February 2021 27 WORLD ROWING STATUTES AND RELATED BYE‑LAWS PART IV – INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATIONS Article 56 – Commitment Any party that deals with World Rowing, is a member of World Rowing or shares in its activities including a party which: 1. Participates in an event under the authority of World Rowing; 2. Acts as an official (trainer, coach, team manager, delegate, representative or other related party) of a team, a club, a Member Federation, Continental Rowing Confederation or other Member Grouping; 3. Officiates as an international umpire or in a similar role; 4. Organises or participates in a competition which is placed under World Rowing’s authority, according to the Statutes and Rules of Racing; 5. Assumes any role within World Rowing, within its Council, its Executive Committee, one of its Commissions or another Committee or Working Group; recognises and accepts the following, subject to paragraph v: i. The World Rowing Statutes, Rules of Racing, Bye‑Laws and Event Regulations; ii. World Rowing’s authority on all matters concerning international rowing; iii. The mandatory nature of the Statutes, the Bye‑Laws and other Rules regulating World Rowing, in their current version and as amended from time to time; iv. World Rowing’s jurisdiction to make any decision or impose any sanction within its field of competence; v. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne as the only competent judicial authority external to World Rowing, to the exclusion of any ordinary court of law, any civil judicial authority of any country and any other arbitration body: a. Subject to Art. 60, to settle any dispute which directly involves World Rowing, one of its bodies, one of its Executive Committee members, any person acting on its behalf (Council and Commission members, umpires, and any others), one of its members or an organising committee of a World Rowing event run under World Rowing’s authority (see Art. 65); b. To review any decision alleged to violate any relevant law, any fundamental legal principles or World Rowing statutory clause (see Art. 65); c. To rule on any appeals from disciplinary sanctions or penalties of any kind, made by World Rowing or one of its bodies (see Art. 66). vi. The final and without appeal status of the decisions made by the CAS; vii. The requirement to abide by the decisions of World Rowing and CAS without attempting to hinder their application; viii. The application of Swiss law and the rules of Swiss federal procedure supplemental to World Rowing and CAS rules and regulations with Lausanne as the only place and seat of the arbitration. Article 57 – Individual and Written Confirmation of Commitments 1. Although the commitment set out in Art. 56 is mandatory and automatic, World Rowing may, in addition, request individual and written confirmation of any commitment from the following individuals or entities, in accordance with the appropriate forms appended to these Statutes: 1.1 Any Member Federation or any rowing federation which wishes to become a member;
