
TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions I. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Article 1:ObjectivesArticle 2:Scope II. PROCEDURE GOVERNING THECALCULATION AND PAYMENTOFTRAINING REWARDS Article 4:Registration and transfer of playersArticle 5:Training rewards trigger: firstregistration as a professionalArticle 6:Training rewards trigger: international transferArticle 7:Training rewards trigger: nationaltransfer involving transfercompensation FIFA CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENT PROCESS Article 12:Allocation StatementArticle 13:Payment by the new club to the FIFA Clearing House IV. COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT Article 15:Compliance AssessmentArticle 16:Consequences of a Compliance Assessment failure V. SANCTIONS ANDDISPUTESArticle 17:SanctionsArticle 18:Disputes VI. FINAL PROVISIONS Article 19:Applicability in timeArticle 20:Transitory provisionsArticle 21:ReferencesArticle 22:Matters not provided forArticle 23:Official languages DEFINITIONS For the purpose of these regulations, the terms set out in the FIFA Statutes and the FIFARegulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, as well as the following definitions, Accreditation:process by which a club or Member Association is accepted as a clientof the FIFA Clearing House for the purpose of making or receiving payments through Allocation Statement:the document issued by the FIFA general secretariat to the FIFAClearing House that provides it with the necessary information to process payments, Client Portal:online portal hosted by the FIFA Clearing House, used by clubs andMember Associations for registration, communication and document collection and to Compliance Assessment:the procedure required to be performed by the FIFA ClearingHouse prior to accepting any potential client in order to satisfy financial regulatory Dispute Resolution Chamber:the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the Football Tribunal Distribution Statement:the document generated by the FIFA Clearing House thatcontains information about payments of training rewards to which the training club(s) Electronic Player Passport (EPP):an electronic document containing consolidatedregistration information of a player throughout their career, including the relevantMember Association, their status (amateur or professional), the type of registration FCH Terms & Conditions:the terms and conditions for a party to take part in a FIFA Clearing House:an independent legal entity domiciled in Paris, France, operatingunder the name FIFA Clearing House SAS, which acts as an intermediary in relation to First Failure of the Compliance Assessment:initial failure of a party to pass aCompliance Assessment within the established process and deadlines notified by the Non-Compliant Party:a club or Member Association that is subject to a First Failureof the Compliance Assessment or a Second Failure of the Compliance Assessment. Procedural Rules:the Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal. Regulations:these FIFA Clearing House Regulations. Request to Pay:the document issued by the FIFA Clearing House detailing the RSTP:the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. Second Failure of the Compliance Assessment:failure by a Non-Compliant Party topass the Compliance Assessment within the established process and deadline following NB: Terms referring to natural persons are applicable to both genders. Any term in the I. Introductory ARTICLE1: 1.1FIFA has a statutory obligation to regulate all matters relating to the footballtransfer system. The FIFA Clearing House shall serve to protect the core objectives a)protect the contractual stability between professional players and clubs;b)encourage the training of young players;c)promote a spirit of solidarity between the elite and grassroots football;d)protect minors;e)maintain competitive balance; andf)ensure the regularity of sporting competitions. 1.2The specific objectives of the FIFA Clearing House are to: a)process specific payments related to the transfer of football players betweenclubs; 1.3In pursuit of these objectives, the FIFA Clearing House acts as an intermediaryfor the payment of training rewards in the football transfer system that fall due ARTICLE2:SCOPE 2.1These Regulations lay down the process for the payments processed through 2.2These Regulations apply to all such payments relating to eleven-a-side football 2.3These Regulations apply to all parties bound by the FIFA Statutes. ARTICLE3:FIFA CLEARING HOUSE 3.1The FIFA Clearing House is a separate entity from FIFA and was established toact as an intermediary in payments deriving from the football transfer system. 3.2The FIFA Clearing House shall not make a financial profit from the assets it receivesand/or transactions it undertakes. 3.3The legal relationship between the FIFA Clearing House and the parties involvedintransactions processed through the FIFA Clearing House is governed exclusively 3.4The FIFA Data Protection Regulations apply to all matters described in theseRegulations,