Jurisdiction of the Chairperson Ruling Alone
The chairperson (or in their absence, the deputy chairperson) of the Appeal Committee may take the following decisions alone:
a) on a preliminary procedural issue related to the appeal, including the admissibility of the appeal;
b) in urgent or protest cases;
c) on an appeal against a decision to extend a sanction;
d) to resolve disputes arising from objections to members of the Appeal Committee;
48 e) on appeals against provisional decisions passed by the chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee;
f) issue, alter and annul provisional measures;
g) in cases where the sanction imposed by the Disciplinary Committee is a fine of up to CHF 500,000 or a suspension from playing or carrying out a function for up to five matches or a period of time up to 12 months; and/or h) at the request of the parties.