Article 5 Jurisdiction - Procedural Rules of CFCB

Procedural rules governing the UEFA Club Financial Control Body
Content Type
Technical Regulations
Category
Specific Regulations
Subject
CFCB
Language
English
Enforcement Date
1 July 2022

5.01

The First Chamber is competent to:

  1. determine whether licensors have fulfilled their obligations and whether licence applicants have fulfilled the licensing criteria set out in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations and/or the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations for the UEFA Women's Champions League at the time the licence was granted;

  2. determine whether, once the licence is granted, licensees continue to fulfil the licensing criteria set out in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations and/or the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations for the UEFA Women's Champions League;

  3. determine whether licensees fulfil the club monitoring requirements set out in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations;

  4. enter into settlement agreements as provided for in these rules;

  5. impose disciplinary measures in accordance with these rules in the event of non-fulfilment of the requirements set out in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations and/or the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations for the UEFA Women's Champions League;

  6. decide on cases relating to club eligibility for UEFA club competitions to the extent provided for by the regulations governing the competitions in question;

  7. decide on requests for exceptions to the three-year rule as defined in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations (hereinafter “three-year rule”).

5.02

The Appeals Chamber has jurisdiction to hear appeals against decisions made by the First Chamber.

5.03

When a case seems to come under the jurisdiction of both the First Chamber and the Control, Ethics, and Disciplinary Body, the chairman of the First Chamber and the chairman of the Control, Ethics, and Disciplinary Body decide at their own discretion which body will deal with the case. If they cannot reach an agreement, the chairman of the Appeals Body decides at his own discretion. Such decisions on jurisdiction may only be appealed against with the final decision of the body to which the case was assigned.