Withdrawal
1. Members of the judicial bodies of FIFA must decline to participate in any meeting concerning a matter where there are serious grounds for questioning their impartiality.
2. This applies in the following cases (among others):
a) if the member in question has a direct interest in the outcome of the matter;
b) if he is associated with any of the parties;
c) if he has the same nationality as the party implicated (the association, club, official, player etc.);
d) if he has already dealt with the case under different circumstances.
3. Members who decline to participate in a meeting on any of the above grounds shall notify the chairman immediately. The parties involved may also raise an objection to a member they believe to be biased.
4. The chairman shall decide on any such claim of bias.
5. Proceedings that have involved someone whom the chairman has ordered not to participate will be considered null and void.