IHF Legal Provisions 2025
The Legal Provisions of the International Handball Federation, in force from 21 December 2025.
| Adoption | 21 December 2025 — International Handball Federation |
| Structure | Chapter II of the Regulations of the International Handball Federation |
| Status | Current version — supersedes the edition of 3 October 2019 |
What the Legal Provisions govern
This document is Chapter II of the IHF Regulations and determines the jurisdiction of the adjudicating bodies, the route of appeal, the procedure and the enforcement of decisions. Every disciplinary or dispute case in international handball passes through a route mapped out in this very chapter.
Key changes in this editionChanges from the edition of 3 October 2019
- Transfer of doping proceedings to the CAS Anti-Doping DivisionThe Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) is recognised as the body competent to hear all matters arising from the IHF Anti-Doping Regulations, and its procedural rules are binding on the International Handball Federation, the continental confederations, the national federations and the groups and members affiliated to them, players, officials and clubs.
- Removal of doping from the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Commission"Doping offences" have been deleted from the list of matters heard by the Disciplinary Commission; the natural consequence of that same transfer of jurisdiction to the Anti-Doping Division.
- Addition of the IHCA to the route of appealIn particular cases — including matters relating to doping tests or individual complaints by athletes — an appeal may be brought to the Court of Arbitration for Sport or, as the case may be, to the International Handball Court of Arbitration (IHCA).
Who this document matters to
For every case brought in international handball, the first question is which body has jurisdiction and where an appeal goes. Following this edition, the answer depends on the subject matter of the case: doping to the CAS Anti-Doping Division, other disputes to the International Handball Court of Arbitration once the internal stages have been exhausted, and Olympic disputes to CAS in Lausanne.
Each case is governed by the edition of these provisions that was in force at the time of the event; for that reason the previous editions are kept available on this page.