FIVB-provided backdrops must be used at all
official press conferences. The official post-game FIVB press conference
at the competition hall must start no later than twenty (20) minutes after
the final whistle.

76.5.3 The FIVB Press Delegate, taking into consideration the interviews for the
broadcasters, decides on the order of asking questions to the players and
coaches. When no deadlines are apparent the standard order of asking
questions is losing captain, winning captain (at which point both players
leave) losing coach, winning coach. The team press officers may be asked
to provide interpretation.

76.6 MIXED ZONE

76.6.1 After the game, all players must pass through the mixed zone which is set
up between the court exit and the dressing rooms. This area – accessible
only to coaches, players and representatives of the media – is divided into
the following for media:
a. Host broadcaster;
b. TV rights holders;
c. News agencies and radio;
d. Written Press;
e. TV non-rights holders.

76.6.2 The host National Federations or Organisers ensure that the area is safe
and not accessible by the general public or any other unauthorized
people. All players of both teams are obliged to pass through the mixed
zone but they are not obliged to give interviews.

76.7 TV FLASH INTERVIEWS

76.7.1 All interview requests have to be coordinated with and approved by the
FIVB TV Coordinator. All interview locations must be pre-determined by
the FIVB TV Coordinator. All interviews are to be held with the prior
consent of the interviewees.

76.7.2 Interviews are not permitted before, during or after the game on the field
of play itself or in its immediate vicinity. However, “flash” interviews can

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take place under the provisions of the following paragraph.

76.7.3 “Flash” interviews last a maximum of ninety (90) seconds each and take
place immediately after the final whistle in an area which is pre-
determined by the FIVB TV Coordinator. Both teams must make their
head coach and at least two key players, i.e. players who had a decisive
influence on the result, available for multiple interviews.

76.8 MEDIA POSITIONING

76.8.1 The FIVB Press Delegate, assisted by both press officers of the teams,
must ensure that:
a. no media representatives are allowed on the field of play before,
during or after the game, with the exception of the approved
operations of FIVB HB;
b. non-authorized media representatives are not allowed on the
playing area. Only media representatives who have accreditation
and press delegates (or the approved operations of FIVB HB) are
allowed to carry out their work in the press tribune (that can be either
in the stand or around the court);
c. no media representatives are allowed in the dressing room area,
with the exception of flash interviews in FIVB-approved positions
and the approved operations of FIVB HB; and
d. the dressing rooms are off limits to representatives of the media
before, during and after the game with the exception of the approved
operations of FIVB HB.

76.8.2 All other Media Operations matters are referred to in these Regulations
and the Event Media Guidelines and/or Competition Handbooks.

77 REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL BROADCASTERS PROPOSED BY

ORGANISER

77.1 Any National Federation wishing to apply for a Competition must guarantee that its
country can provide a HB, technically capable of televising the event and which,
moreover, is prepared to meet the obligations laid down in these Regulations.

77.2 Any HB proposed by the candidate Federations must sign a Letter of Intent.
77.3 This Letter of Intent must be sent by the candidate Federation to the FIVB with the
official application to organise the Competition, together with the relevant
questionnaires.

77.4 The FIVB cannot award the organisation of a Competition without having received the
Letter of Intent as a sine qua non condition for the signature of a contract with the HB.
Without this prerequisite, the candidature of the Federation to organise the event in
question will not be considered.

77.5 Upon appointment of the Organiser of a Competition, a Host TV Broadcaster

Agreement with HB shall be signed (see Article 81).

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78 OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOST TV BROADCASTER

78.1 The production of the TV signal, free of charge, for all games of the Competition in
accordance with the schedule approved by the FIVB.

78.2 Cover each game by a minimum of between six and ten cameras, depending on the
Competition (with reference to the TV Production Layout/Camera Plan, the Volleyball
Television Broadcast Manual, Competition Handbooks (if any) and the Organiser
Agreement) with use of replay, slow motion and on-screen score or scoreboard views
after each point is scored.

78.3 Assure the television coverage in a number of Competition sites with the
requirements mentioned in Articles 79.2, 79.4, 79.5 and 79.6.

78.4 Assure the live broadcasting on national television of at least the following number of
games (depending on the Competition):

79.4.1 All host country games (preliminary and semi-finals);

79.4.2 Quarterfinal and semifinal games;

79.4.3 Final round games.

78.5 Use the FIVB official computer and/or timing company and grant to each of such
companies on-screen credits as per EBU regulations and the Organiser Agreement.

78.6 Produce a news feed after each produced match day to be sent out no less than
fifteen (15) minutes after the last match, for FIVB to distribute to international
broadcasters.

78.7 Provide the FIVB, within two hours of each match, with a time-coded digital BETA
CAM PAL master tape and two DVD copies at no cost. Such master recording shall
consist of the colour picture signal devoid of any commercial material, with stereo
international sound on two tracks and English commentary on the other two audio
tracks.

78.8 Provide an ENG crew for a set number of days, depending on the Competition.

78.9 Provide equipment for the FIVB commentary position (when requested by the FIVB)
on a free of charge basis.

78.10 Recognize the FIVB’s full and exclusive property of the colour television signal with
international sound which FIVB may grant to international broadcasters.

79 RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF THE HOST BROADCASTER

79.1 The exclusive right to broadcast within its territory all the matches of the competition in
its entirety, coupled with the use of the marks in connection with such broadcast.

79.2 The exclusive right to designate itself “Host Broadcaster” of the competition.

79.3 To receive a sufficient number of passes and accreditations to permit its employees to
have access to the site for the duration of the competition.

79.4 To be granted the best and exclusive space and view around the playing court for
the camera positions in accordance with the positions previously determined by the
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FIVB (see “FIVB Forms and Layouts”). International Broadcasters may be granted
secondary positions in the event for unilateral broadcasting purposes.

79.5 To determine, in conjunction with the FIVB, the RATE CARD COST of technical
facilities such as commentator positions, unilateral feeds, etc. that the international
broadcasters will be requested to pay directly to the host broadcaster.

79.6 To submit to the FIVB and the Organiser the most suitable time to schedule the
matches of the host country’s national team.

79.7 To be notified in due time of the names of FIVB Commercial Affiliates whom it will be
entitled to contact to offer broadcast advertising time for the entire competition or
during selected matches. The HB will grant the first right of refusal for this broadcast
advertising time to these Commercial Affiliates.

80 CONSIDERATION FROM HOST BROADCASTER

80.1 As full consideration for the rights and benefits granted by the FIVB to the HB, the
latter must offer to pay the FIVB/National Federation an amount to be agreed.

80.2 The total consideration is offered without any deduction whatsoever and is quoted net
of any taxes (including any withholding taxes levied in the residence country of the
host broadcaster) or other deductions required to be made, which shall be the sole
responsibility of the HB.

81 HOST TV BROADCASTER AGREEMENT

These requirements and conditions will be contained in the agreement which must be
signed by the FIVB, National Federation and the designated HB once the organising
country has been chosen by the FIVB.

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SECTION III Terms and Conditions to Bid for an

FIVB Competition

Fundamental Arrangements

82 GUARANTEES TO BE PRESENTED BY THE CANDIDATE

NATIONAL FEDERATION

The organisation and realization of an FIVB competition is not possible without the
collaboration, efficient support and direct effort of the Government and TV companies
of the interested country. Thus, before an FIVB competition is granted, the candidate
National Federation must fulfil the following requirements:

82.1 Offer the FIVB the necessary economic guarantees, with the backing of sponsors or
a governmental agreement, offering financial aid.

82.2 Present the application to hold the FIVB competition made by the official authority of
the city/cities concerned together with the National Federation which, in a separate
letter, guarantees that the competition will be organised to the satisfaction of and in
accordance with the requirements of the FIVB.

