Official Rules of = the Game of Petanque

Official Rules of = the Game=20 of P=E9tanque

The=20 rule changes that were agreed at the World Congress 2006 of the = F=E9d=E9ration=20 Internationale de P=E9tanque et Jeu Proven=E7al in Grenoble have = been=20 incorporated into this new "English" translation.

These changes and=20 refinements should improve all players understanding of the rules = and=20 enable umpires to apply them more consistently.

Mike Pegg - = International=20 Umpire (FIPJP)=20 = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 November=20 2006
(British P=E9tanque Umpires = Board)=20

Approved = Boules

A full list of = FIPJP=20 approved boules is available on request
Email: mike.pegg@fipjp.com =

Translation=20 & Proof Reading

Mike = Pegg,=20 International Umpire (FIPJP)=20
(British P=E9tanque Umpires Board)

John = Thatcher,=20 National Umpire = (EPA)=20
(British=20 P=E9tanque Umpires Board)

Barrie Lucas,=20 National Umpire = (EPA)

The = Official Rules of=20 the Game of P=E9tanque

Applicable=20 to all National Federations who are members of the = FIPJP

(English=20 Translation)

GENERAL=20 RULES

Article 1 = Composition of=20 teams

P=E9tanque is a = sport in=20 which:
- 3 players play against 3 players (triples).

It=20 can also be played by:

- 2=20 players against 2 players (doubles).

- 1 player against = 1 player=20 (singles).

In=20 triples, each player uses 2 boules.

In doubles and = singles, each=20 player uses 3 boules.

No other version = of the game=20 is allowed.

Article 2a =96 = Characteristics=20 of approved boules

P=E9tanque is = played with=20 boules approved by the F.I.P.J.P. and which conform to the = following=20 criteria.

1) =20 To be=20 made of metal.

2) =20 To have=20 a diameter between 7.05cm (minimum) and 8cm (maximum).

3) =20 To have=20 a weight of between 650 grams (minimum) and 800 grams = (maximum). The=20 trade mark of the manufacturer and the weight must be engraved on = the=20 boules and must always be legible.
For competitions reserved = for=20 players who are 11 years of age or = less,=20 they may use boules that weigh 600 grams and are 65mm in diameter = provided=20 that they are made by an approved manufacturer.

4) =20 They=20 must not be lead or sand filled. As a general rule, the = boules must=20 not be tampered with in any way, nor altered or modified after = machining=20 by the approved manufacturer. Importantly, re-tempering of = the=20 boules in order to modify the hardness applied by the = manufacturer=20 is forbidden.

However, the = player's name=20 and forename or initials may be engraved on them, as well = as=20 various logos, initials and acronyms, conforming to the = manufacturer=92s=20 specification.

Article 2b =96 = Penalties for=20 irregular boules

A player guilty of = breaking=20 the above condition (4) is immediately disqualified from the = competition=20 together with his or her team mate/s.

For boules said to = be=20 "tampered with" or =93re-tempered=94 - the player risks withdrawal = of his or=20 her licence for a period as defined in the Code of Discipline, = without=20 prejudicing any other penalties imposed on the guilty player by = the=20 Federal Commission of Discipline of the Federation to which he/she = belongs.

If the boules have = been=20 borrowed and the owner is identified, the latter will see a period = of=20 suspension inflicted upon him/her, the duration of which is fixed = by the=20 Disciplinary Committee of the guilty player=92s = Federation.

If a boule not = =93tampered=20 with=94 but worn, or of defective manufacture, does not pass the = official=20 examination successfully, or does not comply with the norms set = out in=20 paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above, the player must change = it. He or=20 she may also change the set.

Complaints = relating to these=20 three paragraphs and made by players are admissible only before = the start=20 of a game. It is in the interests of the latter, therefore, = to=20 ensure that their boules and those of their opponents comply with = the=20 above rules.

