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Introduction
The Rules (Terms of Reference) for the FIS Committees, Version VI, March 1983
was worked out on request of the FIS Council and the Working Group for Re-
organisation (meetings of December 3, 1982 in Rome and of February 26, 1983 in
Falun) and based on the decisions of the FIS Council Meeting in February 1982 in
Oslo and the provisional drawings of the proposed re-structure of the Committees
(December 4, 1982).
A revision of the regulations was undertaken in 2000 and distributed after the 42nd
International Ski Congress in Melbourne since there were a number of new
Committees introduced since the regulations were implemented in 1983 and
additionally other Committees which no longer exist or have merged with others.
Further
changes to the Committees decided by the FIS Council at its meetings during the FIS
Congress in Portoroz in June, 2002 and some amendments to their tasks and
responsibilities were updated in 2002.
The funnel system, which is designed to improve the working methods and
communication of the various Committees, is also recognised in the structure of the
Committees, Sub-Committees and Working Groups.
PART A
PART B
The FIS Council specifies the tasks, rights and duties of a Committee.
All decisions of the Committees, Working Groups, etc. are subject to the
approval of the Council.
5 General Constitution
5.3 The Council appoints the Chairmen of the Committees and Sub-
Committees as well as all other Committee Members.
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Rules for the FIS Committees
6 Committee Members
6.1 Only affiliated National Associations and the members of the FIS Council
may propose candidates for the Committees and Sub-Committees.
Candidates should be appropriately expert in the field of activity for which
they are proposed.
7.2 When the FIS Council or the Presidency confers a special task on a
Committee Chairman or other Committee Member or group of Member
bringing about travel expenses, the FIS will then be responsible for the
travel and hotel expenses as far as the FIS Competition Rules do not
otherwise rule (as for instance Technical Delegates, Jumping Judges,
Inspectors, etc.).
8 Honorary Members
Honorary Awards
For the services rendered to international skisport and for the activities
fulfilled during long years with the FIS organs, the FIS Congress and the
FIS Council award the following titles and distinctions:
The FIS Congress can award the title of a Honorary President, after his
retirement, to the FIS President having directed the FIS for 10 years at
least and having rendered particular services to international skiing.
Procedure
Together with the appointment as FIS Honorary President are conferred at
the same time the FIS Honorary Badge as well as the FIS Honorary
Diploma.
Procedure
Together with the appointment as FIS Honorary Members are awarded at
the same time the FIS Honorary Badge as well as the FIS Honorary
Diploma.
Procedure
The proposal is made by the Committees. The appointment as Honorary
Member is decided by the FIS Council by majority.
The FIS Honorary Plaquette or the FIS Honorary Present can be handed
over by the FIS President or the FIS Secretary-General.
The titles of FIS Honorary President, FIS Honorary Members and FIS
Honorary Members of a Committee are awarded, as a rule, within the
frame of a FIS Congress and published in the FIS Bulletin.
9 General Purpose
9.1.6 To secure collaboration and to co-ordinate its work with other Committees.
10.1 The Committees shall normally meet once a year. The Technical
Committees concerned (Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined,
Alpine, Freestyle and Snowboard Committees) shall meet in time before
the Congress in order to submit proposals to the Council. (Number of
meetings please see Terms of Reference for the individual Committees
and Sub-Committees).
10.3 The Committee Chairman has to send the invitations and agendas of the
planned Committee Meetings for approval to the Secretary-General at
least 8 weeks before the meeting.
10.4 Invitations for Committee Meetings to the members and to the Council,
including the Agenda, comments on the main items and accompanying
documentation, have to be issued at least 6 weeks before the meeting ("at
least 4 weeks notice is given").
10.4.1 The Committee may only make decisions respectively submit proposals to
the FIS Council on items that were included on the draft agenda for the
meeting, or added to the agenda and circulated in writing at least two
weeks prior to the meeting.
10.8 Agendas and minutes of each meeting which are prepared by the
designated Committee member should be provided in electronic format,
by e-mail, to the appointed member of staff at the FIS Headquarters in
order that these may be properly formatted, distributed and loaded onto
the Member Services section of the FIS website in order that the agendas
and minutes of all FIS Committees are available to all National Ski
Associations.
