Table of contents
Section I: General provisions
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Rule 1: Object, definition, official name
Section II: Admission and membership of National Societies
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Rule 2: Admission
Rule 3: Compliance and Mediation
Rule 4: Suspension and re-instatement of a National Society
Rule 5: Expulsion and re-admission
Section III: General Assembly
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Rule 6: Ordinary sessions
Rule 7: Convocation
Rule 8: Agenda and papers for the session
Rule 9: Extraordinary sessions
Rule 10: Delegations of National Societies
Rule 11: Observers
Rule 12: Chairmanship
Rule 13: Opening and conduct of business
Rule 14: Depositing of texts
Rule 15: Languages
Rule 16: Debates
Rule 17: Proposals, motions and amendments
Rule 18: Voting rights
Rule 19: Voting procedures
Rule 20: Definition of majorities
Rule 21: Decisions
Rule 22: Reconsideration of decisions
Rule 23: Records
Section IV: Elections
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Rule 24: Election Committee
Rule 25: Fair geographical distribution
Rule 26: Submission and presentation of nominations
Rule 27: Election of the President
Rule 28: Election and appointment of the Vice-Presidents
Rule 29: Election of National Societies members of the Governing Board
Rule 30: Vacancies in office
Section V: Governing Board and Secretary General
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Rule 31: Governing Board
Rule 32: Secretary General
Rule 33: Representation of the International Federation
Section VI: Finance Commission
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Rule 34
Rule 35: Declaration of default
Section VII: Youth Commission
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Rule 36
Section VIII: Regional Conferences
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Rule 37
Section IX: Advisory Bodies
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Rule 38
Section X: Financial regulations
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Rule 39
Rule 40: Financial implications of recommendations by constitutional or advisory bodies
Section XI: Final provisions
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Rule 41: Amendments to the Constitution
Rule 42: Amendments and suspension of the Rules of Procedure
Annexes to the rules of procedure
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Emblem and logo: 10 basic rules 1/2
Emblem and logo: 10 basic rules 2/2
Rules of procedure for regional conferences
Printed versions:
- International Federation Rules of procedure (948 kb, 42 pages) | Version en français (479 kb, 43 pages)
- Statutory texts of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Constitution, Rules of procedure, Financial regulations, Staff rules, Rules for travel assistance (2007) (1.1 Mb, 116 pages) | Arabic version (808 kb, 116 pages) | Version en français (994 kb, 116 pages) | Versión en español (899 kb, 116 pages)