Subject to Article 20.3 of the FEI Statutes, the FEI Board has approved 2 changes in the FEI Rules for Jumping Championships and Games to apply already in 2019.

The changes are needed to ensure that there is a tie breaker mechanism in the Pan-American Games 2019 and in the FEI Jumping European Championships 2019 for the allocation of the Olympic team qualification places. In particular, the legal provisions modified are (both attached to this communication):

– Annex 1 “Rules for the Pan-American Games” of the FEI Rules for Jumping Championships and Games.

– Article 326.5 of the FEI Rules for Jumping Championships and Games.

As per Article 20.3 of the FEI Statutes, if a majority of the National Federations eligible to vote, responding within 30 days of the date of this notice, signifies its disapproval, the measure shall be rescinded if possible.