Complaints = relating to (4)=20 are admissible at any time during the game, but they must be made = between=20 ends. However, from the third end onwards, if a complaint = made about=20 the boules of an opponent is proved to be unfounded, 3 points will = be=20 added to the score of the latter.

Where boules have = had to be=20 opened, the complainant becomes responsible. Notably, he or = she will=20 be made to reimburse the owner or replace the boules if they are = found to=20 be in order. Nevertheless, under no circumstances can he or = she be=20 asked to pay damages or interest.

The Umpire or the = Jury may,=20 at any time, require examination of the boules of one or several=20 players.

Article 3 =96 = Approved=20 jacks

Jacks are made of = wood, or=20 of a synthetic material bearing the manufacturer=92s mark and = having=20 obtained the F.I.P.J.P=92s approval in line with the precise = specification=20 relating to the required standards.

Their diameter = must be=20 between 25mm (minimum) and 35mm (maximum).

Painted jacks =96 = whatever=20 their colour =96 are authorised.

Article 4 -=20 Licences

It must be = established that=20 any licence complies with the Administrative Rules of the = Federation and,=20 in particular, it must bear a stamped recent photograph and the = signature=20 of the owner.

Before the start = of a=20 competition, each player must present his or her licence. He = or she=20 must also present it after any request by the Umpire, or by an = opponent,=20 unless it has been retained at the Control Table.

PLAY

Article 5 =96 = Terrain=20 rules

P=E9tanque is = played on any=20 terrain. However, by a decision of the Organising Committee = or the=20 Umpire, the teams may be asked to play on a marked terrain. = In this=20 case, the latter must, for National Championships and = International=20 Competitions, have the following minimum dimensions: 4m wide and = 15m=20 long.

For other = competitions the=20 Federations may permit variations relative to these minima, = subject to=20 their dimensions not being below 12m x 3m.

When playing areas = are=20 placed end to end, the end lines of the lanes, which are common to = both=20 playing areas, are classed as dead ball lines.

When the terrains = of play=20 are enclosed by solid barriers, these must be beyond the dead ball = line=20 and at a minimum distance of 30 cm from the latter. The dead = ball=20 line will encircle the exterior of the playing area at a maximum = distance=20 of 4 metres.

These arrangements = are, of=20 course, applicable to the area on which the finals are = played.

Games are played = to 13=20 points, with the possibility of leagues and qualifying heats being = played=20 to 11 points.

Article 6 =96 = Start of play =96=20 Rules regarding the circle

The players must = toss up to=20 decide which team will choose the terrain and be the first to = throw the=20 jack.

If the terrain has = been=20 designated by the organisers, the jack must be thrown on that=20 terrain. The teams concerned must not go to a different = terrain=20 without the Umpire=92s permission.

Any member of the = team=20 winning the toss chooses the starting point and traces a circle on = the=20 ground such that the feet of the players may be placed entirely = inside=20 it. However, it may not measure less than 35cm or more than = 50cm in=20 diameter.

Where a = prefabricated circle=20 is used, it must have an internal diameter of 50cms.

This circle, valid = for the=20 three consecutive throws allowed to a team, must be drawn or = placed at=20 least a metre from any obstacle, or from an out of bounds area = and, for=20 competitions on open terrains, at least 2 metres from another = throwing=20 circle in use.

The team that = throws the=20 jack must erase all throwing circles near the one it is going to=20 use.

The interior of = the circle=20 can be completely cleared of grit/pebbles etc. during the end but = must be=20 put back in good order at the end of the latter or, at the latest, = before=20 the throwing of the jack at the following end.

The circle is not = considered=20 to be an out of bounds area.

The feet must be = entirely on=20 the inside of the circle, not encroach on its perimeter and they = must not=20 leave it or be lifted completely off the ground until the thrown = boule has=20 touched the ground. No part of the body may touch the ground = outside=20 the circle. As an exception, those who are disabled in a = lower limb=20 are authorised to place only one foot inside the = circle.