10.10 It is also the duty of the Chairman of each Committee to compile a report
on the Committee's activities during the last 2-year's period, to be sent to
the FIS Headquarters at a time decided by the Headquarters with due
regard to the next International Ski Congress and the publication of the
reports in the Congress edition of the FIS Bulletin and/or FIS Yearbook.
10.11 The Chairmen of the Committees are responsible to submit for publication
the reports on the activity of the Committees in the FIS Bulletin, as the
content of such reports is considered of interest and importance for the
FIS Members and for the activities of the different Committees.
11 Quorum – Voting
11.1 The quorum for a Committee, resp. Sub-Committee is reached when half
of the regular members of the Committee attend the meeting.
11.3.1 Each regular member of the Committee and Sub-Committee has one
vote. If several delegates from the same nation are on a Committee, only
one vote per nation will be counted.
12 Finances
12.1 Two months before each Congress, a Committee may present a budget
for the coming 2-years' period. The budget shall show calculated costs for
the activity of the Committee such as, technical seminars, courses,
projects, etc. (considering article 7).
12.2 The activity budget shall be studied and established by the Council
(Finance Commission), after which the activity budget is approved.
12.3 At the end of each financial period, the Committee Chairman shall send in
to the FIS a rendering of accounts, following directions issued by the
Finance Commission respectively the Finance Director.
12.4 A Committee has no right to incur expenses other than those authorized in
its budget as established by the Council.
13.1 All matters not specified in these regulations will be dealt with by the FIS
President and the Secretary-General in consultation with the Committee
Chairmen concerned.
13.2 Decisions in accordance with 13.1 above which are considered of special
importance are to be reported at the next Council Meeting.
13.3 Appeals against decisions according to 13.1 and 13.2 above may be
made to the FIS Council.
PART C
- to discuss the current status and the future of the Cross-Country sport
and to act as an instrument of information between the Cross-Country
Committee and the National Ski Associations.
14.2 Constitution
14.3 Meetings
15.1 Purpose
15.2. Constitution
15.3 Meetings
16.1 Purpose
16.2. Constitution
16.3 Meetings
17.1 Purpose
17.2. Constitution
17.3 Meetings
18.1 Purpose
18.2. Constitution
18.3 Meetings
19.1 Purpose
19.2 Constitution
19.3 Meetings
20.1 Purpose
- to deal with all questions concerning roller skiing races and to follow
and study its development and to submit to the Cross-Country
Committee and the Council proposals for the promotion of the sport;
20.2. Constitution
20.3 Meetings
- to follow and study Ski Jumping sport, discuss its future and present to
the Council proposals for its promotion and further sound
development;
- to discuss the current status and the future of the Jumping sport and to
act as an instrument of information between the Jumping Committee
and the National Ski Associations.
21.2 Constitution
21.3 Meetings
22.1 Purpose
22.2 Constitution
22.3 Meetings
23.1 Purpose
- to supervise the activity of the FIS Jumping judges and to test and
approve new Jumping judges;
23.2 Constitution
23.3 Meetings
24.1 Purpose
24.2. Constitution
24.3 Meetings
25.1 Purpose
25.2 Constitution
25.3 Meetings
26.1 Purpose
26.2. Constitution
26.3 Meetings
27.1 Purpose
- to follow and study the Nordic Combined events, discuss its future and
present to the Council proposals for its promotion and further development;
- to discuss the current status and the future of Nordic Combined and to
act as an instrument of information between the Nordic Combined
Committee and the National Ski Associations.
27.2 Constitution
27.3 Meetings
- to follow and study the Alpine ski competition sport, while defining its
philosophy;
- to supervise the Junior World Ski Championships and study all Alpine
ski competitions as they relate to youth;
- to discuss the future of the Alpine ski competition sport and to act as
an instrument of information between the Alpine Committee and the
National Ski Associations.
