FIFA STATUTES

VIII. LAWS OF THE GAMEIX. REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREESArticle16 Amendments to the LawsArticle17 Nomination1 FIFA shall notify its Members of any amendments and decisionsregarding the Laws of the Game within one month of the ordinaryannual meeting of IFAB.1 Each referee and assistant referee appointed to an internationalmatch shall belong to a neutral Member unless otherwise previouslyagreed by the Members concerned.2 The Members shall enforce these amendments and decisions nolater than 1 July following IFAB’s annual meeting. Exceptions may begranted only to Members whose football season has not terminatedby this date.2 The referee and assistant referees chosen to officiate at an internationalmatch shall be included in the official FIFA List of InternationalReferees and Assistant Referees.3 Members may apply such amendments and decisions as soon asthey have been issued by IFAB.Article18 Report1 The referee of every international “A” match shall send a report within48 hours of the match both to FIFA and the Member on whose territorythe match was played.2 This report shall be made on the official form given to the referee bythe Member under whose jurisdiction the match was played.3 The report shall record all the disciplinary measures taken and thereasons for these measures.62 63