For players = throwing from a=20 wheelchair, at least one wheel (that on the side of the throwing = arm) must=20 rest inside the circle.

The throwing of = the jack by=20 one member of the team does not imply that he or she is obliged to = be the=20 first to play.

Article 7 =96 = Valid distances=20 for the thrown jack

For the thrown = jack to be=20 valid, the following conditions apply:

1) =20 That the=20 distance separating it from the nearest edge of the circle must be = between:
4 metres minimum and 8 metres maximum for = Minors.
5 metres=20 minimum and 9 metres maximum for Cadets.
6 metres minimum and = 10 metres=20 maximum for Juniors and Seniors.

2) =20 That the=20 throwing circle must be a minimum of 1 metre from any obstacle and = from=20 the limit of an out of bounds area.

3) =20 That the=20 jack must be a minimum of 1 metre from any obstacle and from the = nearest=20 limit of an out-of-bounds area.

4) =20 That the=20 jack must be visible to the player whose feet are placed astride = the=20 extreme limits of the interior of the circle and whose body is = absolutely=20 upright. In case of dispute on this point, the Umpire = decides,=20 without appeal, if the jack is visible.

At=20 the following end the jack is thrown from a circle drawn around = the point=20 where it finished at the previous end, except in the following=20 cases:

-=20 The circle would be less than 1 metre from an obstacle or the = limit of an=20 out-of-bounds area.

- The throwing of = the jack=20 could not be made to all regulation distances.

In the first case = the player=20 draws the circle at the regulation distance from the obstacle or = the=20 out-of-bounds area.

In the second = case, the=20 player may step back, in line with the previous end's line of = play, until=20 he or she is able to throw the jack to the maximum authorised = distance,=20 and not beyond. This opportunity is offered only if the jack = cannot=20 be thrown to the maximum distance in any other = direction.

If after three = consecutive=20 throws by the same team, the jack has not been thrown in = accordance with=20 the rules defined above, it is passed back to the opposing team = who also=20 has the right to three tries and who may move the circle back as = described=20 in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the circle may not = be=20 changed if this team does not succeed in its three = throws.

In any case, the = team who=20 lost the jack after the first three tries maintains the right to = play the=20 first boule.

Article 8 =96 For = the thrown=20 jack to be valid

If the thrown jack = is=20 stopped by the Umpire, a player, a spectator, an animal or any = moving=20 object, it is not valid and must be thrown again without being = included in=20 the three throws to which the team or the player is = entitled.

If after the = throwing of the=20 jack, a first boule is played, the opponent still has the right to = contest=20 the validity of its position. If the objection is recognised = as=20 valid, the jack is thrown again and the boule replayed.

For the=20 jack to be rethrown both teams must have recognised that the throw = was not=20 valid or the Umpire must have decided it to be so. If any = team=20 proceeds differently, it loses the benefit of the throwing of the=20 jack.

If the opponent = has also=20 played a boule, the jack is definitely deemed valid and no = objection is=20 admissible.

Article 9 =96 Jack = dead

The=20 jack is dead in the following six cases:

1) =20 When the=20 jack is displaced into an out-of-bounds area, even if it comes = back on to=20 the authorised playing area. A jack straddling the = boundary=20 of an authorised terrain is valid. It becomes dead only = after having=20 completely crossed the boundary of the authorised terrain or the = dead ball=20 line, that is to say, when it lies entirely beyond the boundary = when=20 viewed from directly above. A puddle on which a jack floats = freely=20 is considered to be out of bounds.

2) =20 When,=20 still on the authorised terrain, the moved jack is not visible = from the=20 circle, as defined in Article 7. However, a jack masked by a = boule=20 is not dead. The Umpire is authorised to temporarily remove = a boule=20 to declare whether the jack is visible.

3) =20 When the=20 jack is displaced to more than 20 metres (for Juniors and Seniors) = or 15=20 metres (for Cadets and Minors), or less than 3 metres from the = throwing=20 circle

4) =20 When on=20 marked out playing areas, the jack crosses more than one lane = immediately=20 to the side of the lane in use and when it crosses the end line of = the=20 lane where the line is common to the lanes end to end.