82.2.1 The National Federation and the city/cities chosen shall be jointly
responsible for all commitments entered into and shall assume complete
financial responsibility for the organisation of the competition. The FIVB
will bear no responsibility whatsoever.

82.2.2 The FIVB will conclude a written agreement with the National Federation
concerned detailing the obligations incumbent upon the city/cities and the
National Federation.

82.3 Present a document in which the Government agrees to:

82.3.1 Grant its efficient support to the realization of the competition;

82.3.2 Grant the necessary facilities for visas, customs, security, bank
transactions and exchange, communication, transport and
telecommunication and, in general, make a direct effort towards an
excellent running of the competition.

82.4 Present the FIVB with documents in which it is stated:

82.4.1 that there is at least one (1) broadcaster in the country capable of and
willing to provide a wide television coverage as per Chapter 14 of these
Regulations;

82.4.2 the declaration of the interested broadcaster (Letter of Intent) regarding

the coverage which it can or wishes to give to the event, the conditions of
which it offers in order to acquire the broadcasting rights in its territory and

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all other terms as per Chapter 14 of these Regulations.

83 FIVB POWERS AND RANGE OF COMPETENCE

83.1 The FIVB is the highest world authority in the sport of Volleyball. It represents and
defends its interests before sporting and public authorities. It disposes of the power
and the responsibility to organise and control international Volleyball competitions in
accordance with Section I of these Regulations.

83.2 Statutorily, international Volleyball competitions (with the exception of the Olympic
Games) are directly under the authority and are the exclusive property of the FIVB.
This property includes, without being limited thereto, all publicity rights, broadcasting by
radio or television (by cable, wire, in a paid closed circuit, etc.), photographs and video,
films, all kinds of publicity in the competition halls where competition activities take
place, the use of mascots, symbols, emblems, slogans, badges and, in general, all
commercial and marketing rights inherent to the competition in question, currently
existing or created in the future (see also Chapter 14).

83.3 The FIVB Board of Administration delegates its powers of administration,

management and organisation to the FIVB Executive Committee in the highest
instance and to the competent Commission in the second instance.

83.4 The FIVB Executive Committee designates a General Coordinator from among
the members of the Board of Administration to follow the preparation of the competition
and also delegates the necessary powers to the NF chosen to organise the FIVB
competition.

83.5 The FIVB Executive Committee designates two technical and one administrative
delegate as experts to carry out a professional verification and inspection visits in the
host country. (See Article 11 and Article 51 of these Regulations).

84 POWERS OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION

84.1 The National Federation and its Organising Committee (OC) are the only bodies
recognized by the FIVB as competent to negotiate all problems or matters regarding
the competition assigned to them. Thus, the OC must be composed of
representatives of the said National Federation, Government authorities, local
personalities and experts, in order to guarantee that it will assume the responsibility
and have the necessary control for the smooth running of the competition.

84.2 The National Federation is responsible to the FIVB Executive Committee and the
Board of Administration. Thus, together with its OC, it remains under the control
of the Executive Committee, whose powers authorize it ultimately to take final
decisions in all sectors.

84.3 The National Federation and the Mayor of the City where each venue is located
must agree the degree of their respective involvement amongst themselves, but the
city must include the event in its monthly list of official events and publicize it in all its
tourist publications and public places.

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85 DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION AND ORGANISING

COMMITTEE CONCERNING FIVB RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS

85.1 Fulfil all obligations and responsibilities established for the organisers in Section I
and strictly follow the guidelines of Section II of these Regulations.

85.2 Accept that, if chosen by the FIVB as organiser of the competition requested, they
have the responsibility for the protection and respect of all rights that are the
exclusive property of the FIVB, excluding all possibility of another body or third
persons being able to make a contract, on their own, regarding the competition,
without the previous consent or written agreement by the FIVB to an exception.

85.3 Determine the dates and schedules for the competition, in agreement with the FIVB,
which will select the option permitting an optimum income, spectator attendance and
television broadcasting on the one hand, and the best physical condition of the
athletes on the other.

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Competition Arrangements

86 PARTICIPANTS AND DURATION

86.1 The number of participating teams is established by the Specific Competition

Regulations.

86.2 The longest competition will last no more than twenty (20) days, from the arrival
to the departure of the teams.

86.3 No more than hundred and ten (110) matches will be played in the longest competition.

86.4 Unless otherwise approved by the FIVB Executive Committee, no more than three (3)
matches per day per venue shall be scheduled.

87 PROPOSED CITIES

87.1 The competition must ideally be played in only two (2) cities, but a maximum of six (6)
may be accepted. The final number of competition cities will depend on the
competition formula.

87.2 One (1) of the cities will be proposed as principal site to host the opening and closing
ceremonies and matches from all phases of the competition, including the finals.
This city must have at least one (1) international airport.

87.3 The proposed sites must have an international airport permitting the landing of long
haul aircrafts or, alternatively, must be at a distance attainable by bus or train that is
not more than three (3) hours from the venues.

87.4 Every city must dispose of sufficient courts for the training of teams.

88 COMPETITION HALLS

88.1 For Senior World Championships, the principal city must have a 15,000 (fifteen
thousand) seat competition hall, unless otherwise decided by FIVB.

88.2 The other cities proposed must offer at least one (1) competition hall with seating for
at least 5,000 (five thousand) spectators.

88.3 At least two (2) competition halls are necessary, one (1) of them being the principal
hall with seating for 15,000 spectators and the other with a minimum of 5,000 seats
(for two (2) pools in each hall).

88.4 Candidates for the organisation of the Under Age World Championships must
provide one competition venue with seating for at least 2,500 spectators.

88.5 The needs of the broadcasting media must be satisfied.

88.6 Should construction or repair of a hall be projected, the OC must present detailed
plans and give guarantees regarding finances.

88.7 Competition halls must fulfil technical requirements and satisfy the needs for areas
determined in Section I.
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89 BOARD AND LODGING

89.1 HOTELS

Lodging must be offered in first-class hotels. The FIVB will decide on the basis of
proposals presented by the OC or directly by the hotels.

89.1.1 Each team is composed of seventeen (17) to twenty (20) persons (see
Article 4.5), including one journalist (a part from under-age events). All
teams will be lodged in the same hotel or in various hotels, all of the same
category, reserving four (4) single rooms and seven (7) to eight (8) twin
rooms for each delegation.

The Organiser to provide the reservation of a minimum of two meeting

rooms per six (6) participating teams which every team can use at least
once a day for one and a half hours. If the team wants to use the room
for a longer period of time than this, it shall have the obligation to make
the necessary arrangements on its own, respecting the rights of other
participating teams.

89.1.2 The Control Committee members and FIVB officials will be lodged in
single rooms in a first-class hotel. They should all be provided with free
internet access in the hotel.

89.1.3 Whenever possible, the referees and the invited journalists will be lodged
in single rooms in the official hotel which provides facilities for exercise
and leisure. The hotel where invited journalists are hosted shall have
internet connections available.

89.1.4 Beds should have a length of 2.20 metres.

89.2 FOOD

89.2.1 Quantity and quality sufficient for athletes must be guaranteed, according
to the recommendations of the FIVB Medical Commission.

89.2.2 Menus must combine calorific necessities with the regional tastes of
participants.

89.2.3 Athletes will be guaranteed three (3) basic meals a day, plus a snack
meal.

89.3 COST

89.3.1 For Under Age Competitions, the OC bears all expenses for the board
and lodging of participants.

89.3.2 For Senior World Championships, the splitting of cost is subject to the
terms agreed between the FIVB and the OC.

90 LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

The OC bears all local transportation expenses in accordance with the plans
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submitted to the FIVB for approval as follows:

90.1 TEAMS

90.1.1 Each Team will dispose of a bus and a car. The time taken between the
team hotel and the competition and training halls must be no more than
thirty (30) minutes.

