<p class="reg-lead">The current edition, in force from 1 August 2026; it broke the advertising tariff down by national-federation category, gave the solidarity distribution to clubs a defined mechanism, and made federation investment conditional on expert review.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>1 August 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Published by</td><td>Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) — 2026 edition</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Financial Regulations, 2026 edition + annex of tariffs and signature policy</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — the governing financial regulations</td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>What are the FIVB Financial Regulations?</h2>
<p>The FIVB Financial Regulations govern the federation's sources of revenue and how it is spent: the annual membership fees of national federations, event revenue and commercial rights, the share received from the International Olympic Committee, fines, and, on the other side, financial support for national federations, confederations and development centres. The tariff for advertising on team shirts and the policy on signing financial documents are also set out in this document.</p>
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<h2>About the August 2026 edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from June 2018</span></h2>
<h3>Key changes from the previous edition</h3>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Advertising tariff by national-federation category</b>The tariff for shirt advertising was set separately by category. For <strong>category three</strong> federations: the senior World Championship 7,500 francs, Olympic qualification tournaments 5,000, the U21 World Championship 1,750, the U19 and U17 championships 1,250, the Club World Championships 2,500 and the Nations League 5,000 francs; the figures for the higher category are double these amounts. For <strong>category one and two</strong> federations, <strong>no tariff</strong> is charged in world competitions.</li>
<li><b class="t">Solidarity distribution and international transfers</b>The mechanism for <strong>solidarity distribution to clubs</strong> was made explicit; if a national federation does not forward a club's request to the FIVB, <strong>the club may apply directly</strong> to the FIVB or the confederation. International transfers are subject to the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) procedure.</li>
<li><b class="t">Document signature policy</b>All contracts and mandates must be concluded in accordance with the <strong>signature policy approved by the Board of Administration</strong>, and the text of that policy is annexed to the regulations.</li>
<li><b class="t">Expert-review condition for investments</b>Before any investment, and likewise before the sale of an invested asset, the federation is required to <strong>consult experts and carry out the necessary review in accordance with market standards</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Support payments made conditional</b>No payment is made to a confederation that <strong>has not submitted its annual report and financial statements</strong>, and support for development centres is conditional on a report showing the coaches, the number and names of participants, the duration and programme, and the support received.</li>
</ol>
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<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For national federations, two parts of this document have direct application: the tariffs and payment deadlines — breach of which leads to loss of voting rights at the Congress — and the <strong>development support</strong> mechanism, receipt of which is conditional on submitting reports and financial statements. Clubs, in turn, deal with this text through the <strong>solidarity distribution</strong> mechanism and international transfers.</p>
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FIVB Financial Regulations 2026

