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Article 120 - Chefs D'Equipe

1. NFs must appoint a Chef d'Equipe if they have three (3) or more Athletes taking part in
CIOs, FEI Championships or FEI Regional or Olympic Games or Paralympic Games. If only
individual Athletes are entered, or no separate Chef d'Equipe is appointed, NFs must
nominate one of the Athletes to act as Chef d'Equipe.
2. It is recommended that Chefs d'Equipe be appointed for CIs.
3. Chefs d'Equipe must attend all technical meetings organised for them in relation to the
Event.
4. The Chef d'Equipe has responsibility for the following:
4.1. The general management and fitness of the Horses entered for the Event and the observance
of the VRs by Team Veterinarians and other official team members.
4.2. The declaration and the scratching of Athletes and Horses entered for the Competitions at
CIOs, FEI Championships, FEI Regional, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and at CIs
if appointed.
4.3. The general management, fitness and behaviour of Athletes, especially those under the age
of 18. In the case of Athletes under the age of 18, the Chefs d’Equipe are responsible for
the behaviour of both their teams and individuals for the entire duration of the Event and
are obliged to stay with their teams and individuals.
4.4. Notifying the OC which Athletes and Horses have been selected to start in team
Competitions.
5. The Chef d'Equipe may change the Athletes and Horses within the selected team but he/she
cannot add or substitute any member and/or Horse of the official team by an individual
Athlete and/or Horse entered in that Event but not selected for the team, except in cases of
accident or illness as per Article 121.3 (unless the requirements of a Certificate of Capability
prevent this change, see FEI World Championships, Olympic Games).
6. Chefs d'Equipe are not allowed to perform any other official functions at an Event.
7. A Chef d'Equipe or his/her NF may appoint a deputy to attend meetings or perform other
functions, but the deputy, unless otherwise qualified, shall not be entitled to any of the rights
conferred on Chefs d'Equipe by Article 131.

Article 121 - Declaration of Starters

1. Chefs d'Equipe must declare the entries for the official team Competition and the names of
individual Athletes, by the time established by the OC in accordance with the Sport Rules.
2. If NFs enter more Athletes and Horses than the number allowed in the official team, the
Chef d'Equipe must designate the Athletes and Horses selected for the official team at the
latest following the first Horse inspection, unless otherwise specified in the relevant Sport
Rules for each Discipline.
3. In case of accident or illness of a team member and/or Horse nominated for a team
Competition, such individual Athlete and/or Horse entered in that Event may be substituted.
This must be announced by the Chef d'Equipe at the latest one hour before the start of the
relevant Competition unless otherwise specified in the relevant Sports Rules. The
Athlete/Horse being withdrawn cannot then take part in any other Competition in that Event.
4. The official start list must include the following information: Name and nationality of Athlete,
name, studbook (if available), gender, colour and year of birth of Horse, name of breeder of
Horse (if available), name of owner of the Horse.

Article 122 - Dress and Salute

1. In all Competitions that take place in an arena under the jurisdiction of a Ground Jury, each
Athlete must salute the President of the Ground Jury as a matter of courtesy, unless the
President gives other instructions. The OC in agreement with the President of the Ground
Jury must instruct the Athletes to salute Heads of State when present, and may do so if
there is a special guest occupying the official box.
2. The President or a member of the Jury shall acknowledge all salutes.
3. Athletes must be properly dressed when appearing before spectators.
4. Registration of Colours:
4.1. Special colours or colouring of parts of the uniform to be worn at Competitions in accordance
with the Sport Rules of the relevant Discipline are subject to approval by the relevant
Technical Committee.
4.2. Special colours or colouring of parts of the uniform may only be registered by NFs with the
FEI in order to retain exclusivity of use in favour of the applicant on the following conditions:
(i) An application for registration will be accepted by the FEI at any time during the year.
The accepted registration will be valid for five years inclusive of the year the application

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