90.1.2 Teams may travel between sites by bus or train, for a maximum duration
of three hours.

90.1.3 Longer journeys require a regular commercial or charter flight (seats must
be reserved with a guarantee of absolute priority). The organiser and its
official travel agency must arrange for the coordination and transportation
of team luggage when transferring between cities from team hotel to team
hotel.

90.2 FIVB OFFICIALS CARS / MINIBUSES

90.2.1 President: 1st class vehicle with driver.

90.2.2 Control Committee members: Four (4) 1st class vehicles with driver.

90.2.3 Technical delegates: Two (2) 2nd class vehicles with driver.

90.3 REFEREES

90.3.1 International Referees in service: One (1) 2nd class vehicle with driver
(permanent circuit service)

90.3.2 Referees not in service, line judges and Scorers: Two (2) minibuses
(permanent circuit service)

90.3.3 In the case of transportation to secondary sites, the same conditions as

those for the teams apply.

90.4 ACCREDITED JOURNALISTS

90.4.1 Public transportation service should be available from the venue to the
journalists’ hotel. The press staff shall inform all the journalists in advance
by email and on site about fares and timetable. If no public transportation
is available, the organisers shall set up a shuttle service arriving at least
1 hour before the first match and leaving the venue 2 hours after the last
match (if there is a Press Centre, it will be included).

90.4.2 A reasonable number of minibuses with drivers will be used to cover the
permanent circuit service.

91 PRE-COMPETITION MATCHES

Training matches between two teams qualified for any FIVB competition can be held
before the opening of the World Championships, without exploitation of commercial
and TV rights.

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Financial Arrangements

92 INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES

The infrastructure expenses of the organisation must be met by the organising country
and are not the responsibility of the FIVB or of the Common Financial Fund. The
National Federation shall cooperate in this respect with the local government.
These expenses include:
The renovation, extension and building of competition halls;
The use or reconditioning of the required telecommunication centre;
The installations for the mass media;
The necessary measures for the local transport of participants;
The reconditioning of hotels;
The necessary measures to facilitate national and international communication by
internet and telephone.

93 DIRECT EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION AND

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

93.1 Local transportation to and from the international airport determined by the
OC and transportation as established under Article 91.

93.1.1 Organisers shall be financially and logistically responsible for the hospitality
of teams eliminated from the competition where travel delays occur with international
connections within the host country. The organisers are responsible for arranging and
bear accommodation for the teams until the teams are able to leave by plane. The
organisers are responsible for unforeseen cases.

93.1.2 The organisers shall also be responsible for arranging the 1st possible flight
connection for teams.

93.2 Suitable arrangement and decoration of the competition halls as per the
templates provided in the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines, including a floor
covering which will give an excellent impression on television, in conformity with
Section I.

93.3 Acquisition of the official material and equipment selected by the FIVB in
accordance with Articles 15.3 and 15.4 of these Regulations.

93.4 The travel and accommodation expenses of the FIVB President and his/her
spouse when he/she attends a competition.

93.5 International travel expenses once a year for the four ( 4 ) delegates
conducting an inspection visit.

93.6 Living expenses and local transport for the FIVB technical delegates when
on an inspection visit during the preparation period of the competition.

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refereeing officials, official ceremonies and press conferences during the competition,
other than those mentioned under Article 93.
93.8 In Senior World Championships, the costs of board and lodging of the
teams, referees, Control Committee members, FIVB officials, guests and invited
journalists shall be split subject to terms agreed upon by the organiser and the FIVB.
In other FIVB competitions, the organiser is responsible for 100% of these costs.

93.9 Production costs of the official program, posters, gate tickets and
panels for publicity.

93.10 Per diem for referees and Control Committee members, according to
the FIVB Financial Regulations.

93.11 Medical expenses for first-aid and anti-doping according to these Event
Regulations.

93.12 Publicity for the event on a national scale.

94 DIRECT INCOME FOR THE NATIONAL FEDERATION AND

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

94.1 100% of the retail on site of Competition merchandise as per Section II

of these Regulations.

94.2 100% of the sale of entry tickets and of the official competition program.

94.3 100% of private and governmental contributions and subsidies.

94.4 100% of the entry fee, which amounts to USD 1,000 (one thousand US
Dollars) per team.

95 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
To be included in Specific Competition Regulations.

95.1 THE EXPENSES COVERED BY THE ORGANISER

All necessary insurance covering risks as organiser including but not limited to liability,
invalidity, death and medical insurance, based on independent professional advice
received for insurance needs within the host country.

95.2 EACH PARTICIPATING DELEGATION

All necessary insurance covering risks as a participating team delegation including

travel, medical, accident and liability insurance, based on independent professional
advice received for insurance needs for the participation team delegation.

95.3 THE FIVB

Insurance coverage for FIVB Officials and International Referees for travel, illness
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and accident insurance.

Marketing, Commercial and Television

96 MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS

For Marketing and Commercial matters, please refer to Articles 68 to 83 of these
Regulations.

97 TELEVISION MATTERS
For Television matters, please refer to Articles 84 to 89 of these Regulations.

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Bidding Process

98 BIDDING DOCUMENT

98.1 The National Federation or third party organisation interested in participating in the
bidding process for the organisation of an FIVB competition must submit the Bidding
Document provided by the FIVB signed by a duly authorised representative without
any changes made thereto. By doing so, a bidder commits itself to adhere to all the
clauses of Sections I (General Regulations for International Competitions) and III
(Terms and Conditions to bid for an FIVB Competition) and to organise the event in
accordance with Section II (Organiser’s manual) of these Regulations.

98.2 Letters of agreement from the main authority of each city proposed to host part of the
event, in which all guarantees for ceremonies and local support are given, must be
enclosed with the Bidding Document unless otherwise specified by the FIVB.

98.3 The FIVB may request any additional documentation or seek clarifications be
submitted with its Bidding Document as it deems necessary. The FIVB can make
these documentations requests to a single bidder or multiple bidders in its sole
discretion.

98.3.1 Questionnaire on Cities and Letter of Guarantee- An event organiser must submit a
duly filled out questionnaire on the city’s infrastructure, communications, sports halls,
and hotels, signed by the city’s sports authority and the National Federation (O-12
Form) as part of its organisation of an FIVB competition.

98.3.2 Questionnaire on Competition/Training Halls/Hotels- Each competition hall proposed

to host the matches must be described providing the information required by the FIVB
regarding its standards. The same applies regarding the proposed hotels. An event
organiser must submit the O-13, O-14 and O-15 Forms, which describe the
competition halls, training halls and hotels respectively to be used, as part of its
organisation of an FIVB competition.

98.3.3 The FIVB, in its sole discretion, can determine whether it requires these documents
to be submitted as part of a bid or at a date after the acceptance of a bid.

98.4 The FIVB, in its sole discretion, may decide to amend the process and any deadlines
or reject all Bids and terminate the bidding process at any time up to the selection of
an Organiser.

98.5 The FIVB may open a bidding process for one or multiple editions of an FIVB
competition.

99 GENERAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO A BIDDING PROCESS

99.1 In the event that the FIVB decides to apply an official bidding process for one or more
competitions, such process shall follow the minimum requirements set out in this
Article.

99.2 The FIVB shall issue a Bidding Document stipulating the main parameters for the
organisation of the competition and the details of the bidding process. The Bidding
Document shall be made available to any interested party.

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99.3 The FIVB shall publicly invite organisers to submit their Bidding Document within a time
limit of no less than two (2) weeks starting from the public invitation for bids.

