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CHAPTER I - EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS

Article 101 - National Events (CN)

1. A National Event (CN) is limited to national Athletes who shall take part according to the
regulations of their NF. Foreign Athletes may only take part, subject to the appropriate
laws if applicable, as specified under paragraphs 2 and 3 below or under Article 119.
2. Individual foreign Athletes, other than "Athletes Living Outside their Country of
Nationality" (Article 119.6), may take part in CNs provided they have obtained written
permission from their own NF and from the NF of the OC concerned. Permission must
state the exact period for which it has been granted and the home NF of individual foreign
Athletes shall indicate their level in writing so that they are entered in Events of
appropriate level.
3.
3.1 Not counting "Athletes Living Outside their Country of Nationality" (Article 119.6), a CN
with more than 4 NFs and/or more than fifteen (15) foreign Athletes is allowed if it would
be within the requirements of a CIM. If a CN under such conditions takes place, there will
be no ranking or qualification points earned.
3.2 Any other CN with more than four (4) NFs and/or more than fifteen (15) foreign Athletes
(not counting "Athletes Living Outside their Country of Nationality" as per Article 119.6) is
not allowed. If a CN under such conditions takes place, there will be no ranking or
qualification points earned. Furthermore, after consultation with the NF, the OC can be
subject to further sanctions and eventually to a fine in an amount commensurate with the
violation and taking into account the circumstances of the violation and possibly up to the
total prize-money paid out at such Event, if any.
4 All other Events in which foreign Athletes may take part must be classified as CIs.

Article 102 - International Events (CI)

1. An International Event (CI) must be organised under the FEI Statutes, GRs and Sport Rules,
including any specific invitation rules that may be established by the relevant Technical
Committee and may be open to Athletes of all NFs.
2. CIs are primarily for individual Athletes. However, Competitions for teams not representing
a nation or country of not more than four (4) members may be organised, but they may
never be described as "Nations' Cups".
3. All Athletes invited or nominated for an International Event must be entered by their NFs.
All foreign Athletes selected by their NFs, in accordance with the relevant Sport Rules and
as specified in the schedule, must be accepted by the OC. OCs shall not accept any other
entries.
4. Schedules for CIs must state the total number of foreign Athletes and Horses which are
invited.
5. Consideration should be given to inviting Athletes from regions other than the region where
the CI is held.
6. CIs shall be classified according to the amount of prize money offered and/or to other criteria
established by the relevant Technical Committee, and approved by the Board.
7. A NF shall not be allowed to host or to organise a CI outside of its territory.

Article 103 - Official International Events (CIO)

1. An Official International Event (CIO) is an Event to which NFs are invited to send selected
representative individuals and teams, and must be organised under the FEI Statutes, GRs
and Sport Rules.
2. CIOs must include the official Competition for individuals and teams according to the Sport
Rules of the relevant Discipline.
3. In Europe, each NF may only organise one CIO for Seniors in any Discipline in any calendar
year, unless otherwise decided by the Board.
4. For other age groups and for Seniors outside Europe, the number of CIOs must be specifically
approved by the Board on the recommendation of the relevant Technical Committee.
5. A NF shall not be allowed to host or to organise a CIO outside of its territory.

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