Art. 16 Rights and obligations - FIFA Football Agent Regulations -

1. A Football Agent may:

a) provide Football Agent Services to any Client that executes a written Representation Agreement that contains the minimum terms described in article 12 of these Regulations;

b) not Approach a Client that is bound by an exclusive Representation Agreement with another Football Agent, except in the final two months of that exclusive Representation Agreement;

c) not enter into a Representation Agreement with a Client that is bound by an exclusive Representation Agreement with another Football Agent, except in the final two months of that exclusive Representation Agreement.

2. A Football Agent shall:

a) always act in the best interests of their Client(s);

b) respect and adhere to the Statutes, regulations, directives and decisions of the competent bodies of FIFA, the confederations and member associations;

c) avoid conflicts of interest while providing their Football Agent Services;

d) ensure that their name, licence number, signature and the name of their Client appear in any contracts resulting from the provision of their Football Agent Services;

e) always meet the eligibility requirements while licensed, as described in articles 5 and 17 of these Regulations;

f) pay an annual licence fee to FIFA within the deadline stipulated on the Platform, as described in articles 7 and 17 of these Regulations;

g) comply with the CPD requirements, as described in articles 9 and 17 of these Regulations;

h) comply with the ongoing disclosure and reporting requirements, as described under j) below and in paragraph 4 of this article;

i) immediately report any breaches of these Regulations, or FIFA, confederation or member association rules, regulations or codes of conduct to the relevant authority or body;

j) upload to the Platform:

i. within 14 days of execution, amendment or termination of a Representation Agreement: the relevant Representation Agreement and the information requested on the Platform;

ii. within 14 days of execution: any agreement with a Client other than a Representation Agreement, including but not limited to agreements relating to Other Services and the information requested on the Platform;

iii. within 14 days of payment of a service fee: the information requested on the Platform;

iv. within 14 days of payment of a fee related to any agreement entered into with a Client other than a Representation Agreement: the information requested on the Platform;

v. within 14 days of occurrence: any contractual or other arrangement between Football Agents to cooperate in the provision of any services or to share the revenue or profits of any part of their Football Agent Services;

vi. within 14 days of occurrence: any information that may impact the obligation to meet the eligibility requirements; and

vii. within 14 days of occurrence: any settlement agreement entered into with a Client or another Football Agent.

k) if they conduct their business affairs through an Agency, upload to the Platform:

i. within 14 days of the first Transaction involving the Agency: its ownership structure, the identity of the shareholders, the percentage owned in its share capital and/or identity of its beneficial owners;

ii. within 14 days of the first Transaction involving the Agency: the number of Football Agents that use the same Agency to conduct their business affairs and the name of all its employees; and

iii. within 30 days of occurrence: any changes to any of the information previously provided in relation to the Agency.

3. A Football Agent may not engage, or attempt to engage, in the following conduct:

a) Approach, enter into negotiations, take any steps, solicit or in any way facilitate discussions between parties with a view to a Transaction (including the making of statements to the media), regarding any Individual with the aim of inducing them to prematurely terminate their employment contract without just cause or violate any obligations in their employment contract.

b) Offer or pay any undue personal, pecuniary or other advantage, either directly or indirectly, to:

i. any official or employee of a member association, club or Single-Entity League in connection with Football Agent Services; or

ii. an Individual (or any family member or legal guardian or friend of that Individual) in relation to a Representation Agreement with that Football Agent.

c) Conceal material facts from a Client, including without limitation:

i. failing to declare a conflict of interest (even if such conflict would otherwise be permitted in accordance with these Regulations); or

ii. failing to report a written offer (by any means of communication) made to a Client.

d) Circumvent the cap established by these Regulations, either directly or indirectly, by, for example and without limitation, intentionally increasing the service fee charged or that otherwise would have been charged to the Client for Other Services.

e) Accept payment of any transfer compensation or training reward that is payable in connection with a player's transfer between clubs. This includes, without limitation, any rights as described in article 18 ter of the RSTP.

f) Be involved, directly or indirectly, in a bridge transfer as defined in the RSTP or own or hold any rights relating to the registration of a player, in violation of article 18bis or article 18 ter of the RSTP.

g) Violate these Regulations in any other way.

4. With regard to disclosure and reporting, a Football Agent shall:

a) immediately inform a Client of any written offer (by any means of communication) they have received in relation to their Client;

b) provide to a Client, on request, a copy of the relevant Representation Agreement or any other written agreements in relation to Other Services, a copy of the employment contract or any other written documents obtained in relation to the Football Agent Services, a schedule detailing payments of any kind whatsoever made to the Football Agent in relation to a Transaction in which they were involved; and

c) upon request, cooperate with the relevant body of each member association, confederation and/or FIFA with respect to any request for any type of information in any form.