<p class="reg-lead">The current edition, approved by the Board of Administration on 8 May 2026 and in force from that date; it redefined the criterion for eligibility in a sex category on the basis of SRY gene testing and converted the flat fee for a change of federation of origin into a tiered scale.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Adopted</td><td><b>8 May 2026</b> — Board of Administration of the federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>8 May 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Four parts and 22 articles</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — the governing sports regulations</td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>What are the FIVB Sports Regulations?</h2>
<p>The Sports Regulations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) govern the status of players, teams, leagues and agents: eligibility to play for a national team and nationality, age categories and eligibility to compete in a sex category, change of federation of origin, player transfers, the licensing of agents and their rights and obligations, and the resolution of <strong>financial disputes between clubs, players, coaches and agents</strong> before the FIVB Tribunal.</p>
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<h2>About the May 2026 edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from November 2020</span></h2>
<h3>The most significant changes from the previous edition</h3>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">A new criterion for eligibility in a sex category</b>The most significant change in this edition. Eligibility to compete in the men's or women's category is determined by <strong>the presence or absence of the Y chromosome</strong>: its presence means eligibility to compete only in the men's category, and its absence means eligibility to compete in the women's category. The text states expressly that the federation <strong>does not seek to determine the sex or gender of any person</strong>, but is establishing a criterion for participation in a competitive category, and the Board of Administration is required to review this rule periodically in the light of scientific developments.</li>
<li><b class="t">SRY testing and the duty of national federations</b>Each national federation is responsible for proving that the players it enters are eligible to compete in the category in which they are registered, and must provide <strong>the result of an SRY test from a laboratory approved by the FIVB or the confederation</strong>. The competition's medical delegate may require an independent test where valid medical grounds exist, and <strong>who bears its cost depends on the test result</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Finality of the decision and the sanction for intentional breach</b>Where the test result does not match the registered category, the decision is <strong>final and not subject to appeal</strong> — with the qualification that the route of applying for a <strong>change of sex category</strong> remains open to the player. Intentionally entering a player in the wrong category is referred to the <strong>Disciplinary Panel</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">The Sex Eligibility Committee</b>The name of the adjudicating body changed from the <strong>Gender Eligibility Committee</strong> to the <strong>Sex Eligibility Committee</strong>. The requirement of <strong>at least one male and one female member</strong> remains, and the committee must take into account <strong>the player's physiological development and puberty</strong> in reaching its decision.</li>
<li><b class="t">A tiered fee for a change of federation of origin</b>In place of the flat fee of fifteen thousand francs, a tiered scale now sets the amount on the basis of <strong>the difference in division between the two federations</strong> and <strong>the number of years the player has spent with the federation of origin</strong>; it ranges from <strong>twenty thousand francs</strong> down to <strong>five thousand francs</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">New documents for a change of federation</b>In addition to the official form, <strong>proof of three years' continuous residence</strong> in the country of the new federation and <strong>a copy of that country's international passport</strong> are now required. Further, where the federation of origin does not consent, the power of decision was given to the <strong>Executive Committee of the federation</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">A special route for players registered before November 2020</b>For players who had been registered with another federation <strong>before 3 November 2020 and before the season in which they turned fourteen</strong>, a separate route with specified documents is provided: proof of a legal restriction arising from nationality laws, a residence permit, three years' continuous residence, and <strong>the player's undertaking to apply for nationality</strong> as soon as the conditions are met.</li>
<li><b class="t">Route of appeal</b>Appeals against decisions under these regulations are governed by <strong>Part Three of the Disciplinary Regulations</strong> of the federation.</li>
</ol>
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<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>The most frequently used volleyball instrument for sports lawyers. A club's financial dispute with a foreign player or coach, the international transfer of a player, and eligibility to play for a national team are all determined under this text. Financial disputes are heard by the <strong>FIVB Tribunal</strong>, and non-compliance with its decisions carries an independent sanction.</p>
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FIVB Sports Regulations 2026

<p class="reg-lead">The current edition, in force from 27 February 2026; it made the chain of responsibility for staging explicit and redefined the list of competitions under the FIVB.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>27 February 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Published by</td><td>Fédération Internationale de Volleyball — 2026 edition</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Four sections with operational annexes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — the governing Event Regulations</td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>What are the FIVB Event Regulations?</h2>
<p>The Event Regulations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) govern the staging of international competitions: which event falls under which body, the calendar and frequency of staging, the composition and duties of the <strong>Control Committee</strong> and its sub-committees — organisational, refereeing, court operations, medical, media and information system — and the pre-match formalities from team registration to the preliminary inquiry.</p>
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<h2>About the February 2026 edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from November 2020</span></h2>
<h3>Most significant changes from the previous edition</h3>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Chain of responsibility for staging</b>The persons and bodies responsible for the technical staging are enumerated: <strong>the FIVB, its subsidiary companies, its agents, inspectors and contracted third parties, the Control Committee, the local organiser and the host national federation</strong> — with the express provision that <strong>ultimate responsibility rests with the FIVB, its companies and the local organiser</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Duty of the host national federation</b>The national federation of the host country is required to <strong>assist the FIVB</strong> in ensuring compliance with these regulations in the technical staging of the event.</li>
<li><b class="t">Redefined list of competitions</b>The list of competitions under the FIVB was rewritten and its age categories made explicit: <strong>the World Championship and its qualification tournaments, Olympic qualification, the men's and women's U21 Championships, U19, and the U17 youth Championship</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Separation of the bodies governing each competition</b>For each group of international competitions, a separate <strong>governing body</strong> was designated, so that the boundary of jurisdiction between the FIVB, the confederations and the organisers is clear.</li>
</ol>
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<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For federations and clubs acting as hosts or participants, this document sets the operational obligations: team registration forms, the preliminary inspection of team composition, jerseys and numbers, and the body competent to hear protests in the course of an event. A point that bears on impartiality: a <strong>member sharing the nationality of one of the parties to a protest</strong> may not sit in the hearing.</p>
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FIVB Event Regulations 2026

