General Rule
1. The FIFA judicial bodies shall be competent to investigate, prosecute and sanction conduct within the scope of application of this Code.
2. Confederations, member associations and other sports organisations are responsible for investigating, prosecuting and sanctioning conduct in their respective jurisdictions. In particular, confederations shall have jurisdiction on disciplinary matters related to friendly matches and competitions between representative teams or clubs belonging to the same confederation, provided that the competition is not organised by FIFA.
3. FIFA shall have jurisdiction on disciplinary matters related to matches and competitions organised by it, to international “A” friendly matches (tier -1 international matches), to friendly matches and competitions between representative teams or clubs belonging to different confederations or to matches involving invitational teams composed of players registered with clubs belonging to member associations of different confederations.
4. Each member association has a duty to cooperate with other member associations to forward and notify them of documents or to provide information related to and/or required for domestic disciplinary proceedings. If a member association fails to cooperate in this way, it may lead to sanctions as provided under this Code.
5. Confederations and member associations shall inform FIFA immediately of the sanctions issued by their respective judicial bodies in relation to serious infringements (including but not limited to doping, manipulation of football matches and competitions, sexual abuse or harassment).
6. In exceptional circumstances, after consultation with the relevant panel or committee competent to support FIFA’s global stand against racism, FIFA may decide to lodge an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against any decision issued by the relevant judicial body of a member association in cases of racist abuse towards a player, match official, coach, other team official or any other person exercising an official role during a match, whenever such a decision appears to contravene article 15 of this Code.
7. The FIFA judicial bodies reserve the right to investigate, prosecute and sanction serious infringements within the scope of application of this Code – in particular, doping, match manipulation and discrimination – that fall within the jurisdiction of confederations, member associations or other sports organisations, if deemed appropriate in a specific case and if no formal investigation has been initiated by the competent confederation, member association or other sports organisation 90 days after the matter became known to FIFA, or if the relevant confederation, member association or sports organisation agrees with FIFA to confer the competence regarding the relevant matter on FIFA. Organisation and Competence III.
31 8. In particular, for cases of racist abuse towards a player, match official, coach, other team official or any other person exercising an official role during a match, FIFA reserves the right to investigate, prosecute and sanction the relevant offender(s) if no formal investigation has been opened after 14 days of the matter becoming known to FIFA or if no decision has been rendered by the relevant member association in line with the relevant provisions of article 15 of this Code.
9. The FIFA judicial bodies shall not deal with cases that have been previously subject to a final decision by another FIFA body involving the same party or parties and the same cause of action. In such cases, the claim shall be deemed inadmissible.