World University Equestrian Championship 26.-30. July 2000   Berne, Switzerland

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I. GENERAL REGULATIONS

Excerpts of FISU Regulations.

1. ORGANIZERS, TIME AND VENUE

The 4^th World University Equestrian Championship will be organized in Berne, Switzer­land from 26^th - 30^th July 2000 under the auspices of the International University Sports Federa­tion (FISU), in collaboration with the Association Internationale des Etudiants Cavaliers (AIEC), by the Swiss Universities Sports Federation (SUSF).

2. PROGRAMME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Please see http://www.ars.ethz.ch/wuec/schedule.html for up to date information.

3. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

President: Sabina Ganter
Secretary: Ngoc Linh
Venues / horses: Simone Hofer
Lodging: Simon Schatzmann
Judges / transportation: Sandra Wiedmer
Finances: Anne-Cathrine Strauss
Members: Leonz Eder, Fritz Holzer

CISCA (International Supervision, Control and Arbitration Committee):

Executive Committee FISU-chairman: Pieter Tilstra
International Control Commission: Otilio Gomez
Chairman of the Technical Committee: Joep Lupgens
Swiss Universities Sports Federation (SUSF): Leonz Eder
Organizing Committee: Sabina Ganter

TC (Technical Commission):

FISU Delegate-chairman: Joep Lupgens
AIEC Delegate: Karen Jedema
FEI Delegate: Dieter Heinz
OC Technical Delegate: Sabina Ganter

4. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

To participate in the World University Equestrian Championship 2000 countries invited by the OC shall meet the following requirements:

• Member associations of FISU
• Non-affiliation to FISU – a university sports organization whose country is affiliated to the FEI.
• Only the competitors who satisfy the following conditions may take part in the event :
  1. a national of the country they represent 
  2. at least 17 and less than 28 years of age on 1^st January 2000
  3. students who are officially registered for and pursuing a full time course of study at a university or similar institute, whose status as a university is recognized by the appropriate national academic authority of their country
  4. former students of the institutions mentioned in 3. who have obtained their academic degree or diploma in the year preceding the event.

5. PROCEDURE FOR ENTRIES

Procedure

The countries invited to participate must follow the below mentioned procedure: Countries must insure that all their entries reach the Organizing Committee by the due time and in the form prescribed by the OC and the regulations of FISU.

They shall take particular care in completing accurately the section of the entry form concer­ning previous performances of individuals and teams to assist the officials in making the draws.

When entering, countries shall sign an undertaking that their competitors shall not withdraw from a championship once it has begun in contravention of the spirit of the General Principles of FISU Regulations.

Participation fee

Two months before the championship, the countries entering the event must confirm their entry with and advance payment of 25% of the total participation fees (US $ 60.- per person) entered by 26^th May 2000.

The participation fee, which guarantees an entry, shall be directly collected by the OC. Should the competitor compete, his participation fee shall be credited to the costs of stay to be paid to the OC. In the event of a forfeit, this participation fee shall cover the costs undertaken by the OC.

Bank Name: Credit Suisse
Account holder: SSRV Schweizerischer Studenten Reiterverband
Account number: 0094-138445-31
Bank Address: Credit Suisse, 3001 Berne, Switzerland

Entry forms

Entry forms must be completed in capital letters (typed or hand-written) in one of the working languages of FISU (English or French) and be submitted according to the procedure prescribed by the OC and must be received under the following conditions:

Deadline for entry

1. General entries (engagement of participation) at least six (6) months before the begin­ning of the championship, 26^th January 2000.

2. Quantitative entries (confirmation of participation) with the number of officials and partici­pants, and with the payment of the participation fee, at least two (2) months before the beginning of the championship, 26^th May 2000.

3. Nominative entries (conditions for participation) with the list of competitors and substi­tutes, the events in which they will participate and the necessary photographs, eighteen (18) days before the beginning of the championship, 8^th July 2000.

Entry procedure

• The general and nominative entries may be sent by telegram or telefax in order to meet the required entry deadlines, but they must be confirmed as soon as possible in writing, on the official forms.

• Entries arriving after the expiration of the required deadlines will not be taken into consid­eration, except in the case of circumstances outside one’s control, with the agreement of the Executive Committee FISU and on the advice of the Organizing Committee.

• The entry forms must be countersigned by a member, officially nominated from the organization, invited to participate, and stamped with a seal from the organization afore­said.

• The participation fee, without any local or international bank fees, which guarantees an entry for an individual sport should be in the hands of the Organizing Committee at least two (2) months before the championship.

Individual dossier to submit on arrival

The individual dossier for each competitor to be presented to the CISCA must include:

1. a passport or identity card which shall include:

   • full name
   • nationality, date and place of birth
   • a recent photograph
2. if a student:
   • a document providing that he has satisfied the conditions normally required in his country for entrance to a university or similar institute 
   • a student card or certificate originating from the appropriate academic authority certi­fying that the competitor is officially registered for and pursuing a full-time course of study
3. if a former student:
   • Proof of the date he obtained his final academic degree or diploma

The Head of Delegation or his deputy, in submitting the individual dossiers for his competitors shall produce a list certified by the appropriate national academic authority of his country, of the universities or similar institutes whose status as universities meet the requirements.

6. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

FISU Registration fee

FISU shall receive from each competing country the following entry fees:

1. effective members of FISU: US $ 20.- (twenty) per competitor and official

2. other associations: US $ 40.- (forty) per competitor and official

The participation entry fees will be collected by the CISCA before the issue of the competitors’ identity cards.

Travel cost

The countries shall be responsible for their own cost of travel to Berne, Switzerland and return.

Participation fee

The competing countries, upon arrival, shall pay their due of the US $ 60.- (sixty) for participa­tion per person per day.