5) =20 When the=20 displaced jack cannot be found, the search time being limited to 5 = minutes.

6) =20 When an=20 out-of-bounds area is situated between the jack and the throwing=20 circle.

Article 10 =96 = Displacement of=20 obstacles

It is strictly = forbidden for=20 players to press down, displace or crush any obstacle = whatever on=20 the playing area. However, the player about to throw the = jack is=20 authorised to test the landing point with one of his or her boules = by=20 striking the ground no more than three times. Furthermore, the = player who=20 is about to play, or one of his partners, may fill in the = hole=20 which would have been made by the last boule thrown.

For = non-observation of the=20 rules above, the players incur the penalties outlined in the = chapter=20 =93Discipline=94, article 34

Article 10 a =96 = Changing of=20 jack or boule

Players are = forbidden to=20 change the jack or a boule during a game except in the following=20 cases:

1) =20 The one=20 or the other cannot be found, the search time being limited to 5=20 minutes.

2) =20 The one=20 or the other is broken: in this case the largest part is taken = into=20 consideration. If boules remain to be played, the = aforementioned is=20 immediately replaced, after measuring, if necessary, by a boule or = a jack=20 of identical or similar diameter. At the next end the player = concerned can=20 take a new complete set.

JACK

Article 11 =96 = Jack masked or=20 displaced

If, during an end, = the jack=20 is accidentally masked by a leaf or a piece of paper these = objects=20 are removed.

If the stationary = jack is=20 displaced, by reason of the wind or the slope of the terrain for = example,=20 it is put back in its original place, on condition that it had = been=20 marked.

The same applies = if the jack=20 is accidentally displaced by the Umpire, a player, a spectator, a = boule or=20 jack coming from another game, an animal or any moving = object.

To avoid any = argument, the=20 players must mark the jack's position. No claim can be = accepted=20 regarding boules or jack whose positions have not been=20 marked.

If the jack is = moved by a=20 boule played in this game it is valid.

Article 12 =96 = Jack moved into=20 another game

If, during an end, = the jack=20 is displaced onto another terrain of play, marked out or not, the = jack is=20 valid subject to the conditions outlined in Article 9.

The players using = this jack=20 will wait, if there is room, for the players in the = other=20 game to complete their end, before completing their = own.

The players = concerned by the=20 application of this rule must show patience and = courtesy.

At the following = end the=20 teams continue on the terrain which had been allotted to them and = the jack=20 is thrown again from the place it occupied when it was displaced, = subject=20 to the conditions of Article 7.

Article 13 =96 = Actions to take=20 if the jack is dead

If,=20 during an end, the jack is dead, one of three cases can = apply:

1) =20 Both=20 teams have boules to play, the end is void.

2) =20 Only one=20 team has boules left to play, this team scores as many points as = boules=20 that remain to be played.

3) =20 The two=20 teams have no more boules in hand, the end is void.

Article 14 =96 = Positioning the=20 jack after it has been stopped

1) =20 If the=20 jack, having been hit, is stopped by a spectator or by the Umpire, = it=20 remains in this position.

2) =20 If the=20 jack, having been hit, is stopped by a player, his opponent has = the choice=20 of:

a) =20 leaving=20 the jack in its new position;

b) =20 putting=20 it back in its original position;

c) =20 placing=20 it anywhere on the extension of a line going from its original = position to=20 the place that it is found, up to a maximum distance of 20 metres = (15=20 metres for Cadets and Minors) and such that it is = visible.

Paragraphs b) and = c) can=20 only be applied if the position of the jack was previously = marked. =20 If this was not the case, the jack will remain where it is=20 found.

If, after having = been=20 struck, the jack travels into an out-of-bounds area before = returning,=20 finally, on to the playing area, it is classed as dead and the = actions=20 defined in Article 13 apply.

