Jumping Resolutions & Decisions

Welcome to the Jumping page which provides details of all Resolutions & Decisions taken during the Covid-19 affected period. As you can see, the information is catalogued chronologically with the most recent Resolution/Decision at the top.

*Indicates an Emergency Board Decision as per Article 20.3 of the FEI Statutes, whereby in an Emergency Situation - a serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and clearly requires immediate action - the Board may, by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of votes cast, pass Resolutions which are normally the prerogatives of the General Assembly. National Federations are informed of all Emergency Resolutions and those eligible to vote have up to 30 days of the date of the notice to declare their disapproval by contacting the FEI Director Governance & Institutional Affairs. The deadlines are clearly marked within each resolution.

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05 May 2020
Calendar Task Force Decision		 Jumping Calendar
 

Following a third meeting of the Jumping Calendar Task Force on Monday 4 May, the Board acknowledged the Task Force approval of Calendar dates that are now published on the FEI Database.
05 May 2020
Board Resolution		 Jumping Calendar: CSI5* GCT/GCL Shanghai (CHN) and CSI5*-W Helsinki (FIN)
 

The FEI Board approved the conditions agreed by the Organisers to allow for a date clash between CSI5* GCT/GCL Shanghai (CHN) 23-25 October 2020 and CSI5*-W Helsinki (FIN) 22-25 October 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the FEI Calendar. More details can be found here.
27 April 2020
Emergency Board Resolution*		 Jumping Calendar: Date Applications/Modifications
 

The Board approved the following Resolution under Art. 20.3 of the FEI Statutes (Emergency Situation):

  • Due to the uncertainty about the organisation of Competitions worldwide during July and August 2020, the Board has approved all Calendar date applications/modifications for Events that take place up to and including 30 August 2020. 

Deadline for NFs to signify disapproval: 28 May 2020.
27 April 2020
Emergency Board Resolution*		 Jumping Calendar: Approval of Events/Date Clash Rules
 

The Board approved the following Resolution under Art. 20.3 of the FEI Statutes (Emergency Situation). The Board approves the Events to be included in the Calendar (from 1 September 2020) that either:

  • Are not higher level Events; or
  • If a higher level Event does not clash with other higher level Event(s); or
  • Are CSIOs, CSI3* or CSIP (as decided by the Board on 7 April); or
  • Clashes with other Event from the same National Federation (given the fact that the same National Federation submitted the dates); or
  • Are a switch of venue from the same Organiser.

Deadline for NFs to signify disapproval: 28 May 2020.
27 April 2020
Board Resolution		 Youth Events and Series
 

The Board approved:

  • All Youth Events (not including Youth Championships which will be further discussed by the Board in June) until 31 December 2020.
  • To cancel the FEI Jumping Children’s Classics Series in 2020 as there is no host for the Final and many Events have been or will be cancelled.
15 April 2020
Board Resolution		 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Rules 2020
 

The Board approved changes in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Rules 2020 to allow for a potential Final of the Series in 2020, namely:

  • That the qualifier that took place in North America (Wellington) and the qualifiers eventually still taking place in North America and Europe Division 1 will not serve as qualification for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2020. Consequently, the Board agreed to allow the 3 teams from North America and the 10 teams from Europe Division 1 to qualify directly for the Final.
  • To have a maximum of 22 teams in the Final.
  • That the Season 2021 Division 1 will start with the same 10 teams, as the launch of the Longines EEF Series has been postponed until 2021 and there will be no promotion and relegation in 2020.
15 April 2020
Board Resolution		 Continental Championship for Youth 2020
 

The Board agreed that:

  • The decision to maintain a Championship or not should be taken at the latest 10 weeks before the Championship.
  • If the Championships is postponed at a later date in 2020, it should not take place outside the school holidays.
07 April 2020
Emergency Board Resolution*		 Jumping Calendar: CSI2* & Invitation Rules
 

The Board approved the following Resolution under Art. 20.3 of the FEI Statutes (Emergency Situation):

  • Annex V of the Jumping Rules shall be temporarily derogated for CSI 2*.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 16 May 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.
07 April 2020
Emergency Board Resolution*		 Jumping Calendar: Date Clash Rules
 

The Board approved the following Resolution under Art. 20.3 of the FEI Statutes (Emergency Situation):

  • CSI3* are exempt from Date Clash Rules.
  • CSIP/CSIOP are exempt from Date Clash Rules.

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 16 May 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.
07 April 2020
Emergency Board Resolution*		 Jumping Calendar: CSI3* Date Applications/Modifications
 

The Board approved the following Resolution under Art. 20.3 of the FEI Statutes (Emergency Situation):

  • Date applications and/or modifications for CSI3* may only be considered if these are provided to the FEI by the National Federations at least eight (8) weeks prior to the Event (instead of 12 weeks).

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 16 May 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.
07 April 2020
Emergency Board Resolution*		 Jumping Calendar: CSIP/CSIOP Date Applications/Modifications
 

The Board approved the following Resolution under Art. 20.3 of the FEI Statutes (Emergency Situation):

  • Date applications or modifications for CSIP and CSIOP may only be considered if these are provided to the FEI by the National Federations at least four (4) weeks prior to the Event (instead of 12 weeks).

No NFs signified disapproval by the deadline of 16 May 2020. The FEI Board Resolution is therefore final.
07 April 2020
Board Resolution		 Jumping Calendar: Prioritising CSIOs
 

The Board agreed to prioritise all CSIOs when date clashes are being considered, regardless of whether they are standalone Events or part of a Series, to allow for team preparation in the build-up to the Olympic Games next year.
01 April 2020
Board Resolution		 Ranking Mitigation Policies
 

The Covid-19 outbreak has led to the cancellation or postponement of numerous international events in various regions of the world as of March 2020 and it is still uncertain when the sport will resume at a normal pace. To mitigate the impact this will have on the Longines Rankings and FEI Rankings, until the situation is stabilised the Board has approved two Mitigation Policies: the Longines Rankings and the FEI Rankings.
23 March 2020
Executive Board Resolution		 Reimbursement of Hosting Fee
 

The Executive Board agreed to reimburse the hosting fee to the Organiser of the FEI World Cup™ Finals Jumping and Dressage 2020 due to the cancellation of the Event because of Covid-19.

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