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12 II. Membership f) to take part in FIFA’s assistance and development programmes; and g) to exercise all other rights arising from these Statutes and other regulations. 2. The exercise of these rights is subject to other provisions in these Statutes and the applicable regulations. 14 Member associations’ obligations 1. Member associations have the following obligations: a) to comply fully with the Statutes, regulations, directives and decisions of FIFA bodies at any time as well as the decisions of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) passed on appeal on the basis of art. 57 par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes; b) to take part in competitions organised by FIFA; c) to pay their membership subscriptions; d) to cause their own members to comply with the Statutes, regulations, directives and decisions of FIFA bodies; e) to convene its supreme and legislative body at regular intervals, at least every two years; f) to ratify statutes that are in accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Standard Statutes; g) to create a referees committee that is directly subordinate to the member association; h) to respect the Laws of the Game; i) to manage their affairs independently and ensure that their own affairs are not influenced by any third parties in accordance with art. 19 of these Statutes;
II. Membership 13 j) to comply fully with all other duties arising from these Statutes and other regulations. 2. Violation of the above-mentioned obligations by any member association may lead to sanctions provided for in these Statutes. 3. Violations of par. 1 (i) may also lead to sanctions, even if the third-party influence was not the fault of the member association concerned. Each member association is responsible towards FIFA for any and all acts of the members of their bodies caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such members. 15 Member associations’ statutes Member associations’ statutes must comply with the principles of good governance, and shall in particular contain, at a minimum, provisions relating to the following matters: a) to be neutral in matters of politics and religion; b) to prohibit all forms of discrimination; c) to be independent and avoid any form of political interference; d) to ensure that judicial bodies are independent (separation of powers); e) all relevant stakeholders must agree to respect the Laws of the Game, the principles of loyalty, integrity, sportsmanship and fair play as well as the Statutes, regulations and decisions of FIFA and of the respective confederation; f) all relevant stakeholders must agree to recognise the jurisdiction and authority of CAS and give priority to arbitration as a means of dispute resolution; g) that the member association has the primary responsibility to regulate matters relating to refereeing, the fight against doping, the registration
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