Secretariats
1. The general secretariat of FIFA shall provide both the investigatory and adjudicatory chambers with a secretariat with the necessary staff. Both chambers shall, however, have the authority to hire external resources to assist in their work.
2. The general secretariat of FIFA shall designate the secretaries of each chamber.
3. The secretaries shall take charge of the administrative and legal work related to proceedings and provide support to the investigatory and adjudicatory chambers for the completion of their respective tasks; in particular, they shall write the minutes, final reports and decisions.
4. The secretaries shall take care of the filing of the case files, which must be kept for at least ten years.
5. The secretaries shall act on the sole instructions of the investigatory and adjudicatory chambers. They have the duty to immediately report any instructions received by any other persons or bodies to the chairman of the respective chamber.