<p class="reg-lead">Current edition, in force from 11 April 2025; introduced a three-term limit for members of the Board of Administration, specified the consequences of absence at the Congress and at meetings of the bodies, and clarified the Federation's power to withhold recognition of national federation officials.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>11 April 2025</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Publication</td><td>Fédération Internationale de Volleyball — edition of 11 April 2025</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>General Regulations, 2025 edition + annexes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — governing general regulations</td></tr>
</table>
<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>What are the FIVB General Regulations?</h2>
<p>The General Regulations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) govern the Federation's relationship with the national federations and the internal organisation of its bodies: the conditions of membership and the obligations of national federations, the procedure for holding their electoral assemblies and the recognition of elected officials, the rules on change of federation of origin for players and officials, the composition and functions of the Board of Administration, the Executive Committee, the councils and the commissions, and the Federation's ownership of the media and commercial rights in events.</p>
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<h2>About the April 2025 edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from May 2021</span></h2>
<h3>Key changes from the previous edition</h3>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Three-term limit for members of the Board of Administration</b>Members of the Board of Administration — other than the President and the presidents of the confederations — may serve <strong>a maximum of three terms</strong>, whether consecutive or not.</li>
<li><b class="t">Consequences of absence</b>A member recorded as <strong>absent twice</strong> may be removed from the Board of Administration, the Executive Committee, a council or a commission; in that case, the member may remain in the other bodies if their attendance record in those bodies so permits.</li>
<li><b class="t">Consequence of absence from the Congress for a national federation</b>A national federation that — save in cases of force majeure — is <strong>neither present nor represented</strong> at the World Congress <strong>forfeits all financial and technical support from the Federation</strong> until the following Congress, and regains that support by attending the next Congress.</li>
<li><b class="t">Withholding of recognition of officials and suspension of a national federation</b>Where the formalities of the electoral assembly are not observed, the Federation may <strong>decline to recognise the newly elected officials and suspend the national federation until the situation is remedied</strong>. The minutes of the assembly must contain the list of those elected, the list of delegates and an official copy of the "call for elections"; and, where the outgoing president has resigned, the text of the resignation must also be annexed.</li>
<li><b class="t">Prohibition on simultaneous office in two national federations</b>A person elected to an executive or senior management position in another national federation must <strong>choose which federation to remain in</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Change of federation of origin for officials</b>It is specified that an official who has previously changed their federation of origin <strong>as a player</strong> may subsequently also change it <strong>as an official</strong>; and, where the federation of origin objects, the decision rests with the Executive Committee of the Federation.</li>
<li><b class="t">Obligation to ensure fair play conditions</b>National federations are required, in organising and promoting domestic competitions, to guarantee <strong>conditions of fair play and fair competition</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Majority required to propose amendments to the Constitution</b>A proposal by the Board of Administration to amend the Constitution requires <strong>a three-quarters majority</strong>; other decisions are taken by simple majority.</li>
<li><b class="t">Protective measures and provisional suspension</b>To preserve the integrity of competitions, provision is made for the <strong>provisional suspension of the rights of members representing countries</strong> that have contributed to bringing about the situation.</li>
</ol>
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<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For the Iran Volleyball Federation this document is the most direct text governing its relationship with the Federation: from the obligation to include specified provisions in its own statutes to the submission of the minutes of the electoral assembly and the list of elected officials. Failure to observe these formalities may lead to <strong>withholding of recognition of the elected officials and suspension of the federation</strong>. For players and officials, the rules on change of federation of origin are likewise set out in this text.</p>
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FIVB General Regulations 2025

<p class="reg-lead">The current version is the edition of 23 June 2023; the definition of anti-doping rule violations and the rules for establishing them were set out in greater detail, and a reporting duty concerning athlete support personnel was brought into the text.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>23 June 2023</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Issued by</td><td>Fédération Internationale de Volleyball — 2023 edition</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Medical section + anti-doping rules and definitions annex</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — the governing medical and anti-doping regulations</td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>What are the FIVB Medical and Anti-Doping Regulations?</h2>
<p>The Medical and Anti-Doping Regulations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) bring together two instruments in a single text: the medical rules for events — including the injury reporting procedure — and the <strong>Anti-Doping Rules</strong>, which implement the World Anti-Doping Code in volleyball. The federation may delegate part or all of doping control to a third party such as the <strong>International Testing Agency (ITA)</strong>, and adjudication and results management to the <strong>Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport</strong>, but responsibility for compliance remains its own.</p>
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<h2>About the June 2023 edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from January 2021</span></h2>
<h3>Key changes from the previous edition</h3>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Anti-doping rule violations set out in detail, and strict liability</b>The article on violations was rewritten so as to determine more precisely the circumstances and conduct that constitute a violation, with renewed express provision that <strong>proof of intent, fault, negligence or knowing use is not required</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Rules for establishing use</b>It was made clear that <strong>use or attempted use alone</strong> of a prohibited substance or method suffices to constitute a violation, and that use may be established on the basis of <strong>reliable analytical data from the A sample, without confirmation by the B sample</strong>. The organisation responsible for results management may also, at its own discretion, analyse the <strong>B sample even without a request from the athlete</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Distinction between sample-collection violations</b>The difference between <strong>"failing to submit to sample collection"</strong> — which may be intentional or negligent — and <strong>"evading" and "refusing"</strong> was clarified.</li>
<li><b class="t">Complicity and athlete support personnel</b>It was expressly provided that <strong>complicity or attempted complicity includes physical and psychological assistance</strong>, and anti-doping organisations were placed under a duty to <strong>report</strong> athlete support personnel who meet the prescribed criteria.</li>
</ol>
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<div class="reg-sec">
<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Every doping case involving Iranian volleyball players is adjudicated on the basis of this text. The decisive point in a defence: liability is <strong>strict</strong>, and establishing a violation requires no proof of intent, fault or negligence on the athlete's part. The medical regulations likewise impose obligations on the team doctor and the federation at international events.</p>
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FIVB Medical and Anti-Doping Regulations 2023

