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3. Types of D1 Driver's Licenses and Conditions for Obtaining a D1 Driver's License1) D1 International Driver's License
Drivers participating in competitions outside of their home country must hold a D1 International
Driver's License, which may be obtained in one of the following ways.
D1 International Driver's Licenses can only be issued by the D1 ASSOCIATION, and the D1
representative organization of each country must apply to the D1 ASSOCIATION for the issuance of alicense and report the details of the application to the D1 ASSOCIATION.

D2AppendixAppendix-E(1) D1-SUPER Driver's License
a. A driver who has achieved a ranking higher than that stipulated in the relevant D1 Grand Prix
Series Regulations for the previous year in the D1 Grand Prix Series and who has applied for andbeen approved by the D1 ASSOCIATION through the D1 representative organization in the country
concerned. The level of this ranking will be determined by the D1 ASSOCIATION and will bereflected in the Series Rules.
b. Those who are specially approved by D1 ASSOCIATION.
(2) D1-GP Driver's Licensea. Those who have achieved a ranking higher than that stipulated in the series rules of the D1 GrandPrix Series or below for the previous year and have applied for and been approved by the D1
representative body of the country concerned.
b. Those who have achieved a higher series ranking at the competition in the country concernedand have been approved by the D1 representative body of the country concerned as a level ofparticipation in the D1 Grand Prix Series. This ranking level should be specified in advance in theF

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C2Appendix-C23) A renewal application for a D1 license must be submitted to the D1 representative office in the country
concerned, and is valid upon payment of the required fee.

3) A D1 International Driver's License is recognized as an international competition license even outside
the country where it is issued, but the driver must have a permit to compete in events outside thecountry where the license is issued by applying for approval to compete in events outside the country
where the license is issued to the D1 representative body of the country where the license is valid.

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Appendix-2) Renewal of a D1 license before its expiration date will ensure that the license will remain valid for thefollowing year, and once the renewal period has expired, it will be treated as if it were newly acquired.

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2) Restrictions on participation based on the driver's license held will be stipulated in the Special
Regulations or Series Regulations for each event.

Appendix-2. expiration and revocation of D1 license, etc.
1) The D1 license is valid from January 1 to the end of December of each year, and is also valid until theend of December of the year in which it was obtained, even if the license was obtained mid-season.

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4. restrictions on participation according to d1 driver's license type1) In D1 competitions, for the sake of the competitions and the development of each group of drivers,participation may be restricted for each competition or series of competitions depending on the driver'slicense held.

Appendix-4) When a D1 competitor competes in a competition outside the country of the D1 representative
organization that issued the D1 license held by the D1 competitor, the competitor (driver) must be
registered as an international competition competitor with the D1 ASSOCIATION that issued the D1
international license.

4) The D1 Representative Body of each country may issue a permit to participate in a foreign competition
to a person other than the holder of a D1 International Drivers' License, but only with the approval of
the D1 Representative Body of the host country in which the participation is to take place.

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3) Provisional license
A provisional license is issued to a driver who has attended a license workshop and paid the license feein order to participate in a D1 competition, and is valid only for the day of the workshop.

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Appendix-3) The only condition for obtaining a D1 International License is that the D1 Representative Body of thecountry concerned has applied for and been approved by the D1 ASSOCIATION.

5) Domestic licenses may only be used to compete in events in the country where the license was issued(participation in series in other countries is not allowed).

[Category]

英語要確認InternationalSeries

D1GP(Japan Only)

Competition ofnational
convention level

Competition ofnational
Local battlelevelInternational
D1-SUPER License

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D1-GP License

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D1-A License

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National
D1-B License

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2) D1 licensees shall be registered with the D1 representative body of the country concerned.

(1) D1-A Driver's License
D1-A drivers' licenses are issued for national-level competitions in Japan.
(2) D1-B Driver's License
D1-B drivers' licenses are issued for domestic regional-level competitions.

FD1 Regulations

1. d1 license registration
1) Any person participating in a D1 competition must apply to the D1 Representative Body of the country
concerned to be issued the prescribed license.

2) D1 Domestic Driver's License
D1 national drivers' licenses may be issued independently by the D1 representative organization of eachcountry, and the conditions for issuing such licenses shall be stipulated in the D1 competition seriesrules of the country concerned.

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series rules.
c. Those who are specially approved by the D1 ASSOCIATION.

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2) D1 National Referee License
The D1 National Referee's License is issued by the D1 national body of each country, and the refereesof D1 national style competitions must hold this D1 National Referee's License or D1 International
Referee's License.

(2) When a D1 referee license holder performs refereeing services for a competition in a country where
there is no D1 representative organization, he/she shall present a summary of the competition tothe D1 representative organization that issued his/her license and to the D1 ASSOCIATION throughthat organization for approval, and shall report the status of the competition in writing after thecompetition through the same route. The D1 Referee shall report the status of the competition inwriting through the same route after the competition.
(3) If a D1 Referee violates the above, penalties will be applied.

AD1 Regulations

1) D1 International Referee License
The D1 International Referee License is issued by the D1 ASSOCIATION, and all referees for D1 GrandPrix rated events must hold this D1 International Referee License.

the prior approval of the license holder and report the status of the competition in writing to the D1
representative organization that issued his/her license and to the D1 ASSOCIATION through the sameroute after the competition.

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5. Types of D1 Referee Licenses
D1 ASSOCIATION shall establish a qualification system for referees in order to contribute to maintaining
and improving the level playing field and fairness and impartiality of competition scoring, penalty
application, competition management, and handling of protests at D1 competitions in compliance with theD1 Rules.

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6. Conditions for Obtaining a D1 Referee License and Application
1) D1 International Referee License
A D1 International Referee License is issued by the D1 ASSOCIATON upon application to the D1
Representative Organization of the country concerned and recommendation to the D1 ASSOCIATION
by the D1 Representative Organization of each country, provided that the applicant meets one of thefollowing conditions.

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C1(1) Requirements for applying for a D1 International Referee License
a. A person who has held a D1 national referee's license for at least 2 years, has a proven record
as a referee in D1 sanctioned competitions, and is recommended by at least 2 D1 internationalreferees.
b. Those who have been specially recommended by the D1 representative organization of thecountry concerned without regard to the above conditions.
(2) Conditions for renewal of D1 International Referee License for the following year
a. A person who has held a D1 International Referee License for the relevant year.

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Appendix-D12) D1 National Referee License
A D1 National Referee License shall be applied for and issued by the D1 Representative Body of thecountry concerned, provided that one of the following conditions is met
The D1 Representative Body of each country that has issued a D1 National Referee License shall report
its contents to the D1 ASSOCIATION.

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Appendix-EAppendix-(1) Requirements for applying for a D1 national referee's license
a. A person who has completed the national referee training course held by the D1 representative
organization of the country concerned.
b. Those who have been specially recommended by the D1 national body of the country concerned,
notwithstanding the above conditions.
(2) Conditions for renewal of D1 National Referee License for the following year
a. A person who has held a D1 National Referee License for the current year (who has passed theexamination for issuance by the D1 Representative Organization).
7. Referee Service at International Competitions
D1 Referee License holders may serve as referees for D1 competitions abroad. D1 Referee License
holders may also serve as referees for non-D1 sanctioned competitions outside of Japan for thedevelopment of D1 competitions, provided that in all cases, the following conditions shall apply(1) Holders of a D1 Referee's License may serve as a referee outside of Japan for D1 competitions of
the rating to which the license applies, provided that the licensee has been notified in advance by thelicensee that he or she may serve as a referee at any D1 competition. However, he/she must obtain
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