Article 40
General Rule
1. The body pronouncing the sanction decides the scope and duration of it.
2 Sanctions may be limited to a geographical area or to one or more certain categories of match and competition.
3 Unless otherwise specifi ed, the duration of a sanction is always defi ned.
4 When deciding the sanction, the body takes account of all of the cir- cumstances of the case, in particular the degree of guilt and the age of the person to be sanctioned, his record, personal situation, culpability (intentional or negligent), the reasons prompting him to commit the infringement and the degree of seriousness of the infringement.