<p class="reg-lead">Book 5 of the FIBA Internal Regulations — The Zones, in force from 25 April 2024.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>25 April 2024</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Book 5 of the six Books of the Internal Regulations — core zone regulations together with an appendix for each zone, 58 pages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What Book 5 governs</h2>
<p>The regulations of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) consist of the <strong>General Statutes</strong> at the apex and <strong>six Books of Internal Regulations</strong>: Book 1 General Provisions, Book 2 Competitions, Book 3 Players and Officials, Book 4 Anti-Doping, Book 5 The Zones, and Book 6 3x3 Basketball. This document is <strong>Book 5</strong> of that set.</p><p>The structure of the FIBA Zones. The document has two layers: the <strong>core zone regulations</strong>, which apply identically to all zones, and then an <strong>appendix for each zone</strong> (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) containing the supplementary provisions specific to it.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
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<li><b class="t">Zone bodies</b>The core regulations define the bodies of each zone: the <strong>Zone Assembly</strong>, the Zone President, the Zone Board, the Zone Executive, and the zone commissions.</li>
<li><b class="t">Sub-zones</b>A structure of <strong>sub-zones and sub-sub-zones</strong> is provided for — the framework on which the divisions within Asia are based.</li>
<li><b class="t">Participation of national federations</b>A separate section is devoted to the manner in which member national federations participate in the activities of the zone.</li>
<li><b class="t">Status of leagues</b>The status of leagues and other groupings of clubs at zone level is determined.</li>
<li><b class="t">Recognised organisations of the zone</b>The Asia appendix lists the organisations officially recognised in Asian basketball, including the <strong>Asian Basketball Coaches Association</strong> and the <strong>Asian Wheelchair Basketball Federation</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Dispute resolution and financial provisions</b>The core regulations contain separate sections on the financial provisions of the zone and on dispute resolution.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For the Iranian federation, the Asia appendix is the directly relevant part of the document: the composition and powers of the bodies of Asian basketball, the manner of voting in the Zone Assembly, and the status of the sub-zones are all determined here.</p>
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FIBA Internal Regulations Book 5 — The Zones 2024