FIFA STATUTES

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III. HONORARY PRESIDENT AND HONORARY MEMBERIV. CONFEDERATIONSArticle19 Honorary president and honorary memberArticle20 Confederations1 The Congress may bestow the title of honorary president or honorarymember upon any persons for meritorious service to football.1 Members that belong to the same continent have formed the followingConfederations, which are recognised by FIFA:2 The Executive Committee shall make these nominations.3 The honorary president or honorary member may take part in theCongress. They may join in the debates but may not vote.(a) Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol – CONMEBOL(b) Asian Football Confederation – AFC(c) Union des associations européennes de football – UEFA(d) Confédération Africaine de Football – CAF(e) Confederation of North, Central American and CaribbeanAssociation Football – CONCACAF(f) Oceania Football Confederation – OFC2 FIFA may, in exceptional circumstances, authorise a Confederationto grant membership to an Association that belongs geographicallyto another continent and is not affiliated to the Confederationon that continent. The opinion of the Confederation concerned geographicallyshall be obtained.3 Each Confederation shall have the following rights and obligations:(a) to comply with and enforce compliance with the Statutes,regulations and decisions of FIFA;(b) to work closely with FIFA in every domain so as to achieve theobjectives stipulated in art. 2 and to organise international competitions;(c) to organise its own interclub competitions, in compliance withthe international match calendar;(d) to organise its own international competitions, particularlyyouth competitions, in compliance with the international matchcalendar;(e) to ensure that international Leagues or any other such groupsof clubs or Leagues shall not be formed without its consent andthe approval of FIFA;14 15
IV. CONFEDERATIONS(f) at the request of FIFA, to grant Associations applying for membershipthe status of a provisional member. This status shallgrant Associations the right to take part in the Confederation’scompetitions and conferences.Any other rights and obligations of the provisional member shallbe regulated by the Confederation’s statutes and regulations.Provisional members may not take part in FIFA final competitions;4 The Executive Committee may delegate other duties or powers tothe Confederations. To this end, FIFA may conclude an appropriateagreement with each of the Confederations concerned.5 The Confederations’ statutes and regulations shall be submitted toFIFA for approval.(g) to appoint to the Executive Committee members to which theyare entitled in compliance with these Statutes;(h) to nurture relations and cooperation with FIFA actively and constructivelyfor the Good of the Game through consultative meetingsand to discuss and resolve any problems relating to theinterests of the Confederations and FIFA;(i) to ensure that the representatives appointed to FIFA bodiesor the Executive Committee carry out their activities on thesebodies with mutual respect, solidarity, recognition and fair play;(j) to set up committees that work closely together with the correspondingcommittees at FIFA;(k) exceptionally to allow, with FIFA’s consent, an Association fromanother Confederation (or clubs belonging to that Association)to participate in a competition that it is organising;(l) with the mutual cooperation of FIFA, to take any action considerednecessary to develop the game of football on the continentconcerned, such as arranging development programmes,courses, conferences etc.;(m) to set up the bodies necessary to fulfil the duties incumbentupon it;(n) to procure the funds necessary to fulfil its duties.16 17
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