<p class="reg-lead">Duties of the permanent commissions of the International Handball Federation, in force from 2 March 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>2 March 2026</b> — International Handball Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Chapter XXVI of the International Handball Federation's body of regulations</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the edition of 8 February 2016</td></tr>
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<h2>What this document determines</h2>
<p>This document is <strong>Chapter XXVI</strong> of the IHF body of regulations and sets out the duties of the permanent commissions: the Commission of Organising and Competition (COC), the Playing Rules and Referees Commission (PRC), the Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM), the Medical Commission (MC), the Commission of Development (CD) and the Athletes' Commission (AC).</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">compared with the edition of 8 February 2016</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">Addition of an introductory article of general provisions</b>This edition opens with a new article that governs the five commissions COC, PRC, CCM, MC and CD and did not exist in the previous edition.</li>
<li><b class="t">Rhythm of meetings</b>Virtual meetings of each commission are held <strong>once every three months</strong>, and at least <strong>one in-person meeting per year</strong> is required.</li>
<li><b class="t">Link to the strategic plan</b>Each commission must review the IHF strategic plan approved by the Congress and present its activity plan within the framework of that strategic plan.</li>
<li><b class="t">Duties of continental representatives</b>The continental representatives of each commission must take an active part in the activities of their continent, hold regular meetings with their counterparts in the national federations and report on their continent's activities to the commission's chairperson <strong>every three months</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Reporting to the Council</b>The chairperson of each commission presents an overall activity report at the meeting of the IHF Council.</li>
<li><b class="t">Description of the commissions' duties</b>The list of each commission's duties has been carried over from the previous edition without substantive change; only the reference to the "Anti-Doping Regulations" among the Medical Commission's duties has been aligned with that document's new title.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Until this edition, the document was merely a list of duties and contained no provisions on how the commissions operate. The new general provisions make binding the frequency of meetings, the link between activities and the strategic plan, and the chain of reporting from the continental representative up to the Council — a point of practical importance for national federations pursuing their requests through their continental representative.</p>
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IHF Duties of Permanent Commissions 2026

<p class="reg-lead">The Ethics Code of the International Handball Federation, in force from 21 December 2025.</p>
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<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>21 December 2025</b> — Council of the International Handball Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Chapter XV of the Regulations of the International Handball Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — supersedes the edition of 1 September 2016</td></tr>
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<h2>What the Ethics Code governs</h2>
<p>This document is <strong>Chapter XV</strong> of the IHF Regulations and determines the conduct expected of officials, federations and other persons bound by it: dignity, integrity, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, good governance and the prevention of the manipulation of results. Proceedings in respect of violations fall to the Ethics Commission, an independent body approved by the Congress.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from the edition of 1 September 2016</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">In force from 21 December 2025</b>Under Article 14, this Code enters into force on <strong>21 December 2025</strong> and applies to violations committed on or after that date.</li>
<li><b class="t">Appeal to the International Handball Court of Arbitration</b>Decisions of the IHF Arbitration Tribunal may now be appealed to the <strong>International Handball Court of Arbitration (IHCA)</strong> in accordance with Article 23 of the Statutes; previously the route of appeal lay to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Decisions of the Ethics Commission remain subject to appeal to the IHF Arbitration Tribunal within 21 days of notification.</li>
<li><b class="t">Updated Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions</b>The Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions is annexed to this Code in its <strong>September 2022</strong> version; the version of 8 December 2015 was annexed previously.</li>
<li><b class="t">Power of referral for the Council</b>In addition to the national federation, the continental confederation and the members of the Executive Committee, the <strong>IHF Council</strong> may now also refer a report of a violation to the Ethics Commission in writing.</li>
<li><b class="t">Updated references and annexes</b>The address of the International Olympic Committee's confidential reporting system has changed, and references to the Statutes have been aligned with their new numbering — the Ethics Commission at Article 22, the powers of the Council at Article 14.3.14 and the obligation of national federations to have a code of ethics at Article 8.3. The document's three annexes have also been numbered.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>National federations and continental confederations are required to adopt a code of ethics based on these same principles or to accept this Code by reference. For the officials bound by it, three points are decisive: the limitation period for bringing proceedings, which is 10 years and which does not apply at all in cases of corruption; the list of sanctions, ranging from a warning to a ban from any handball-related activity; and the new route of appeal, which ends in Basel.</p>

IHF Ethics Code 2025

<p class="reg-lead">The International Handball Federation's Regulations for Players' Agents, in force from 4 March 2022.</p>
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<tr><td>Adoption</td><td><b>4 March 2022</b> — International Handball Federation</td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Chapter X of the International Handball Federation's set of regulations</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — supersedes the edition of 1 August 2011</td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations govern</h2>
<p>This document is <strong>Chapter X</strong> of the IHF's set of regulations and governs the activity of agents: the conditions for obtaining a licence, the examination, professional liability insurance, the validity and renewal of the licence, the representation contract, remuneration and sanctions. Its three annexes comprise the professional code of conduct, the insurance policy and bank guarantee, and the model representation contract.</p>
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<h2>Key changes from the previous edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from the edition of 1 August 2011</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">Broadened definition of an agent</b>A players' agent is no longer only a "natural person"; the new definition covers an <strong>agent, company, lawyer or natural person</strong> who introduces a player to one or more clubs or brings two clubs together for a transfer agreement.</li>
<li><b class="t">Distinction between a licensed agent and an IHF-licensed agent</b>A new category of <strong>"licensed agent"</strong> is defined, whose licence may have been issued by the national federation, the continental confederation, the IHF itself or the state authority of the person's country of nationality; and the title <strong>"IHF-licensed agent"</strong> is reserved for the narrower category of holders of an International Handball Federation licence. The text distinguishes between the two throughout the document.</li>
<li><b class="t">Restructuring and redrafting</b>The document has moved from the old numbering format to an "Article 1 to 17" format with a title for each article, its drafting has been rewritten in gender-neutral form throughout, and the model representation contract in Annex 3 has been restructured.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>The broadened definition is the most significant practical point: companies and law firms that previously fell outside the definition of a "natural person" are now expressly subject to these regulations. Alongside this, the regulations on transfers between federations make Articles 10 and 11.5 of this document applicable to any intermediary in a transfer, even where no licence is involved.</p><p>Sanctions against players, clubs and federations — from a reprimand to a fine of at least CHF 5,000, suspension from play and a transfer ban — are applied on the basis of the regulations on penalties and fines.</p>
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IHF Duties of Permanent Commissions 2026

IHF Ethics Code 2025

IHF Regulations for Players' Agents 2022

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