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a player must observe the General Statutes and Internal Regulations of FIBA. - answer-
To be entitled to participate in FIBA competitions
The national member federation is responsible for - answer-the eligibility of its players at
all times and will bear the consequences of any infractions of the Regulations governing
Eligibility, National Status, International Transfer, and Age of Players.
All players who participate in Competitions of FIBA and/or those of its national member
federations must: - answer-a. Respect the Code of Conduct and Fair Play and act
accordingly at all times on and off the court;
b. Refrain from using substances and methods prohibited by the regulations of FIBA and
those of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA);
c. Agree to submit at any time to medical tests and controls, particularly doping
controls, carried out in compliance with the regulations of FIBA, the International
Olympic Committee, and WADA.
A national member federation or FIBA is authorised to deny participation in
Competitions of FIBA to players who do not - answer-respect the provisions provided for
in article 3-3. Permission to play may be refused also to any player who does not provide
the entry form, as required for Competitions of FIBA, in which he agrees to accept: a.
The conditions in force for doping control. b. The jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration
for Sport, Lausanne, to the exclusion of any recourse to ordinary courts, in the event of a
dispute with FIBA which cannot be settled within FIBA.
Players in breach of the principles set out in article 3-3 may not be eligible to - answer-
participate in the Competitions of FIBA
,Player contracts shall have a maximum duration of - answer-four (4) years. It is
recommended that the parties to a player contract state their agreement in writing.
Players who participate in professional leagues must be registered with - answer-
organisations which are affiliated to a national member federation; otherwise they will
not be able to participate in the Competitions of FIBA.
No financial remuneration for - answer-The performance of a player or a team is
permitted during the Olympic Games
It is within the spirit of all FIBA Regulations that players make themselves available for -
answer-competitions of both their club and their national team. The national member
federations are encouraged to enact regulations securing the participation of all players
under their jurisdiction in their respective national teams.
National Status of Players; General Principles 10 - answer-These regulations apply to all
Competitions of FIBA. They apply at national team level and at international club level.
National Status of Players; General Principles 11 - answer-These Regulations apply to
both genders.
National Status of Players; General Principles 12 - answer-If necessary for reasons of
mandatory international law, the Zones are authorised to draw up specific regulations
applicable to club competitions within the Zone in question. Such regulations are
subject to the prior approval of the FIBA Central Board prior to their implementation
National Status of Players; Proof of Legal Nationality 13 - answer-FIBA may ask that
evidence be provided to verify the legal nationality (or nationalities) of any player by
requesting any documents it deems appropriate.
National Status of Players; Proof of Legal Nationality 14 - answer-Proof of legal
nationality of a country by itself does not constitute sufficient evidence to guarantee a
player's right to play as a national for the national team of that country
, National Status of Players; National Teams 15 - answer-In order to play for the national
team of a country, a player must hold the legal nationality of that country, and have
fulfilled also the conditions of eligibility according to the FIBA Internal Regulations.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 16 - answer-Any
player with two legal nationalities or more, by birth or by naturalisation, may choose at
any age the national team for which he wishes to play. Any such choice must be made in
a written declaration to FIBA. This provision applies also to any player having acquired
legal nationality by birth, or having the right to acquire a second nationality at birth, but
who does not lay claim to this right until a given time in the future.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 17 - answer-if a player
having two (2) or more nationalities is summoned by a national member federation after
reaching the age of eighteen (18), he is obliged to choose for which national team he
wishes to play. If he has declined the summons, the player may choose only the
national team of the other country/one of the other countries, unless he declares, in
writing, within fifteen (15) days of receiving the summons that he has chosen the
country that summoned him first.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 18 - answer-Any
player having played in a main official competition of FIBA for a national team for which
he is eligible is considered as having chosen the national team of that country
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 19 - answer-Choices
made under articles 3-16, 3-17, and 3-18 are irrevocable.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 20 - answer-A player
who has transferred as a young player according to article 3-52 may not choose until he
has reached the age of twenty-one (21) the national team of any country other that the
country from which he transferred.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 21a - answer-A
national team participating in a Competition of FIBA may have only one player on its
team who has acquired the legal nationality of that country by naturalisation or by any