99.4 The FIVB President shall appoint an Evaluation Team, consisting of the FIVB General
Director or FIVB Secretary General, the competent FIVB Sports Events Director, and
at least three (3) other members of the FIVB administration. The Evaluation Team
shall study the candidatures and submit an evaluation report to the FIVB President.
The members shall carry out their missions under a duty of confidentiality and shall
not have any potential or actual conflicts of interest with any of the bidders.

99.5 Bidders and/or their agents shall not contact any member of the FIVB, including its
staff and elected officials or representatives with respect to its bid, other than a
representative designated by the FIVB to answer questions regarding the bidding
process, at any time between the start of the time limit for public invitation of bids and
the selection of the Organiser.

99.6 Following the expiry of the time limit for applications, a member of the Evaluation
Team may visit the country of each of the candidate Organisers for a duration of
between three (3) and five (5) days (the duration depends on the number of
proposed venues). There will be only one visit per each bid country.

99.7 The Evaluation Team may invite the bidders to make a presentation of their
candidature (oral presentation supported by printed material, projected slides and
video) during its meeting and prior to the start of the voting process.

99.8 In the event of a bid by a third party organisation, the FIVB Evaluation Team may
contact the National Federation in which said third party organisation wishes to host
the FIVB competition and disclose the names and certain conditions of the bid (but
not the value) in order to obtain the National Federation’s assessment of the third
party organisation.

99.9 The selection of the Organiser shall be made by the FIVB President and shall be
ratified by the FIVB Board of Administration.

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SECTION IV Final Provisions

Miscellaneous

100 ENTRY INTO FORCE

100.1 These Regulations were approved by the FIVB Board of Administration on 23 June
2023 and shall enter into force on 23 June 2023.

100.2 These Regulations supersede all previous versions of the FIVB Event Regulations
and amendments thereto, which are hereby cancelled.

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ANNEXES
to the FIVB Event Regulations

ANNEX A

VOLLEYBALL SPORTS MATERIAL, TEAM EQUIPMENT & ADVERTISING GUIDELINES

A.1 VOLLEYBALL SPORTS MATERIAL

“Sports Material” means articles necessary for the practice of Volleyball that are not deemed to be
personal items. “Homologated Sports Material” means sports material declared by the FIVB as being in
accordance with the Official Volleyball Rules and with FIVB international standards.

The use of Homologated Sports Material is mandatory for all FIVB, World and Official Competitions, as
well as National or League Championships. In the event that the FIVB as designated an FIVB Exclusive
Supplier for a product category, the product of the FIVB Exclusive Supplier shall be used in FIVB
Competitions to the exclusion of any other Homologated Sports Material.

The list of FIVB Homologated Sports Material & Equipment (as amended from time to time) is available on
the FIVB website using: http://www.fivb.org/EN/FIVB/FIVB_Homologated_Equipment_19052017.pdf.

Note: For FIVB and World Competitions, ball trolleys, ball bags or related ball equipment must not
display any advertising deemed by the FIVB to be in conflict with FIVB Exclusive Suppliers.

A.2 HOMOLOGATED UNIFORMS

Only uniforms homologated by the FIVB are authorized in FIVB, World and Official Competitions.

The list of FIVB Homologated Sports Material & Equipment (as amended from time to time) is available
on the FIVB website using: http://www.fivb.org/EN/FIVB/FIVB_Homologated_Equipment_19052017.pdf.

Note: The logo of the manufacturer must be clearly visible on the uniform and must be in accordance with
the uniform standards and size specifications that follow.

A.3 STANDARDS FOR TEAM EQUIPMENT

Team Equipment incorporates the following:

- Player Equipment (see A.3.1)
- Team Official Equipment (see A.3.2)
- Team Equipment Accessories (see A.3.3)

A.3.1 PLAYER EQUIPMENT

Player Equipment consists of uniform jersey (shirt)), uniform shorts, uniform socks, shoes and training suit.
Uniform jersey (shirt)), uniform shorts, uniform socks and training suit must be the same for the whole
team; in addition, the Libero must have two sets of each uniform. Player equipment accessories consist of
knee-guards, ankle supports and elbow protections. Each of this equipment (except jersey and shorts) can
be from different manufacturers, bear different colours and designs.

Players’ uniforms must be in conformity with Section I, Chapter 1 of the FIVB Event Regulations and the
present Annex. Only FIVB homologated uniforms and shoes may be used. All letters and numbers (country
name, country code, player’s registered jersey name and player’s number from 1 to 99) on the player
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uniforms and warming up suits must be Latin characters and must be in contrasting colours to the part of
the uniform and/or warming up suit where they are placed.

The following are standards for player equipment:

A.3.1.1 UNIFORM JERSEY (SHIRT)

A.3.1.1.1 Uniform Jersey Model

The uniform jersey should have an athletic look. All players of the same team, except for the Libero,
must wear the same colour and design. The Libero uniform must have a different, contrasting colour
(the same colour for jersey and short) and must be numbered like the rest of the team. The same
requirements apply to the jack/bib for the re-designated Libero.

a) Sleeves: Athletic type sleeveless or short sleeves allowed. Long sleeves below elbow length are
not allowed.
b) Collar: Collar required.
c) Body fit: Jerseys must not be loose or baggy and should follow the bodyline.

A.3.1.1.2 Printed Information on the uniform Jersey (see also Diagrams 1 & 2 on pages 117-118 and
118-120)

a) Front number 15 cm high and no less than 2 cm wide stripe (acantered).

b) No numbers on the sleeves.
c) Homologated mrmanufacturer’s logo: maximum 30 cm2 on the front right-handside (logo to fit within
a rectangle 6 cm long and 5 cm high).
d) Country flag and country name: min. 36 cm2 and max 40 cm2 on the front upper left side. Only the
ccountry name or the officialccountry code (3 letters) must be at the bottom of the fflag. The size of
the three (3) lcletter country code or the country name must be clearly visible and sized to the length
of the ccountry flag.
e) Back number 20 cm high and no less than 2 cm wide strip (acantered below the player’s registered
jersey name).
Letters for the player’s registered jersey name (as per O-2 Form, i.e. family name or usual nick name)
on the back of playing uniforms above thenumber:Women
Under ten (10) letters, 6 cm high, no less than 1cm wide stripe; ten (10) letters and over, 4cm high,
no less than 0.5 cm wide stripeMen
f) Under twelve (12) letters, 6 cm high, no less than 1 cm wide stripe; twelve (12) letters and over, 4
cm high, no less than 0.5 cm wide stripeThe dimension of the captain’s bar: height – 2 cm and width
– the same as the front number, but no less than 8 cm. The captain’s bar must be located, acantered
under thenumber on the front of the jersey.

A.3.1.2 UNIFORM SHORTS

A.3.1.2.1 Uniform Shorts Model

The uniform sshorts should have an athletic look for both men and women. All players of the same team
must wear the same colour and style, except for the Libero who must wear shorts of a contrasting colour to
the rest of the team.

Men
a) Waist and length must not be loose or baggy. The inseammustnot exceed 10 cm.
Women
a) To fit the bodyline, tight in waist and length. Inseam of maximum 5 cm or cut in an upward angle
towards the top of the leg.
b) Women are allowed to use a one piece uniform if the standards for jersey and shorts are met.

A.3.1.2.2 Printed Information on the Uniform SShorts (see also Diagrams 1 & 2 on pages 117-118
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a) Number of 4 – 6 cm high and minimum 1cm wide stripe on the right side leg of the shorts.
b) Homologated mrmanufacturer’s logo: maximum 30 cm2 on the front left side (logo to fit within a
rectangle 6 cm long and 5 cm high).
c) National Federation’s sponsor’s logo above the manufacturer’s logo: maximum 30cm2 on the left
side (logo to fit within a rectangle 6 cm long and 5 cm high).

The Homologated manufacturer’s logo and of the National Federation’s sponsor’s logo must be identical in
size.

