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VIII. ARBITRATION4562 Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)1. FIFA recognises the independent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) withheadquarters in Lausanne (Switzerland) to resolve disputes between FIFA,Members, Confederations, Leagues, clubs, Players, Officials and licensed matchagents and players’ agents.2. The provisions of the CAS Code of Sports-Related Arbitration shall apply tothe proceedings. CAS shall primarily apply the various regulations of FIFA and,additionally, Swiss law.63 Jurisdiction of CAS1. Appeals against final decisions passed by FIFA’s legal bodies and againstdecisions passed by Confederations, Members or Leagues shall be lodged withCAS within 21 days of notification of the decision in question.2. Recourse may only be made to CAS after all other internal channels havebeen exhausted.3. CAS, however, does not deal with appeals arising from:(a) violations of the Laws of the Game;(b) suspensions of up to four matches or up to three months (with theexception of doping decisions);(c) decisions against which an appeal to an independent and dulyconstituted arbitration tribunal recognised under the rules of anAssociation or Confederation may be made.