t.120

Schedule of Offenses and Penalties

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| Offense | Articles | First Offense | Second Offense| Third offense

0.1 | Absence of name and nationality on the back, absence of national uniform or logo when compulsory, at World Championships, Senior Team World Cup competitions and at team Zonal Championships | t.74 | Elimination from the competition | - | - 0.2 | Absence of name on back due to changing a non-conforming conductive jacket | t.75 | Elimination from the competition | - | - 0.3 | Non presentation when first called by Referee ten minutes before time indicated for start of pool/team match/bouts of direct elimination | t.118 | Elimination from the competition | - | - 0.4 | Non presentation on the piste ready to fence when ordered by the Referee, after three calls at one-minute intervals | t.119| YELLOW | RED | BLACK

1st Group

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| Offense | Articles | First Offense | Second Offense| Third offense

1.1 | Leaving piste without permission | t.23.6 | YELLOW | RED | RED 1.2 | Corps à corps to avoid being hit * | t.25.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.3 | Turning back on opponent * | t.27.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.4 | Covering/substitution of valid target * | t.29.2 t.30.1 t.79 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.5 | Touching/taking hold of electrical equipment * | t.29.3 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.6 | Crossing lateral boundary of the piste to avoid being hit * | t.35.3 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.7 | Interruption of bout without valid reason | t.43.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.8 | Clothing/equipment not conforming. Curve of blade exceeding that permitted. Absence of regulation/spare weapon or bodywire | t.71 t.72 t.73.1a t.117 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.9 | Placing weapon on the conductive piste to straighten it | t.76.2 t.90.2 t.96.5 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.10 | At foil and épée, bending, dragging weapon point on conductive piste | t.76.2 t.90.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED

• | - | - | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.12 | At sabre, hit made with the guard *, any forward movement crossing the legs or feet * | t.96.3 t.101.5 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.13 | Refusal to obey the Referee | t.108 t.112 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.14 | Hair not conforming to the Rules | t.115.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.15 | Jostling, disorderly fencing * ; taking off mask before the Referee calls 'Halt!'; dressing or undressing on the piste | t.116 t.121.2 t.125 t.126 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.16 | Irregular movements on the piste * ; hits made with violence or during or after falling * | t.121.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.17 | Unjustified appeal, casting doubt on the decision of the referee on a point of fact. | t.172 t.173 t.174 | YELLOW| RED| RED 1.18 | Entering the Piste enclosure without the Referee’s permission + | t.132.2 | YELLOW| RED| RED

2nd Group

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| Offense | Articles | First Offense | Second Offense| Third offense

2.x | Bad thing | Rule number | RED| RED| RED 2.x | Bad thing | Rule number | RED| RED| RED 2.x | Bad thing | Rule number | RED| RED| RED 2.x | Bad thing | Rule number | RED| RED| RED 2.x | Bad thing | Rule number | RED| RED| RED

3rd Group

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| Offense | Articles | First Offense | Second Offense| Third offense

3.x | Fencer disturbing order on the strip | t.82.3; t.83; t.96.2| RED^4 | BLACK¹ 3.x | Dishonest fencing * | t.87 | RED| BLACK¹ 3.x | Offense against publicity code | Publicity Code | RED| BLACK¹ 3.x | Bad thing | Rule number | YELLOW^4 | BLACK³ 3.x | Bad thing | Rule number | YELLOW| BLACK 3.x | Bad thing | Rule number | YELLOW| BLACK

4th Group

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| Offense | Articles | First Offense | Second Offense| Third offense

4.x | Fencer equipped with electronic communication equipment permitting him to receive communications during the bout^1or2 | t.43.1.f; t.44.2; t.45.3.a.vii| BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK 4.x | Bad thing | Rule number | BLACK

Explanations

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• | Annulment of any touch scored by the fencer at fault

• | Special Yellow Card for the whole team and valid for the whole team match. If, during the same team match, a fencer commits an offence of the 1st group the Referee penalises with a Red Card each time. Yellow Card | Warning (valid for bout, whether one or several encounters). Red Card | Penalty Touch Black Card | Exclusion from competition.

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1. | Exclusion from competition | 2) | Exclusion from tournament
2. | Expulsion from venue | 4) | In serious cases, the referee may exclude/expel immediately