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14 II. MEMBERSHIP15 Expulsion1. The Congress may expel a Member:(a) if it fails to fulfil its financial obligations towards FIFA; or(b) if it seriously violates the Statutes, regulations, decisions or the Code ofEthics of FIFA; or(c) if it loses the status of an Association representing Association Footballin its country.2. The presence of an absolute majority of Members entitled to vote atthe Congress is necessary for an expulsion to be valid, and the motion forexpulsion must be adopted by a three-quarter majority of the votes taken.16 Resignation1. A Member may resign from FIFA with effect from the end of a calendaryear. Notice of resignation must reach the general secretariat no later than sixmonths before the end of the calendar year and be sent by registered letter.2. The resignation is not valid until the Member wishing to resign has fulfilledits financial obligations towards FIFA and its other Members.
II. MEMBERSHIP1517 Independence of Members and their bodies1. Each Member shall manage its affairs independently and with no influencefrom third parties.2. A Member’s bodies shall be either elected or appointed in that Association.A Member’s statutes shall provide for a procedure that guarantees thecomplete independence of the election or appointment.3. Any Member’s bodies that have not been elected or appointed incompliance with the provisions of par. 2, even on an interim basis, shall not berecognised by FIFA.4. Decisions passed by bodies that have not been elected or appointed incompliance with par. 2 shall not be recognised by FIFA.18 Status of Leagues and other groups of clubs1. Leagues or any other groups affiliated to a Member of FIFA shall besubordinate to and recognised by that Member. The Member’s statutes shalldefine the scope of authority and the rights and duties of these groups. Thestatutes and regulations of these groups shall be approved by the Member.2. Every Member shall ensure that its affiliated clubs can take all decisionson any matters regarding membership independently of any external body.This obligation applies regardless of an affiliated club’s corporate structure. Inany case, the Member shall ensure that neither a natural nor a legal person(including holding companies and subsidiaries) exercises control over morethan one club whenever the integrity of any match or competition could bejeopardised.
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Page 7 and 8: DEFINITIONS512 Association Football
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