F.1 Principles - Club Licensing

UEFA Club Licensing Regulations for the UEFA Women's Champions League

Content Type
Technical Regulations
Category
Specific Regulations
Subject
Club Licensing
Language
English
Enforcement Date
1 June 2022
F.1.1

Payables are considered as overdue if they are not paid according to the contractual or legal terms.

F.1.2

Payables are not considered as overdue, within the meaning of these regulations, if the licence applicant/licensee (i.e. debtor) is able to prove by the applicable deadline, i.e. 31 March in respect of Article 57 , Article 58, Article 59 and Article 60 that:

  1. the relevant amount has been settled, i.e. either paid in full or offset against the creditor’s obligations towards the debtor; or

  2. the deadline for payment of the relevant amount has been deferred (referred to as “amounts deferred” in these regulations), i.e. an agreement has been concluded in writing with the creditor to extend the deadline for payment (a creditor not requesting payment of an amount does not constitute an extension of the deadline); or

  3. the relevant amount is subject to a legal claim or open proceedings (referred to as “amounts disputed” in these regulations), meaning:

    1. the debtor has brought a legal claim which has been deemed admissible by the competent authority under national law or has opened proceedings with the national or international football authorities or relevant arbitration tribunal contesting liability in relation to the overdue payable, knowing that if the decision-making bodies (licensor or CFCB) consider that such claim has been brought or such proceedings have been opened for the sole purpose of avoiding the applicable deadlines set out in these regulations (i.e. in order to buy time), the amount will still be considered as an overdue payable; or

    2. the debtor has contested to the competent authority under national law, the national or international football authorities or the relevant arbitration tribunal, a claim which has been brought or proceedings which have been opened against it by a creditor in respect of overdue payables and is able to demonstrate to the comfortable satisfaction of the relevant decision-making bodies (licensor or CFCB) that it has established reasons for contesting the claim or proceedings which have been opened, knowing that if the decision-making bodies (licensor or CFCB) consider the reasons for contesting the claim or proceedings as manifestly unfounded the amount will still be considered as an overdue payable; or

  4. the settlement of the relevant amount is pending (referred to as “amounts pending” in these regulations), meaning:

    1. the debtor has requested a competent authority, in writing and in accordance with the applicable law, to extend the deadline for payment of payables to social/tax authorities (as defined by Article 59) and the competent authority has confirmed in writing that this request has been deemed admissible and still pending by 31 March (in respect of Article 59); or

    2. the debtor is able to demonstrate to the comfortable satisfaction of the relevant decision-making bodies (licensor or CFCB) that it has taken all reasonable measures to identify and pay the creditor(s) in respect of training compensation and solidarity contributions (as defined in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players).