Section 2 - Circular Provisions
register minors who have transferred improperly. In addition, FIFA’s Player Status
who have been involved in the improper transfer and/or registration of a minor.
Within the EU/EEA, players younger than 18 but above the minimum working age can move
from one member country to another country on their own, on condition that their sporting
training and academic training is guaranteed by the new training club. FIFA, in cooperation
with UEFA, will establish a Code of Conduct which should be followed by national
associations, leagues and clubs. FIFA is committed to issuing this Code in due course.
Where a club does not comply with the Code, its national association shall not register the
player, and may impose disciplinary measures on the non-observant club. National
associations can carry out on the spot investigations at clubs to verify compliance with the
Code of Conduct, and may if they encounter violations impose sanctions such as the
annulment of wrongful registrations of minors. FIFA’s Players Status Committee may impose
disciplinary measures on clubs in case of default by a national association. In addition,
FIFA’s Players Status Committee may impose sanctions on players agents, and on other third
parties subject to FIFA’s jurisdiction, who are implicated in registrations of minors where the
Code of Conduct has not been respected.
The same principles apply for the first registration of players under 18 who have a
nationality other than that of the country in which they first request to be registered.
Any disciplinary measures envisaged here can be appealed against to the Arbitration
Tribunal for Football.
2.
Training compensation
The new regulations create a detailed system for the payment of training compensation. This
system is designed to encourage more and better training of young football players, and to
create solidarity among clubs, by awarding financial compensation to clubs which have
invested in training young players. At the same time, care has also been taken to ensure that
See Art. 4.3 and 4.4 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 3.7, 4.5 of the Application Regulations; Art. 15 of the Players’ Agents Regulations.
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See Art. 12.1.(b) of the Basic Regulations.
See Art. 3 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 3.4 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 3.6 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 3.5 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 3.7 of the Application Regulations.
See Art. 12.2 of the Basic Regulations.
See Art. 3.8 of the Application Regulations.
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