Centralisation of Sanctions
1. Records of cautions, expulsions and match suspensions are stored in the central computer system of FIFA. The Disciplinary Committee sec- retariat confi rms them in writing to the association or club concerned or, in the case of fi nal competitions, to the head of the delegation concerned.
2 This confi rmation serves only as notifi cation: sanctions (cautions, expulsions, automatic match suspensions) have an immediate effect on subsequent matches even if the letter of confi rmation reaches the association, club or head of delegation concerned later.
3 To ensure that the central registration system functions properly, the confederations shall inform FIFA of sanctions that have been pro- nounced during their own competitions and are likely to be carried over to a FIFA competition (cf. art. 39 par.
2) and future competi- tions.