Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/74318012/Fifa-governance
Timestamp: 2014-09-23 05:10:06
Document Index: 669636197

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 22', 'Art. 30', 'Art. 32', 'Art. 34', 'Art. 67', 'Art. 57']

P. 1Fifa governanceFifa governanceRatings: (0)|Views: 344
|Likes: 0Published by corruptioncurrentsMore info:Categories:Types, Research, Business & EconomicsPublished by: corruptioncurrents on Nov 30, 2011Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttp://www.scribd.com/doc/74318012/Fifa-governance11/30/2011pdftextoriginal 2
Mandate and Scope .................................................................................................... 7
Mandate .............................................................................................................. 7
The Focus of the Study ....................................................................................... 7
Background to the Mandate ...................................................................................... 7
Towards a Governance Reform in Two Phases ...................................................... 8
The Experts ................................................................................................................. 8
The Role and Structure of FIFA ................................................................................. 10
The Significance of Sports and of Football in particular ..................................... 10
The Changing Role of FIFA .................................................................................... 11
FIFA’s Current Governance Structure ................................................................. 12
Incorporation .................................................................................................... 12
Membership ...................................................................................................... 12
The Formal Bodies of FIFA ............................................................................. 13
The Congress (Art. 22-29 FIFA Statutes) .................................................... 13
The Executive Committee (ExCo, Art. 30-31 Statutes) .............................. 13
The President (Art. 32 Statutes) ................................................................... 14
Standing Committees (Art. 34 Statutes) ...................................................... 14
The General Secretariat (Art. 67 Statutes) ................................................... 15
Judicial Bodies (Art. 57-61 Statutes) ........................................................... 16
The Governance Principles .......................................................................................... 17
Private Sector Analogy ............................................................................................ 17
Public Sector Analogy .............................................................................................. 17
FIFA and its Members ............................................................................................. 18
Assessment: FIFA as a Commercial Entity ................................................................ 19
Financial Compliance .............................................................................................. 19
Assumptions/Purpose ....................................................................................... 19
Bookkeeping and Financial Reporting ............................................................. 19
A Risk Based Approach in General .................................................................. 19
FIFA-Specific Risks ......................................................................................... 20
How to Control General and FIFA-Specific Risks ........................................... 20
Identification of potentially critical payments ............................................. 20
Direct control of potentially critical payments ............................................ 21
Indirect control of potentially critical payments .......................................... 21
Specific Recommendations .............................................................................. 22
Anti-Corruption Compliance .................................................................................. 22
Organisational Structure ......................................................................................... 23
Independent Members of the Executive Committee ........................................ 23
Finance Committee – Internal Audit Committee ............................................. 24
Compensation and Benefits Committee ........................................................... 24
Ethics Committee – Disciplinary Committee ................................................... 24
Organisation of the Compliance Function ........................................................ 24
Recommendations .................................................................................................... 25
Assessment: FIFA as a Quasi-Public Body................................................................. 26
Elections .................................................................................................................... 26
The Election of the President ............................................................................ 26
Due Diligence on Officials ............................................................................... 26
Limited Terms of Offices ................................................................................. 27
Decisions .................................................................................................................... 27
Decisions over the Hosting of Competitions .................................................... 27
Decisions relating to Commercialisation .......................................................... 28
Recommendations .................................................................................................... 29
Assessment: The Relation between FIFA and its Members ..................................... 30
Conflict of Interest ................................................................................................... 30
Development Programmes ...................................................................................... 30
Recommendations .................................................................................................... 32
Models for Change: The IOC Experience .................................................................. 33
Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 35