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the Administrative Disciplinary Procedure, the FEI will submit the case to the FEI Tribunal
for adjudication in accordance with the Internal Regulations of the FEI Tribunal. Once the
case has been submitted to the FEI Tribunal, the offence shall no longer be considered as
“Minor”. If, following the disciplinary proceedings before the FEI Tribunal, the FEI Tribunal
upholds the charge and finds that the accused person has committed the offence in question,
the FEI Tribunal shall impose a higher Sanction/Sanctions than those provided for in the list
of Minor Sanctions.

163.8 Where a person elects to have their case dealt with under the Administrative Disciplinary
Procedure, he/she shall be granted a right to be heard, by way of a hearing (via video or
teleconference) and/or by way of a written submission prior to the FEI issuing its Decision.

163.9 After the accused person has exercised his/her right to be heard (or where he/she has
waived such right), he/she will be notified in writing of the FEI’s Decision. Decisions under
the Administrative Disciplinary Procedure will be taken by FEI Headquarters, acting through
the FEI Legal Department.

163.10 Decision issued under the Administrative Disciplinary Procedure may be appealed to the FEI
Tribunal in accordance with the provisions of Article 165.2. In the related appeal
proceedings, if the FEI’s original Decision is upheld and the appeal is dismissed the FEI
Tribunal shall impose a higher Sanction/Sanctions than those provided for in the list of Minor
Sanctions.

163.11 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in urgent cases the FEI may impose an immediate Provisional
Suspension via the Minor Offence Notice of Charge. The Provisional Suspension will remain
in effect until such time as FEI Headquarters or the FEI Tribunal (as the case may be) issues
its Decision or unless and until the Provisional Suspension is lifted in accordance with Article
163.12 below.

163.12 Where an immediate Provisional Suspension is imposed via the Minor Offence Notice of
Charge, the suspended person may file an application to the FEI Tribunal to have the
Provisional Suspension lifted.

Article 164 - Sanctions
Types of Sanctions
164.1 The Sanction(s) imposed in any given case can consist of any of the Sanctions set out in
Articles 164.2 – 164.10 below. The level of the Sanction shall be decided according to the
guidelines mentioned in Article 164.13 below and to the circumstances of the case.

164.2 Warning
An oral or written warning is appropriate in cases of minor violations committed
unintentionally and without significant consequences. In the discipline of Eventing, a
Recorded Warning may be issued for certain rule violations. If the same Person Responsible
receives three Recorded Warning within a 2 year (twenty four month) period, the Person
Responsible shall be automatically suspended for a period of two (2) months after official
notification from, or on behalf of, the FEI Secretary General.

164.3 Yellow Warning Card
(a) A Yellow Warning Card may be issued to a Person Responsible by the President of
the Ground Jury, the Chief Steward or the Technical Delegate during the Period of
the Event for the following offences:
 Abuse of Horse
 Incorrect Behaviour by the Person Responsible and/or Incorrect Behaviour by
a member of their entourage. For the purpose of this article, the term
“entourage” shall mean the Person Responsible’s parent, spouse or partner,
family member, coach, trainer, groom, crew or other person directly connected
with the Person Responsible and includes the owner(s) of the Person
Responsible’s Horse.
 Non-compliance with applicable Sport Rules
 Non-compliance with Protective Headgear Rules

(b) The Yellow Warning Card may be delivered either by hand or by any other suitable
means. If after reasonable efforts the Person Responsible cannot be notified during
the Period of the Event that he/she has received a Yellow Warning Card, the Person
Responsible must be notified in writing within fourteen (14) days of the Event.

(c) A Yellow Warning Card may be issued in addition to any other Sanction(s) that may
be issued in accordance with these GRs and/or the relevant Sport Rules.

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