WHITE BOOK 2004 EBU Tournament Directors' Guide Edited by ...

White Book – November 2003 – Chapter I
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INTRODUCTION
Miscellaneous
0.1 General
This Guide (the "White book") differs from its predecessor because so far the EBL TD
Guide has not been updated. As a result this is not written as a Supplement. However
the basic content is similar to that of the 1995 version: it consists of EBU regulations
and interpretations.
One major difference is that it seems wrong to reproduce parts of the Orange book.
The timing is different: whilst the Orange book might appear at five-year intervals, the
White book should probably be renewed with each new Law book, so perhaps every
ten years. As a result, if we had included material from the Orange book it would
probably go out of date (which certainly happened with the 1995 White book).
So the White and Orange books are adjuncts to the Laws and each other. The Orange
book contains the material that might interest the players: more technical matters are
here in the White book.
This guide is written around the 1997 Laws. A new Law book is expected in 2007 or
thereabouts. At such time certain parts of this book will become obsolete. It is
anticipated that this book will be updated in some way at that time, and
announcements made.
This guide is in four parts. The first part contains general comments that are related to
particular Laws. The second contains longer papers on specific subjects. The third
contains EBU regulations. The fourth contains the WBF’s Code of Practice.
The Laws of Bridge are written and promulgated by the World Bridge Federation’s
Laws Committee. Minutes of their meetings often contain interpretations and
explanations of various Laws, and the EBU’s understanding of those minutes is
included in separate sections throughout the first part of the guide, citing the relevant
WBFLC minute. These sections are labelled [WBFLC]. On occasion the L&EC has
given different advice and expects its advice to be followed.
Thus we present our new White book. It contains general guidance for Tournament
Directors and Appeals Committees that should be useful in all events whether the EBU
is the sponsoring organisation or not. Much of this book applies in all competitions.
0.2 Other sponsoring organisations
For events not sponsored by the EBU, the regulations are recommendations only, and
the sponsoring organisation may make its own regulations if it so desires. Sections 131
to 173 are EBU regulations. One or two sections in the earlier part of the book are also
regulations and are noted as such.
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