28.2 Constitution
28.3 Meetings
29.1 Purpose
29.2 Constitution
29.3 Meetings
30.1 Purpose
30.2 Constitution
30.3 Meetings
31.1 Purpose
31.2 Constitution
31.3 Meetings
32.1 Purpose
32.2 Constitution
32.3 Meetings
33.1 Purpose
33.2 Constitution
33.3 Meetings
- to present to the Executive and the Alpine Committee and the Council
proposals for rules and the formula for the Alpine World Cup;
- to follow and analyse the development of the Alpine World Cup events;
34.2 Constitution
34.3 Meetings
35.1 Purpose
- to present to the Executive and the Alpine Committee and the Council
proposals for rules for the different Continental Cups;
35.2 Constitution
Intercontinental Cup
Maximum 5 regular members (1 from each Continental Cup), plus the
Chairman.
35.3 Meetings
36.1 Purpose
36.2. Constitution
36.3 Meetings
37.1 Purpose
- to discuss the current status and the future of the Freestyle sport and
to act as an instrument of information between the Freestyle
Committee and the National Ski Associations.
37.2 Constitution
37.3 Meetings
38.1 Purpose
- to elaborate the wording of the rules and supervise the wording of new
editions of the International Competition Rules in collaboration with the
Freestyle Committee;
38.2 Constitution
38.3 Meetings
38 a.1 Purpose
38 a.2 Constitution
38 a.3 Meetings
39.1 Purpose
39.2. Constitution
39.3 Meetings
40.1 Purpose
- to follow and study the Snowboard competition sport while defining its
philosophy and to present to the FIS Council proposals for its
promotion and development;
40.2 Constitution
40.3 Meetings
40 a.1 Purpose
- to elaborate the wording of the rules and supervise the wording of new
editions of the International Competition Rules in collaboration with the
Snowboard Committee.
40 a.2 Constitution
40 a.3 Meetings
40 b.1 Purpose
40 b.2 Constitution
40 b.3 Meetings
40 c.1 Purpose
40 c.2 Constitution
40 a.3 Meetings
42.1 Purpose
42.2 Constitution
42.3 Meetings
43.1 Purpose
43.2 Constitution
43.3 Meetings
44.1 Purpose
44.2 Constitution
44.3 Meetings
45.1 Purpose
45.2 Constitution
45.3 Meetings
46.1 Purpose
- to work out and adopt uniform principles and directions for the
approval of new developments in the field of race equipment;
- to work out and publish lists of approved race clothing and race
equipment in collaboration with the FIS Headquarters;
46.2 Constitution
46.3 Meetings
47.1 Purpose
- to compile a FIS doctrine for the rights of ski and the safety of skiers;
47.2 Constitution
47.3 Meetings
48.1 Purpose
48.2 Constitution
48.3 Meetings
- to closely co-operate with the Committee for Ski Teaching and Training
on standards for the training of ski teachers and ski guides.
49.2 Constitution
49.3 Meetings
50.2 Constitution
50.3 Meetings
51.1 Purpose
51.2 Constitution
51.3 Meetings
52.1 Purpose
- to follow and study the competition sport for racers with special
qualifications, discuss its future and present to the Council proposals
for its promotion and further development;
52.2 Constitution
52.3 Meetings
53.1 Purpose
53.2 Constitution
53.3 Meetings
54.1 Purpose
54.2 Constitution
54.3 Meetings
55.1 Purpose
55.2 Constitution
55.3 Meetings
56.1 Purpose
- to elaborate the exact wording of the rules for competition for university
racers in collaboration with the Committee for Racers with Special
Qualifications;
56.2 Constitution
56.3 Meetings
57.1 Purpose
57.2 Constitution
57.3 Meetings
58.1 Purpose
58.2 Constitution
58.3 Meetings
59.1 Purpose
59.2 Constitution
At the time of their election, which take place at the respective FIS World
Ski Championships every two years, the Athletes must be active
competitors;
59.3 Meetings
60.1 Purpose
60.2 Constitution
60.3 Meetings
When necessary.
61.1 Purpose
61.2 Constitution
61.3 Meetings
When necessary.
62.1 Purpose
62.2 Constitution
62.3 Meetings
63.1 Purpose
63.2 Constitution
63.3 Meetings