Jurisdiction & final provisions

What to focus on while you read

FIFA competence, the Football Tribunal, enforcement, and closing provisions

Closing articles allocate FIFA and Football Tribunal competence, address failure to pay (Article 24), and cover enforcement, languages, and residual matters. Distinguish dispute competence from disciplinary competence and remember English is authoritative on language discrepancy.

Key points

• Articles 22–23 set FIFA competence and Football Tribunal decision-making structure for disputes under the RSTP.
• Article 24 addresses failure to pay and related consequences — it is not a third-party influence article.
• Matters not provided for and force majeure are decided under the closing gap-filling rules (FIFA Council decisions are final where that rule applies).
• On discrepancy among English, French and Spanish texts, the English text is authoritative.
• Enforcement and entry-into-force provisions close the regulatory instrument.

Exam traps

• Sending every gap in the RSTP exclusively to CAS at first instance.
• Picking French as authoritative because FIFA is based in a French-speaking canton.
• Misreading Article 24 as a TPI/TPO provision.

Unit outline

1. Article 22: Competence of FIFA

2. Article 23: Football Tribunal

3. Article 24: Consequences for failure to pay relevant amounts

4. Article 25: Implementation of decisions and confirmation letters

5. Article 26: Transitional measures

6. Article 27: Matters not provided for

7. Article 28: Official languages

8. Article 29: Enforcement

9. Article 30 — RSTP