A.3.1.3 UNIFORM SOCKS

Socks must be uniform in colour and the same length of socks for the entire team.

A.3.1.4 SHOES

For FIVB, World and Official Competitions, players must wear shoes from a FIVB homologated
manufacturer. Shoes and trademarks may differ in design. Basic colours should be similar. Players cannot
choose to wear shoes which have marking soles. No taping, stickers, etc. on shoes will be allowed.

A.3.1.5 TRAINING SUITS

Where training suits are worn in the warm up courts or in the competition control area, they must be of the
same colour and style for the entire team and when worn by team officials. Information placed on the
warming up suit must conform to the following requirements:

A.3.1.5.1 Training Suit Jacket

a) Homologated manufacturer’s logo: maximum 30 cm2 on the front right side (logo to fit within a
rectangle 6 cm long and 5 cm high)
b) Country flag and country name: min. 36 cm2 and max. 40 cm2 on the front upper left side. Only the
country name or the official country code (three [3] letters) must be at the bottom of the flag. The
size of the three (3) letter country code or the country name must be clearly visible and sized to the
length of the country flag.
c) The cncountry name is to be displayed on the back of the warming up suit jacket (acantered in the
middle of the jacket).
d) The player’s registered jersey name (to be placed above the ccountry name as with the jersey) may
also be displayed on the back of the warming up suitjacket (recommended for senior FIVB and World
Competitions), please see the above point (A.3.1.1.2 f) for letter size specifications.

A.3.1.5.2 Training Suit Pants

Homologated manufacturer’s logo: maximum 30 cm2 on the front left side (logo to fit within a rectangle 6 cm
long and 5 cm high).

Note: Players must wear their playing uniform for warm up on the competition court and no other jerseys are
allowed.

A.3.1.6 SPECIAL UNIFORMS

A player maywear a special uniform as shown in diagram 4 – (available soon). No variations to the uniform
shown in the diagram will be allowed.

A.3.1.7 PLAYER ACCESSORIES

Any accessories used by players during competition (e.g. knee protectors (knee pads), elbow protectors
(elbow pads), player hand towels, head bands, wrist bands etc.) cannot display any advertising. Any
manufacturer’s logo displayed on these accessories cannot be greater than 6 cm2.

Undergarments must not be visible under the uniform (shorts or jersey) and in any event must be of the
same colour with the uniformuniform.

Compression pads areare approved, but are required to be of the same colour design as the uniform. No
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padding is allowed in the forearm compression pads, as it provides advantages to the players’
performances. Neutral colours, black or white are acceptable. Teams using compression pads must be
uniform in colour /design for all players.

A.3.2 TEAM OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT

Teams taking part in FIVB, World and Official competitions are composed of a maximum of eighteen (18)
to twenty (20) members (see Article 4.5.1 of these Regulations and Article 4.1.1 of the Rules of the Game).

Team Official Equipment includes training suit and polo shirt or dress jacket, collared dress shirt, tie and
formal slacks.

The officials on the bench (maximum five, as approved in the Preliminary Inquiry, see Article 4.9.8 of these
Regulations) must conform to either of the following dress code options:
a) all to wear their official training suit and polo shirt of the same colour and style, or
b) all to wear dress jacket, collared dress shirt, tie and formal slacks of the same colour and style.

Any officials wearing dress jacket, collared dress shirt, tie and formal slacks will not be allowed on the
playing court during the warm up.

Officials on the bench must be consistently dressed (i.e. all to wear jackets or all to wear no jackets; e.g. if
the head coach takes off his dress jacket or warming up suit jacket, all other officials must take off their
dress jackets or warming up suit jackets at the same time).
The following standards apply for team official equipment:

A.3.2.1 TRAINING SUITS

Training suits worn by team officials in the warm up courts or in the competition control area, must be of the
same colour and style as worn by the entire team and must comply to the specifications previously defined
in section A.3.1.5. Polo shirts will be worn with warming up suits.

If the officials use training suit and polo shirt, the same rules regarding advertising as for players’ uniforms
must apply. This includes the number of sponsors, which must be the same sponsors with the ones on the
players’ uniforms.

A.3.2.2 POLO SHIRTS

a) Polo shirts (including a collar) worn in conjunction with the warming up suit must comply with the
following Printed Information on the Polo Shirt:Homologated manufacturer’s logo: maximum 30 cm2
on the front right side (logo to fit within a rectangle 6 cm long and 5 cm high).
b) The country name is to be displayed on the back of the polo shirt (cantered in the middle) consistent
with the warming up suit jacket.
c) For senior FIVB and World Competitions, the official’s family name or usual nick name (as per O-2
Form) is recommended to be placed on the back of the polo shirt. Please see refer to the above
point (A.1.1.2 f) for letter size specifications.

A.3.2.3 DRESS JACKET, COLLARED DRESS SHIRT, TIE & FORMAL SLACKS

The dress jacket,collared dress shirt, tie and formal slacks worn by tteam officials must be of the same
colour and style. Long or short sleeve shirts with collar may be worn.

A.3.3 TEAM EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES

Team equipment accessories include player sports bags, trainer’s bag, medical doctor’s bag, laptop
computer and coach clipboard. Other accessories may be added to the definition of team equipment
accessories by the FIVB in the future.

On team equipment accessories, any manufacturer’s logo cannot exceed 10% of the surface area and
shall not be greater than 60 cm2.A.4 ADVERTISING GUIDELINES

The regulations relating to advertising on team uniforms can be found in Section I, Chapter 6 of these
Regulations.

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A.4.1 TEAM EQUIPMENT

When taking part in a competition, team members must not carry any advertising material on their team
equipment unless previously approved by the FIVB. Please refer to the Specific Competition Regulations of
the competition to determine whether advertising on team equipment is allowed (for the Olympic Games,
no advertising is allowed; all other FIVB requirements for uniforms are applicable).

If advertising is allowed there may be special considerations to be taken into account over and above the
points below which will be defined in the Specific Competition Regulations.

A team may have up to three (3) sponsors during a given event. Team members must not display any
advertising logo other than the name(s) of the one (1)/two (2)/three (3) sponsor(s) logo that has been
registered by the National Federation and approved by the FIVB on all team equipment. A team must
display the same advertising on team equipmentequipment.

The size of the advertising must not exceed 300 cm2 in one block on the front of the jersey and 50 cm2 on
each jersey sleeve. In the case of a sleeveless jersey the advertising can either be placed on the shoulder
or on the collar but limited to the max size 50 cm2.

The team may decide to distribute the advertising space on its uniform to its three (3) sponsors as follows
(see also diagrams 1a&1b, 2a&2b, 3a&3b):

Option A: Major sponsor in the block on the front of the shirt and a mminor sponsor in the two (2)
blocks on the sleeves. Only in the case of the Libero uniform the advertisements may
be inverted so the team’s mmajor sponsor logo 300cm2 may be replaced with the team’s
mminor sponsor logo 50cm2 and vice versa.

Option B: Major sponsor in the block on the front of the shirt and in one (1) of the two (2) blocks on
the sleeves. Minor sponsor only in one (1) of the two (2) blocks on the sleeves.

For options A and B, the advertising block on the front of the jersey may be either below the number or
above, in the latter case with the placement of a longer, thinner advertising.

Option C: Two (2) sponsors with equal exposure, 150 cm2 each in the block on the front of the
shirt (which must remain as one square block) and each of them a 50 cm2 blockthe
sleeves.

Apart from the advertising, the logo of the manufacturer of the homologated uniform must be displayed on
the uniform jersey and shorts in accordance with specifications previously defined. The remaining National
Federation’s sponsor’s logo (if any) must be displayed on the short above the manufacturer’s logo and be
in compliance with the requirements of Article A.3.1.2.2(b) of these Regulations.
A.4.2 TEAM EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES

Team equipment accessories include player sports bags, trainer’s bag, medical doctor’s bag, laptop
computer and coach clipboard. Other accessories may be added to the definition of team equipment
accessories by the FIVB in the future.

