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46 VI. Annual member associations conference 49 Annual member associations conference FIFA shall organise at least once a year, at its own cost, a member associations conference for the presidents of the member associations and/or their top executives, in order to address issues of high relevance for the football world, such as, for instance, football development, integrity, social responsibility, governance, human rights, racism, match-fixing, gender equality, protection of clean athletes and youth, and security.
VII. Independent committees 47 50 Institutional independence The independent committees as well as their individual members shall conduct their activities and perform their duties entirely independently but always in the interests of FIFA and in accordance with the Statutes and regulations of FIFA. 51 Audit and Compliance Committee 1. The Audit and Compliance Committee shall consist of at least three members and not more than seven members, all of whom must not belong to any other FIFA body. The committee members shall be knowledgeable and experienced in financial and/or regulatory and legal matters and may not be involved in any decision affecting the operations of FIFA. 2. Candidates for any position on the Audit and Compliance Committee as well as the incumbent members of the committee shall fulfil the independence criteria as defined in the FIFA Governance Regulations. 3. The chairperson, deputy chairperson and members of the Audit and Compliance Committee shall be elected by the Congress. Their terms shall last four years, beginning at the end of the Congress which has elected them. The chairperson, deputy chairperson and other members of the Audit and Compliance Committee may only be relieved of their duties by the Congress. 4. The chairperson, deputy chairperson and members of the Audit and Compliance Committee may serve a maximum of three terms (whether consecutive or not). 5. If the chairperson, deputy chairperson or a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee resigns or becomes permanently incapacitated with regard to performing his functions during his term of office, the Council shall appoint a replacement to serve until the next Congress, when a replacement shall be elected by the Congress for the remainder of the initial term of office.
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