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Protest Deadlines and Status of Decisions
161.3 In order for a Protest to be validly filed, the following deadlines must be complied with
regardless of whether the person filing the Protest is on-site at the relevant Event or not:

Protest Concerning: Applicable Deadline (i.e. no later than)
The eligibility of an Athlete or Horse for a Thirty (30) minutes before the start of the
specific Competition or Event relevant Competition
The condition of the Arena Thirty (30) minutes before the start of the
relevant Competition
An obstacle, or the plan or length of the Fifteen (15) minutes before the start of the
course for a Jumping Competition or the Competition
obstacle Phase of a Driving Competition
The cross-country obstacles or courses in 18:00 (local time) on the day before the
Eventing or marathon course or obstacles relevant Competition
in Driving, or the course in Endurance
Irregularities or incidents during a Thirty (30) minutes after the
Competition announcement of the results of the
relevant Competition
The results of a Competition Thirty (30) minutes after the
announcement of the results of the
relevant Competition
A Challenge to the procedures followed in Thirty (30) minutes after the notification of
the application or implementation of any the application or implementation of such
FEI Rule. rule

Authority to File Protests
161.4 Protests may only be lodged by:
 the FEI,
 Presidents or Secretary Generals of NFs,
 Officials,
 Chefs d’Equipe or, if there is no Chef d’Equipe, by a Person Responsible or a Team
Veterinarian responsible for Horses taking part in the Event.

161.5 Protests concerning an abuse of Horse may be lodged by any person or body. See Article
142 (Abuse of Horse).

Procedure for Filing a Protest
161.6 All Protests must be in writing, signed by an authorised person within the meaning of Article
161.4 and be accompanied by any supporting evidence, including the names of witnesses
(if any).

161.7 Protests to the Ground Jury shall be presented within the applicable time limit to the
President of the Ground Jury or to any member of the Ground Jury if the President is not
available together with the necessary deposit.

Deposit
161.7 A deposit of CHF 150 (or the local currency equivalent) must be paid on site in order for the
Ground Jury to have jurisdiction to consider the Protest.

161.8 No deposit is required for Protests claiming Horse Abuse of any nature.

161.9 If the Protest is successful, the deposit will be refunded.

161.10 If the Protest is dismissed, the deposit will not be refunded.

Protest Review by Ground Jury
161.11 Before reaching a Decision on any Protest, the Ground Jury must:
- consider if it has jurisdiction or not (see Article 161.14 below)
- examine the available evidence, whether written or oral;
- hear all the parties concerned where appropriate under the rules (and provided they are
available); and
- take into account all relevant material, in every case trying to reach a fair and equitable
Decision.

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