Amendments to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players

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Amendments to the FIFA Regulations will come into force on 1 June 2018.

The main changes can be summarised as follows:

Art. 14 – the abusive conduct of a party forcing the other to terminate a contract or amend its terms entitles the other party to terminate the contract with just cause.

Art. 14bis – “Just Cause” now includes outstanding salaries (2+ months).

Art. 17 – compensation owed to a player is now “mitigated” if the player has in the meantime found a new club prior to the FIFA decision. However, “Additional Compensation” (3 to 6 monthly salaries) is owed by the club if the breach is due to overdue payables.

Art. 18 – “grace periods” for salary payment are no longer allowed, but collective bargaining agreements prevail.

Art. 24bis – DRC or PSC shall impose “temporary” sporting sanctions on players (playing ban) or clubs (registration ban) until the debt is paid.

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