FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE
STATUTES 2007
November 2006
APPENDIX 1
Rules relative to Debates at Congress and Council meetings
1. Definitions
In the following provisions, unless the context expresses another interpretation, the
following points have effect primarily:
by "Assembly" is meant the meeting of Congress or Council .
by "President" is meant each person who presides at an assembly
by "delegate" is meant each delegate of a member federation a member of a FIG
authority
2.
Provisions governing Debates
a) In order to take the parole, a delegate shall rise and commence by stating his name and
that of his national Federation. His speech shall be concise and remain directed to the
question which is the object of discussion
b) The duration of a speech shall not exceed five minutes. On the other hand the mover of
a proposition, originally, may avail himself of ten minutes at the maximum to develop his
theme. In the event of a very important or complex proposition, the President, acting within
his discretionary powers, may ask the Assembly (by absolute majority) to agree to grant the
mover more than ten minutes for the development of his proposition
c) No delegate may speak more than once on a proposition or on an amendment. This is
subject to the reservation contained in paragraph (n)
d) A delegate who presents a proposition originally will, however, have the right of reply to
an amendment before the vote is taken by the Assembly
e) The mover of an amendment does not have the right of reply
f) A delegate may, however, raise any point concerning the application of these Rules or
may ask a question
g) The President determines all questions concerning the application of these Rules. His
decision on this subject, and upon the subject of the procedure during the course of debate,
shall be without appeal and shall not give rise to any discussion.
h) If the President rises his hand during the course of a debate, the delegate who is
speaking must interrupt his statement or his speech
i) The President, or any other member duly authorised by the F.l.G., has the right to take
the parole at an Assembly to give the advice of the F.l.G. on the subject of each proposition
or each amendment submitted to the Assembly
j) An amendment must be confined to :
- leaving out words, or
- leaving out words and inserting others, or
- referring a question to another authority of the F.l.G
An amendment may not introduce a new proposition nor reject the original proposition.
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