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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 above.
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 inter alia: 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
Players in breach of the principles set out in article 3-3 may not be eligible to participate in the
Competitions of FIBA - see articles 1-142 to 1-151.
Player contracts shall have a maximum duration of - Answer Player contracts shall have a
maximum duration of 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 Players who
participate in professional leagues must be registered with 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 No financial remuneration for 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
It is within the spirit of all FIBA Regulations that players make themselves available for
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. (see articles 3-78 to 3-96)
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 - see article 3-15.
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. [Note: for exceptions see articles 3-20 and 3-21].
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 17 - Answer However, 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. [Note: for
exception see article 3-23].
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, with the exception of cases
provided for under articles 3-23 and 3-34.
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 other means after
having reached the age of sixteen (16). This provision applies also to any player having the right
to acquire a second nationality at birth but who did not lay claim to this right until after having
reached the age of sixteen (16)
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 21b - Answer For purposes
of letter (a) above, in the event that a player claims to have acquired a legal nationality before
having reached the age of sixteen (16), without presenting the respective passport with a date
of issue before the player's sixteenth birthday, the Secretary General may decide in his sole
discretion that the player falls under the restriction of letter (a) above. In taking this decision the
Secretary General shall take into account the following criteria: - The number of years during
which the player has lived in the country, for the national team of which he wishes to play; - The
number of seasons during which the player has participated in domestic competitions in the
country of the national team for which he wishes to play; - Any other criteria capable of
establishing a significant link between the player and the country, for the national team of
which he wishes to play.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 22 - Answer A player who
has played in a main official competition (see article 2-1) of FIBA before reaching his
seventeenth (17) birthday may play for a national team of another country if both national
member federations agree; in the absence of an agreement the Secretary General decides.
National Status of Players; Players with Two or More Nationalities 23 - Answer A player who
has played in a main official competition of FIBA (see article 2-1) after having reached his
seventeenth (17) birthday may not play for a national team of another country. However, in
exceptional circumstances the Secretary General may authorise such a player to play for the