General Provisions: The following general provisions shall apply:
1. If a National Federation does not pay its annual affiliation fee, does not hold proper elections, does not register Members, does not organize regular competitions to include a national championships, does not actively campaign to enroll new 30 Members, or does not follow the Constitution and Rules, or does not implement an effective Anti-Doping Program to ensure that its athletes are competing drug-free at IFBB-sanctioned international events, it shall first receive a written letter of warning. If the National Federation continues to act contrary to the Constitution and Rules, it may be fined, suspended, or expelled.
2. If a National Federation does not respect its engagement, financial or otherwise, with another country or countries, or with the IFBB, the National Federation may be fined, suspended, or expelled.
3. Any athlete or official who is suspended may not compete, give an exhibition or seminar, judge or otherwise officiate, organize events, or act in an administrative capacity, whether in his or her own country, or in any other country, for the IFBB or any IFBB-recognized National Federation.
4. The issuance of false certificates (cards) shall be deemed a serious offence punishable by fine, suspension, or expulsion.
5. Any athlete or official who threatens a judge or official by word or gesture, or who uses offensive words to any other athlete or official and who refuses to withdraw same, may be fined, suspended or expelled.
6. Any athlete or official who engages in activity of a pornographic nature, or whose conduct is deemed prejudicial to the IFBB, may be fined, suspended, or expelled.
7. Any athlete or official who participates in a competition or event not approved or sanctioned by the IFBB, may be fined, suspended or expelled. Participation shall include, but shall not be limited to, competing, guest posing, giving a seminar, lecture or similar presentation, judging, officiating, allowing the use of one’s name and/or likeness for promotional purposes, and/or taking part in a non-IFBB sanctioned competition or event in any other way, shape, or form.
8. Once recognized by the IFBB pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Constitution and Rules, or pursuant to the terms and conditions of the constitution and rules of a National, Regional or Continental affiliate, no athlete, judge, official, administrator or other Member shall hold membership in any other bodybuilding and/or fitness organization; nor shall that Member participate in or promote, in any way, shape or form, their activities, failing which the Member may be fined, suspended or expelled. 31
9. Disciplinary action may be taken against any athlete or official who contravenes the IFBB Code of Ethics, attached as Appendix 1, which shall form an integral part of the Constitution and Rules.
10. Disciplinary action may be taken against any Member for prejudicial conduct, where such conduct is defined as being demonstrably harmful to the IFBB and/or to the sport of bodybuilding and fitness, whether through gross malfeasance or egregious moral behavior. Article 20 – Appeals 20.1 Appeals: Any Member, believing that he or she has been wronged in any way, shape or form, and after having followed the proper “chain of command” in an effort to resolve the matter, shall have the right to file a complaint or appeal to the President who shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by an ad hoc appeal committee appointed by the President, the complaint or appeal; shall then make a determination upon the complaint or appeal, and shall report such determination to the complainant or appellant. There shall be no right of appeal from the interpretation given to the Constitution and Rules by the President.
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After reading some of these rules i guess alot of IFBB pros will be suspended with me. If you are going to suspend me for a rule then we must suspend others who also have broken them. At least i will have company.
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