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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 14:23:25+00:00

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The NORDIC POWERLIFTING FEDERATION hereinafter called “NPF” is an organization founded on February 23, 1975. The Federation is composed of the affiliated Nordic National Federations governing the sport of powerlifting based on one national federation per country. The NPF will work for increased interest of powerlifting in the Nordic countries.
NPF shall follow the rules defined by the International powerlifting federation (IPF), but the NPF can make adjusted rules for the Nordic championship.
The NPF congress will be held one day before the Nordic Championship every second year.
The President, General Secretary (GS) and the other nations members of the NPF board shall be present at the congress.
Proposals to the congress must be sent to the President and GS no later than 90 days prior to the congress.
The official agenda for the NPF congress with amendments must be sent to all member nations at least forty-five (45) days before the congress takes place.
Every nation has one vote for the congress as long as the payments according to §7 is fulfilled. Each nation can nominate up to two delegates for the NPF congress. All delegates have the right to speak at the congress. If the votes are equal, the vote of the President will rule.
The federation arranging the Nordic championship is responsible for facilitating the congress.
The NPF board is elected for two (2) years.
The NPF board includes one President and one General secretary from the same country, in addition to national representatives from the other member nations.
The national representatives are nominated by their respective national federations.
A webmaster and record registrar is appointed every second year (same year as the congress).
The newly elected NPF board starts to act the first Monday after the congress.
Approve all financial transactions together with the GS.
Make sure that the communication between the Nordic member federations is good.
Approve all financial transactions together with the President.
Keep the NPF records updated, and send updated list to the webmaster for publishing on the website. Send record certificates. They can be sent via e-mail to the respective Federation.
Every member nation must pay the annual fee to the NPF at latest end of January.
Doping fee is the same as for IPF international championships.
All member nations which have payed the annual fee according to §7 have the right to participate in the Nordic Championships.
The Nordic Championships are organized according to the IPF by-laws.
The nomination list will be published on the NPF website.
Payment of nomination fees must be done to the organizer as stated in the invitation letter.
Every nation is responsible for their own expences connected to the Nordic championships.
The championship organizer must inform the cost of hotel and banquet as part of the invitation to the Championship.
Nordic Championships for Sub-juniors and Juniors are sanctioned by the EPF and doping tests are executed in accordance with the rules of IPF and WADA.
The Nordic Championship (NC) in powerlifting for sub-juniors and juniors (men and women) equipped and classic style shall be organized every year preferably mid February. The competitions shall be held at the same week end.
Number 1, 2 and 3 in each weight class is awarded the NPF championship medal. Expenses to medals are covered by the NPF.
In every Nordic Championship the three (3) best national teams win a team award where the organizer covers the expenses. There are separate awards for men and women.
The best lifter in each age category, men and women, is also awarded.
Nordic records are listed in squat, benchpress, single benchpress, deadlift and total.
Nordic standard records as of 1.1.2011 is valid until broken.
Nordic records demands ruling of international category II referees.
Exception: Nordic records can be broken at national championships in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland for respective age categories. The referees can have a category above the lowest possible category as long as there are a Jury present including at least one international category II referee to make sure of the standard of the competition.
Nordic records does not have a demand for a doping control.
All athletes which breaks a Nordic record recieves a record certificate. Expences to record certificates are covered by the NPF.
The travel and logistics expenses for the NPF President and GS travelling to the congress is covered by the NPF.
The record registrar and webmaster shall get refund for expenses connected to their duties for the NPF.
In order to change the by-laws for the NPF any proposal needs at least sixty (60) % of the total number of votes in favor of change.
The by-laws can ony be modified at the congress (even years).
NPF can only be dissolved when all member nations support the decision of dissolution.
14 Changes of the NPF by-laws.
Ovanstående stadgar gällande from 23 februari 1975.
Justeringar gjorda på Styrelsemötet i Brøndby, Danmark den 8 september 2000.
§3, §9 och §11 justerade enligt kongressbeslut 6 september 2002.
§3, §4, §5, §6, §7, §8, §9, §11, §12 och §14 justerade enligt kongressbeslut 5 september 2003.
§3, §4, §5, §6, §8, §9, §12 were modified and all paragraphs translated to English according to the minutes from NPF congress 27 august 2010.
Thorough revision by the NPF congress 21 August 2014 in order to match IPF rules.

References: §7
 §7

§3
 §9
 §11

§3
 §4
 §5
 §6
 §7
 §8
 §9
 §11
 §12
 §14

§3
 §4
 §5
 §6
 §8
 §9
 §12