<p class="reg-lead">The current edition of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress; it attached a financial consequence to absence from the Congress, brought the Electoral Advisory Commission into the process, and recognised electronic voting under third-party supervision.</p>
<table class="reg-facts">
<tr><td>Adopted</td><td><b>24 October 2022</b> — Federation Congress</td></tr>
<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>25 December 2022</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Rules of Procedure of the Congress, 2022 edition</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — governing Rules of Procedure of the Congress</td></tr>
</table>
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<h2>What are the Rules of Procedure of the Congress?</h2>
<p>The Rules of Procedure of the Congress of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) determine the operational mechanics of the Congress: the credentials of delegates and proxies, the Credentials Committee, the agenda and the manner in which proposals are submitted, the voting procedure and the counting of votes, and the documents and reports that must be presented to the Congress. This document complements the Constitution: the Constitution determines the powers of the Congress, and this text the mechanism for exercising them.</p>
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<h2>About the December 2022 edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from February 2021</span></h2>
<h3>Key changes from the previous edition</h3>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Financial consequence of absence from the Congress</b>A national federation that — save in cases of force majeure — is neither present nor represented at the World Congress <strong>receives no financial or technical support from the international federation until the following Congress</strong>, and recovers it by attending that Congress.</li>
<li><b class="t">List of federations in good standing</b>The official list of federations that <strong>have met their financial obligations</strong> was made the basis for credentials.</li>
<li><b class="t">Formalities of the proxy</b>A proxy must bear <strong>the signatures of the president and the general secretary of the national federation and its official stamp</strong>, and the treatment of <strong>blank proxies</strong> — where no particular federation is designated as proxy holder — was clarified.</li>
<li><b class="t">Agenda and the right to be heard</b>The list of items that must appear on the agenda was set out in detail — from the biennial plans of the confederations to the elections of the president and the members of the Board of Administration. Only items on the agenda are considered, and raising a matter outside the agenda is possible upon a proposal of the president or the executive bodies and with the agreement of the Congress, with the express provision that this rule does not limit <strong>the inalienable right of every delegate to be heard</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Supervision of elections</b>For <strong>the election of the president and of the members of the Board of Administration of the gender in the minority</strong>, the work of the Secretary of the Congress is carried out under the supervision of the <strong>Electoral Advisory Commission</strong>. The list of eligible candidates for the presidency must be sent to all federations in alphabetical order and <strong>at least one month before the Congress</strong>, and a member who is himself or herself a candidate automatically withdraws from these duties.</li>
<li><b class="t">Electronic voting and scrutineers</b>Where an electronic voting system is used, <strong>the scrutineers may be a notary public or a recognised auditing firm</strong>, and the final result is announced to the Secretary of the Congress. Each confederation may also send <strong>one observer</strong> to the meeting of the Credentials Committee.</li>
</ol>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For a national volleyball federation, the condition for effective participation in the Congress is set out in this very text: inclusion in the list of federations "in good standing" by meeting its financial obligations, and a proxy bearing the signatures of the president and the general secretary and the federation's official stamp. Absence from the Congress carries a financial consequence. For a federation intending to put forward a candidate for the bodies of the international federation, the electoral procedure and its supervision are likewise determined in this document.</p>
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Notes related to the tag فدراسیون_جهانی_والیبال

FIVB Financial Regulations 2026

FIVB Sports Regulations 2026

FIVB Event Regulations 2026

FIVB General Regulations 2025

FIVB Medical and Anti-Doping Regulations 2023

FIVB Rules of Procedure of the Congress 2022