Offering and Accepting Gifts and Other Benefits
1. Persons bound by this Code may only offer or accept gifts or other benefits to and from persons within or outside FIFA, or in conjunction with intermediaries or related parties as defined in this Code, which
- a. have symbolic or trivial value;
- b. exclude any influence for the execution or omission of an act that is related to their official activities or falls within their discretion;
- c. are not contrary to their duties;
- d. do not create any undue pecuniary or other advantage and
- e. do not create a conflict of interest. Any gifts or other benefits not meeting all of these criteria are prohibited.
2. If in doubt, gifts shall not be offered or accepted. In all cases, persons bound by this Code shall not offer to or accept from anyone within or outside FIFA cash in any amount or form.
3. Persons bound by this Code may not be reimbursed by FIFA for the costs associated with family members or associates accompanying them to official events, unless expressly permitted to do so by the appropriate organisation. Any such permission will be documented.
4. Persons bound by this Code must refrain from any activity or behaviour that might give rise to the appearance or suspicion of improper conduct as described in the foregoing sections, or any attempt thereof.