Team equipment accessoriesmay display advertising only if and when the FIVB has delivered
theAdvertising Approval Certificate to theNational Federation of the team. The authorization is given to the
approved sponsor. The entire team must display the same advertising on team equipment accessories;
however, advertising is optional, i.e. advertising does not need to be displayed on all accessories defined
above.

On team equipment accessories, any manufacturer’s logo cannot exceed 10% of the surface area and
shall not be greater than 60 cm2 and any approved advertising cannot exceed 30% of the total surface
area and shall not be greater than 180 cm2. (Please note that advertising on team equipment accessories
is not allowed for Olympic Games competition).

Towels and water bottles are defined as organiser’s sports materials and do not come under the definition
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be allowed in the competition/control area with prior approval of the FIVB.

A.4.3 TEAM OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT

Where the team has received an Advertising Approval Certificate, the team officials may also display
advertising. The name or logo of the sponsor may appear on the back of the polo shirt and on the front or
the back of the warming up suit. The size of the advertising must not exceed 300cm2 and must be
identical to the advertising on the player’s uniform jersey. On the polo shirt and the warming up suit, all
team officials must display the same manufacturer’s logo (as per specifications previously defined) and the
advertising must be in the described area of the uniform.

A.4.4 RESTRICTED ADVERTISING

Please note that the following advertising is restricted for all FIVB and World Competitions:
a) Strong Alcohol, Pornography and Tobacco and Betting during Boys’ (U19) and Girls’ (U18)
competitions;
b) Products which may be harmful to health;
a. Advertising which could be prejudicial to any ethnic, religious or political group; and
c) Any sponsors who are deemed by the FIVB as being competitors to FIVB Exclusive Suppliers.

A.4.5 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION OF TEAM ADVERTISING

In order to register advertising for FIVB and World Competitions, the National Federation must forward the
appropriate application form for the specific competition available from the FIVB Volleyball Events
Department. One sample of the uniform displaying the advertising must accompany the application form.

In order to register advertising for other FIVB Official Competitions, the National Federation must forward the
appropriate application form for the specific competition to the respective Continental Confederation or
responsible authority of the competition as per Section II of the FIVB Event Regulations. One (1) sample of
the uniform displaying the advertising must accompany the application form.

A team may have several sponsors (in any given match the team must only display the advertising for one
(1) sponsor) and must receive an Advertising Approval Certificate for each sponsor. A separate application
form and sample uniform is required for each sponsor.

If approved, an Advertising Approval Certificate and an invoice for the advertising fee as determined by the
FIVB will be issued by the FIVB to the National Federation. The Advertising Approval Certificate (along
with the captain’s uniform, warming up suit and team equipment accessories displaying advertising) must
be presented by the Team Manager at the Preliminary Inquiry of the competition.

A.4.6 ORGANISER SPORTS MATERIALS & COURT STAFF UNIFORMS

The organiser must seek FIVB approval for advertising on sports materials and court staff uniforms for
FIVB and World Competitions. No advertising can be displayed on sports materials and court staff uniforms
in these competitions unless FIVB written approval has been received.

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Appendix A

Men’s Uniforms- Diagram 1a & 1b

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Appendix A

Men’s Uniforms - Diagram 2a & 2b

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Appendix A

Men’s Uniforms - Diagram 3a & 3b

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Appendix A

Women’s Uniforms - Diagram 1a & 2b

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Appendix A

Women’s Uniforms - Diagram 2a & 2b

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Appendix A

Women’s Uniforms - Diagram 3a & 3b

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ANNEX B
OC PRESS OFFICER DUTIES

The OC Press Officer’s duties include:

B.1 Properly promoting the event to the press, ensuring the correct press infrastructure is installed
and effectively managing all on-site media activities.

B.2 Preparing accreditation forms and implementing accreditation in collaboration with the FIVB
Press Department.

B.3 Verifying accommodation and transportation for accredited press (if required).

B.4 Recruiting, training and managing press staff and volunteers including a photo manager who can
control the movement and access of photographers and flash quote reporters.

B.5 Appointing and briefing an official press writer (English mother tongue professional journalist).

B.6 At least five (5) weeks before the start of the competition, submitting the following contact
information to the FIVB Press Department ([email protected]) for publishing on the FIVB website
– Name of Press Officer and his/her email and mobile phone number, telephone and fax numbers
in the press working room.

B.7 Overseeing the creation and successful running of the:

- Press Working Room

- Press Tribune
- Mixed Zone
- Press Conferences
- Photographer positions

B.8 Jointly with the VIS Staff and FIVB Press Delegate, verifying the accuracy of statistical data and
transmitting it to the press and TV networks.

B.9 Ensuring that the Press Writer supplies cohesive Match Descriptions and Press Conference
Reports to the VIS. The Match Description is to be written by a native-level English (writing)
sports journalist in accordance with the terms mentioned in the section “Press Writer”.

B.10 Preparing a final report on press operations after the tournament, including a detailed list of
accredited press.

B.11 Hiring a professional national clipping service to deliver a compilation of all national and
international press clippings daily to the FIVB Press Delegate and the VIP room.

B.12 Compile daily bulletin and ensure efficient distribution.

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ANNEX C

MATCH DESCRIPTION AND PRESS CONFERENCE GUIDELINES

C.1 As soon as possible after the match is over, the Press Writer must upload the Match Description to
the FIVB website.

C.2 The Match Description must:

• have a simple news-style headline in the present tense;

• be two hundred (200) to three hundred (300) words in length;

• must have up to three (3) short lead paragraphs explaining who won and lost and what
happened overall during the match, following an English-language “inverse pyramid”
style of journalism where the most important information is summarized at the beginning
of the story;

• be spell-checked (English U.K.) before being uploaded; and

• be written in U.K. style (e.g. Brazil win, Tunisia are, Serbia down, etc.).

C.3 Example from previous FIVB tournaments of how to write the beginning two to three paragraphs
of a Match Description:

“Brazil crush Japan in straight sets

Tokyo, Japan, August 12, 2007 - World No. 2 Brazil extended their winning streak against sixth-
ranked Japan to 19 games by beating the home team 3-0 in the FIVB World Grand Prix at
Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.

Undefeated against Japan since November 2001, Brazil maintained their dominance with a
performance of power and precision to win 25-15, 25-19, 25-13 in front of a 10,000 capacity
crowd.

The victory improved Brazil’s win-loss record to 6-0 in the Grand Prix qualifying round while
dropping Japan to 3-3 with three games remaining in which to book a place in the six-team final
round in China from August 22-26.”

C.4 Important Match Description procedures to follow:

a) Headline format

Use a short and simple headline explaining who won, using a verb in the present tense,
e.g. Brazil crush …, Guidara guides …, Spain get off mark …

b) Dateline format

Please note and follow the format for the dateline at the beginning of the Match
Description: Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2007 - (city, country, month-date, year, dash).

c) Essential information within the first three paragraphs:

• The name of the team that won the match (this has to be made clear in the first
paragraph) and in how many sets (e.g. straight sets/3-0, four sets/3-1, five sets/3-
2);

• The name of the team that lost the match;

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• The complete final score (e.g. 25-16, 25-19, 25-18);

• The day the match took place (e.g. Saturday);

• The full title of the competition (e.g. the FIVB World Grand Prix);

• The win-loss record (for the winners at least) as a result of the match (e.g. The
victory improved Brazil’s win-loss record to 6-0), if applicable.

d) Extra information needed:

The Press Writer also should include as much of the following as possible, either following
the opening paragraphs or in the opening paragraphs if considered newsworthy enough:

• Were there any great performances by any of the players? (Exceptional serving?
Exceptional blocking? Clever setting, etc.?)

