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1.17 Associated Organisations




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This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.

1.17 Associated Organisations

1.17.1 Continental Federations

1.17.1.1 Associations may group themselves into Continental Federations for the
purpose of promoting and regulating table tennis within a given
continental area; such Federations shall be supported and encouraged
by the ITTF, which shall co-operate with them in all matters, provided
that the constitution, general principles, rules and policy of the
Continental Federation conform to those of the ITTF.

1.17.1.2 Membership of the Continental Federation shall be open to Associations
whose address in the ITTF Handbook is situated within the appropriate
Continental area except where, for reasons outside the control of
sport, an Association is not acceptable to its appropriate Continental
Federation; in such circumstances, which shall not necessarily prevent
recognition of the Continental Federation concerned, the Association
failing to secure membership shall have the right to appeal to the ITTF
to assist in securing membership or, failing that, attachment to
another adjacent Continental Federation.

1.17.1.3 Organisations eligible for membership of the ITTF but not yet having
applied for membership may, with the consent of the Council, be
included in the appropriate Continental Federation for a period not
exceeding two years but renewable by each BGM; the players of such an
organisation shall enjoy the privileges of players whose Association
is in membership of the ITTF but only in the Continent concerned.

1.17.1.4 Parts of an Association which lie wholly within a Continental area
other than that in which the address of that Association in the ITTF
Handbook is situated may, with the permission of the Council and the
consent of their Association, be attached to the Continental Federation
in whose area they lie for the purpose of competition and the
encouragement of table tennis; with the same permission and for the
same purposes, Associations lying wholly outside but adjacent to the
Continental area concerned may similarly be attached, with the consent
of the Federation of the Continent of which they form a part.

1.17.1.5 The championship title competitions of a Continental Federation shall
be open only to the players of its member and attached Associations and
the ITTF shall recognise such competitions as the sole Continental
title championships for that Continent.

1.17.2 Other Regional Groups

1.17.2.1 Associations may group themselves into non-Continental regional
organisations for the purpose of competition provided that, where the
competition is for a regional title, the event is open to all
Associations in the region and that, in respect of play with
unaffiliated organisations or players, the Constitution and
Disciplinary Regulations are observed.




 

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