2. Membership

Question 1

1. MEMBERSHIP:
   Member associations have the following rights:

Answer 1

a) to take part in the Congress,

b) to draw up proposals for inclusion in the Agenda of the Congress,

c) to nominate candidates for the FIFA presidency and the Council,

d) to participate in and cast their votes at all FIFA elections in accordance with the FIFA Governance Regulations,

e) to take part in competitions organised by FIFA,

f) to take part in FIFAs assistance and development programmes,

g) to exercise all other rights arising from the Statues and other regulations.

Question 2

2. MEMBERSHIP:
   Member associations have the following obligations:

Answer 2

a) to comply fully with the Statues, regulations, directives and decisions of FIFA bodies at any time as well as the decisions of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) passed on appeal on the basis of art.

b) to take part in competitions organised by FIFA,

c) to pay their membership subscriptions,

d) to cause their own members to comply with the Statues, regulations, directives and decisions of FIFA bodies,

e) to convene its supreme and legislative body at regular intervals, at least every two years,

f) to ratify statues that are accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Standard Statues,

g) to create a referees committee that is directly subordinate to the member association,

h) to respect the Laws of the Game.

i) to manage their affairs independently and ensure that their own affairs are not influenced by any third parties,

j) to comply fully with all other duties arising from these Statues and other regulations.

Question 3

3. MEMBERSHIP:
   Member associations statues must comply with the principles of good governance, and shall in particular contain, at a minimum, provisions relating to the following matters:

Answer 3

a) to be neutral in matters of politics and religion,

b) to prohibit all forms of discrimination,

c) to be independent and avoid any form of political interference,

d) to ensure that judicial bodies are independent,

e) all relevant stakeholders must agree to respect the Laws of the Game, the principles of loyalty, integrity, sportsmanship and fair play as well as the Statues, regulations and decisions of FIFA and of the respective confederation,

f) all relevant stakeholders must agree to recognise the jurisdiction and authority of CAS and give priority to arbitration as a means of dispute resolution,

g) that the member association has the primary responsibility to regulate matters relating to refereeing, the fight against doping, the registration of players, club licensing, the imposition of disciplinary measures, including for ethical misconduct, and measures required to protect the integrity of competitions,

h) the definition of the competences of the decision-making,

i) to avoid conflicts of interests in decision.making,

j) legislative bodies must be constituted in accordance with the principles of representative democracy and taking into account the importance of gender equality in football,

k) yearly independent audits of accounts.