• Best Scorer?

• Most Valuable Player?

• Name of the arena (e.g. … at Ariake Coliseum)?

• When did the winning team start to take control?

• Why did the winning team start to take control?

• Did the winning team come from behind?

• Were they always in the lead?

• Were there a lot of fans?

• What was the atmosphere like?

• Which team do the winners play next?

• Which team do the losers play next?

• Teams’ world rankings?

e) Players’ names

In the Match Description, as a general rule, players’ names should be written in full on first
reference and then written with the family name from the second reference onwards.

When a player uses their popular name/shirt name and is sufficiently well known (e.g.
Brazilian players like Giba), then the popular name/shirt name can be used from first
reference.

The other option is to include the full name on first reference with the popular name/shirt
name in brackets and on second reference use the popular name/shirt name (e.g. Egypt’s
Hamdy Awad (Elsafi) scored 10 points. Elsafi played an excellent game.).

C.5 As soon as possible after the official Press Conference is over, the Press Writer must upload
comments onto the FIVB website. The Press Writer should strictly observe the following format
for the text when doing so:

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Example

(SIMPLE NEWS-STYLE HEADLINE)

Setter Takeshita brought team together, says Japan coach

(COMMENTS: Divided by team, using full names of coaches and players, no quote marks are
needed)

Japan coach Shoichi Yanagimoto: “… [quote] …” Japan

captain Yoshie Takeshita: “… [quote] …” Japan player Saori

Kimura: “… [quote] …”

Chinese Taipei coach Jeng Fang Fann: “… [quote] …”

Chinese Taipei captain Kou Nai Han: “… [quote] …”

Note:

Before uploading to the FIVB website, all Match Descriptions and Press Conference Reports
text must be spell-checked.)

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ANNEX D
GUIDELINES FOR OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

D.1 All photos must be captioned (through the file info in Photoshop – see examples below – or by
directly writing the caption in the VISASP Photo System). All captions must include: full names of
all principal players in the photo and their country/countries and what they are doing in the photo.
The photo caption must NOT include the photographer’s name.

D.2 The styles of photos required are: action photos, winning/celebration shots, wide angle of stadium,
personality shots of players, coaches as well as the atmosphere of the event and the crowd
(entertainment, etc.).

D.3 The Press Officer must also obtain a selection of quality, high resolution, captioned digital photos
from the Official Photographer on a CD/DVD to be forwarded with the Press Report to the FIVB
headquarters. These are for use in FIVB publications and must also be FREE OF RIGHTS.

D.4 Quality of photographs

• The photographs taken must have a resolution of at least five megapixels.

• The files produced must be saved in JPG format with a minimum compression of eight.

• Except in special cases, the files must have a maximum exposure of 400 ASA.

• All photographs submitted to the FIVB by whatever means (photo gallery, website,
e-mail, CD or print) must be print ready without any need for airbrushing or other
modification.

• All photographs must include in the JPG file itself IPTC-standard headers listing the place,
date, event, the names of people on the photograph and their relative position on the
photograph.

• The photographer shall pay particular attention to framing the photographs to ensure,
for example, that the players’ hands and the ball are visible in action shots and, in the case
of low attendance, that no empty seats are seen in the photographs.

D.5 The photographer shall provide a selection of the following types of photograph:

• Action shots during games

• Photographs showing emotion

• The principle actions in volleyball (spikes, blocks, digs…)

• The winning team, the runners-up and the prize-giving ceremony

• Panorama shots (fish eye) if the venue is full, otherwise shots framed to show spectators

• Close ups

• Shots of side activities, entertainment etc. where applicable

• Photographs of the FIVB President if he is attending the event

• Shots of any other VIPs and dignitaries attending the event

• Photographs in which the FIVB sponsors are clearly visible

• The photographer should look for the opportunity to take a variety of photos of the
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spectators, personalities, children having fun, TV and journalists covering the event, etc.

• The photographer should take one or two panoramic photos of the stadium from outside
the venue

D.6 In addition, the official photographer will pay particular attention to his/her position in order to take
photos that include the sponsors and the public in the background. Such photos should be suitable
for advertising and marketing Volleyball.

D.7 The photographer shall remain behind sponsors’ banners or rotating panels and shall pay
particular attention to the FIVB sponsors.

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ANNEX E
OFFICIAL PRINT MATERIALS: PROGRAM, POSTER AND TICKETS

E.1 Official Program

Instructions for preparation and production of the Official Program of the Competition:

The Organiser and FIVB are responsible for editorial content, but the Organiser observes
minimum content requirements as stated in these Regulations.

E1.1 The Organiser is responsible for the sale of the program and retains 100% of income
from such sale.

E.1.2 The Organiser pays directly for all production costs of the program.

E.1.3 The Organiser may contract for categories that have been released by FIVB with local
sponsors for advertising in the program, after receiving written approval from the FIVB
on each proposed local Sponsor. “Local Sponsor” means any company whose business
is confined geographically to the host country.

E.1.4 Local Sponsors whose products/services conflict or might conflict with those of FIVB
Commercial Affiliates are not eligible. Only officially appointed Commercial Affiliates are
permitted the use of official event or FIVB emblems and official designations, such as
“Official Sponsor/Supplier of the [Competition]”.

E.1.5 The maximum number of pages available for Local Sponsors is ten.

E.1.6 The Organiser must ensure that the advertisements of the Competition’s official
Commercial Affiliates are in full colour.

E.1.7 The Organiser must ensure that the official event sponsors occupy the inside front,
inside back and outside back cover plus other pages to be designated by the FIVB, but,
in any case, always face copy (e.g. opposite a page of editorial or an action photograph).

E.1.8 The Organiser must ensure that the FIVB official message and photograph of the
President (in colour) is placed at the front of the program, either on page 1, 2 or 3. It is
the first message.

E.1.9 The centre pages of the program may not contain Local Sponsor advertisements.

E.1.10 The front cover shall strictly adhere to the design provided in the FIVB Brand and
Graphic Guidelines and may not contain advertisements, except branded presence of
the official Commercial Affiliates.

E.1.11 The Organiser provides a separate page, near the front cover, listing all Commercial
Affiliates of the Competition, contracted by the FIVB.

E.1.12 Should a Presenting Sponsor be appointed, such sponsor is offered an additional page
for company use, such as the Chairman’s message.

E.1.13 The Organiser provides the FIVB, free of charge, with 30 copies of the program for each
official sponsor/supplier as well as 50 additional copies for promotional purposes after
the event.

E.2 Official Poster

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E.2.1 Principles to follow:

E.2.1.1 The design of the poster shall be provided by FIVB in the FIVB Brand and
Graphic Guidelines. All information shall be written at least in English, as well
as in the language of the host country. For those Competitions where no
designs are provided by FIVB, Organiser shall seek approval of the design in
writing from the FIVB.

E.2.1.2 Should a presenting sponsor of the event be nominated, such sponsor’s

name/logo is placed on the poster in a prominent position and of a size to be
agreed with FIVB.

E.2.1.3 The logos of the official sponsors of the event are printed on the poster, in
colour, in accordance with the design provided by FIVB in the FIVB Brand and
Graphic Guidelines or for those Competitions where no designs are provided
by FIVB, Organiser shall seek approval of the design in writing from the FIVB.

E.2.1.4 No other commercial entity other than the Commercial Affiliates of the
Competition may be represented on the official poster in any manner.

E.2.1.5 The design of the poster is submitted to the FIVB for approval not less than
six months before the date of the Competition. The poster is available for
distribution at least eight weeks prior to the start of the competition.

