Time Limits
1. Time limits shall commence the day after the notification of the relevant document. Time limits are deemed to have been complied with if the relevant action has been completed by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) at the latest on the last day of the stipulated deadline.
2. Official holidays and non-working days are included in the calculation of time limits. Time limits are paused from 20 December to 5 January inclusive, with the exception of time limits established under article 60 of this Code regarding appeals to the Appeal Committee, which stay unaffected.
3. Time limits to which parties and legal representatives shall adhere commence on the day after notification of the document by FIFA.
4. When a deadline expires on a Saturday, Sunday or a federal holiday in the United States of America, where FIFA’s Legal & Compliance Division is located, it is carried forward to the next working day.
5. If a time limit is not observed, the defaulter loses the procedural right in question.
6. Unless otherwise established in this Code, time limits laid down by this Code may not be extended. Time limits set by the secretariat to the FIFA judicial bodies may be extended upon substantiated request submitted before the expiry of the relevant time limit.