E.2.2 Distribution

E.2.2.1 The FIVB is informed of the intended quantity to be produced and the system
of distribution which must be approved by the FIVB. The Organiser exerts
maximum efforts to use a distribution system which ensures maximum
exposure of the poster;

E.2.2.2 The Organiser provides a minimum of 500 copies, or 50 copies per sponsor,
of the official poster immediately upon printing to the FIVB free of charge.
These posters are for non-resale purposes.

E.3 Entry Tickets

Instructions for preparation and production of Entry Tickets:

E.3.1 The Organisers shall plan the preparation, production and sales plans for the tickets.
They must use the design provided in the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines and shall
be subject to FIVB approval of all aspects (design, quantity, distribution, prices, etc.).

E.3.2 The logos of the official sponsors and presenting sponsor of the event shall be included
as per the design instructions in the FIVB Brand and Graphic Guidelines.

E.3.3 No commercial entity other than the event’s official sponsors/suppliers may be
represented on the official ticket in any way.

E.3.4 All benefits from the sale of the tickets belong to the Organiser, unless otherwise agreed
with FIVB.

E.3.5 No third parties can be associated with any ticket promotions.

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ANNEX F
INTERNATIONAL REFEREES’ QUOTA

AFRICA
Code Country Quota
ALG Algeria 10
ANG Angola 5
BEN Benin 5
BOT Botswana 5
BUR Burkina Faso 5
BDI Burundi 5
CMR Cameroon 5
CPV Cape Verde, Republic of 5
CAF Central African Republic 5
CHA Chad 5
COM Comoros, Fed. & Islamic Rep. 5
CGO Congo 5
COD Congo Dem. Rep. (Zaire) 5
CIV Côte d'Ivoire 5
DJI Djibouti 5
EGY Egypt 20
GEQ Equatorial Guinea 5
ERT Eritrea 5
ETH Ethiopia 5
GAB Gabon 5
GAM Gambia 5
GHA Ghana 5
GUI Guinea 5
GBS Guinea-Bissau 5
KEN Kenya 10
LES Lesotho 5
LBR Liberia 5
LBA Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 5
MAD Madagascar 5
MAW Malawi 5
MLI Mali 5
MTN Mauritania, Islamic Rep. of 5
MRI Mauritius 5
MAR Morocco 10
MOZ Mozambique 5
NAM Namibia 5
NIG Niger 5
NGR Nigeria 10
RWA Rwanda 5
STP São Tomé and Príncipe 5
SEN Senegal 5
SEY Seychelles 5
SLE Sierra Leone 5
SOM Somalia 5
RSA South Africa 5

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SUD Sudan 5
SWZ Swaziland 5
TAN Tanzania 5
TOG Togo 5
TUN Tunisia 20
UGA Uganda 5
ZAM Zambia 5
ZIM Zimbabwe 5

ASIA
Code Country Quota
AFG Afghanistan 5
AUS Australia 10
BRN Bahrain 15
BAN Bangladesh 5
BHU Bhutan 5
BRU Brunei Negara Darussalam 5
CAM Cambodia 5
CHN China, People's Rep. of 20
TPE Chinese Taipei 10
COK Cook Islands 5
FIJ Fiji 5
PLY French Polynesia * 5
GUM Guam 5
HKG Hong Kong 10
IND India 10
INA Indonesia 10
IRQ Iraq 5
IRI Iran 20
JPN Japan 20
JOR Jordan 10
KAZ Kazakhstan 10
KIR Kiribati 5
KOR Korea 20
PRK Korea, People's Dem. Rep. 10
KUW Kuwait 15
KGZ Kyrgyzstan 5
LAO Laos, D.P.R. 5
LIB Lebanon 5
MAC Macao 5
MAS Malaysia 5
MDV Maldive Islands 5
MSH Marshall Islands 5
FSM Micronesia (Fed. States of) 5
MGL Mongolia 5
MYA Myanmar, Union of 5
NRU Nauru 5
NEP Nepal 5
NZL New Zealand 5
NIU Niue 5
OMA Oman, Sultanate of 5
PAK Pakistan 10
PAU Palau , Rep. of 5
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PLE Palestine 5
PNG Papua-New Guinea 5
PHI Philippines 10
QAT Qatar 15
SAI Saipan (Mariana Islands) 5
ASA Samoa, American 5
SAM Samoa, Western 5
KSA Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 10
SIN Singapore 54
5
SOL Solomon Islands 5
SRI Sri Lanka 5
SYR Syria 5
TJK Tajikistan 5
THA Thailand, Kingdom of 15
TGA Tonga 5
TKM Turkmenistan 5
TUV Tuvalu 5
UAE United Arab Emirates 10
UZB Uzbekistan 5
VAN Vanuatu 5
VIE Vietnam 5
YEM Yemen 5

EUROPE
Code Country Quota
ALB Albania 5
AND Andorra, Principality of 5
ARM Armenia 5
AUT Austria 10
AZE Azerbaijan 10
BLR Belarus 10
BEL Belgium 10
BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 10
BUL Bulgaria 20
CRO Croatia 10
CYP Cyprus 5
CZE Czech Rep. 10
DEN Denmark 10
ENG England 5
EST Estonia 5
MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5
FAR Faroe Islands 5
FIN Finland 10
FRA France 20
GEO Georgia 5
GER Germany 20
GIB Gibraltar 5
GRE Greece 20
GRL Greenland 5
HUN Hungary 10
ISL Iceland 5
IRL Ireland (Eire) 5
NIR Ireland, Northern (Ulster) 5
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ISR Israel 10
ITA Italy 20
LAT Latvia 10
LIE Liechtenstein 5
LTU Lithuania 5
LUX Luxemburg 5
MLT Malta 5
MLA Moldova 5
MON Monaco, Principality of 5
MNE Montenegro 5
NED Netherlands 20
NOR Norway 10
POL Poland 20
POR Portugal 10
ROM Romania 15
RUS Russia 20
SMR San Marino 5
SCO Scotland 5
SRB Serbia 20
SVK Slovak Republic 10
SLO Slovenia 15
ESP Spain 20
SWE Sweden 10
SUI Switzerland 10
TUR Turkey 20
UKR Ukraine 10
WAL Wales 5

NORCECA
Code Country Quota
AGU Anguilla 5
ANT Antigua 5
AHO Antilles, Dutch 5
ARU Aruba 5
BAH Bahamas 5
BAR Barbados 5
BIZ Belize 5
BER Bermuda 5
IVB British Virgin Islands 5
CAN Canada 20
CAY Cayman Islands 5
CRC Costa Rica 5
CUB Cuba 20
DMA Dominica 5
DOM Dominican Republic 10
ESA El Salvador 5
GRN Grenada 5
GDP Guadeloupe * 5
GUA Guatemala 10
HAI Haiti 5
HON Honduras 5
JAM Jamaica 5
MQE Martinique * 5

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MEX Mexico 10
MTS Montserrat 5
NCA Nicaragua 5
PAN Panama 5
PUR Puerto Rico 10
SKN St. Kitts 5
LCA St. Lucia 5
VIN St. Vincent & Grenadines 5
SUR Surinam 5
TTO Trinidad & Tobago 5
USA United States of America 20
ISV Virgin Islands 5

SOUTH AMERICA
Code Country Quota
ARG Argentina 20
BOL Bolivia 5
BRA Brazil 20
CHI Chile 10
COL Colombia 5
ECU Ecuador 5
FGU French Guyana * 5
GUY Guyana 5
PAR Paraguay 5
PER Peru 10
URU Uruguay 5
VEN Venezuela 20

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
All countries’ quota is limited to 6 international referees, except the following countries which are
entitled to a quota of 10 international referees as per decision of the FIVB Beach Volleyball
Commission:
Austria
Brazil
Germany
Greece
Portugal

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