BOULES

Article 15 =96 = Throwing of the=20 first and following boules

The first boule of = an end is=20 thrown by a player belonging to the team that has won the toss or = has been=20 the last to score. After that, it is the team that does not = hold the=20 point that plays.

The player must = not use any=20 object or draw a line on the ground to help him/her in playing a = boule or=20 mark its landing point. Whilst playing his or her last boule, it = is=20 forbidden to carry a boule in the other hand.

The boules must be = played=20 one at a time.

Any boule thrown = cannot be=20 replayed. However, boules must be replayed if they have been = stopped=20 or deviated accidentally from their course between the throwing = circle and=20 the jack by a boule or jack coming from another game, or by an = animal or=20 any moving object (football, etc.) and in the case defined in = Article 8,=20 second paragraph.

It is forbidden to = moisten=20 the boules or jack.

Before throwing = his/her=20 boule, the player must remove from it any trace of mud or whatever = deposit, under threat of penalties outlined in Article = 34.

If the first boule = played=20 goes out-of-bounds, it is for the opponent to play first then = alternately=20 so long as there are no boules on the designated = terrain.

If after shooting = or=20 pointing no boules are left on the designated playing area, the=20 arrangements concerning a dead end as defined in Article 28=20 apply.

Article 16 =96 = Behaviour of=20 players and spectators during a game

During the = regulation time=20 allowed for a player to throw a boule the spectators and players = must=20 observe total silence.

The opponents must = not walk,=20 nor gesticulate nor do anything that could disturb the player = about to=20 play. Only his or her team-mate/s may remain between the = throwing=20 circle and the jack.

The opponents must = remain=20 beyond the jack or behind the player and, in both cases, to the = side with=20 regard to the direction of play and at a distance of at least 2 = metres the=20 one from the other.

The players who do = not=20 observe these regulations could be excluded from the competition = if, after=20 a warning from the Umpire, they persist in their = conduct.

Article 17 =96 = Throwing of the=20 boules and boules going outside the terrain

Absolutely no-one = may, as a=20 test, throw his/her boule during the game. Players who do = not=20 observe this rule will be penalised as set out in the chapter=20 =93Discipline=94, Article 34

During the course = of an end,=20 boules going outside the marked terrain are valid (except as in = the=20 application of Article 18).

Article 18 =96 = Dead=20 boules

Any boule is dead = from the=20 moment that it enters an out-of-bounds area. A boule = straddling the=20 boundary line of the authorised playing area is valid. The = boule is=20 dead only after having completely crossed the boundary of the = allotted=20 playing area, or the dead ball line, that is to say, when it is = situated=20 entirely beyond the boundary when viewed from directly = above. The=20 same applies when, on marked terrains, the boule completely = crosses more=20 than one of the lanes alongside the lane in use.

If the boule then = comes back=20 into the playing area, either because of the slope of the ground = or by=20 having rebounded from an obstacle, moving or stationary, it is = immediately=20 taken out of the game and anything that it has displaced after its = passage=20 into an out-of-bounds area is put back in place.

Any dead boule = must=20 immediately be removed from the game. By default it will be = considered to=20 be live the moment another boule is played by the opposing=20 team.

Article 19 =96 = Stopped=20 boules

Any boule played = that is=20 stopped by a spectator or the Umpire, will remain where it comes = to=20 rest.

Any boule played, = that is=20 stopped by a player to whose team it belongs, is dead.

Any boule pointed = that is=20 stopped by an opponent, can, according to the wishes of the = player, be=20 replayed or left where it comes to rest.

If=20 a boule shot, or hit is stopped by a player, the opponent of the = player=20 who committed the fault may:

1) =20 leave it=20 where it stopped;

2) =20 place it=20 on the extension of a line which starts from the original position = it=20 occupied to the place it is found, but only on the playable area = and only=20 on condition that it had been marked.

The player = purposely=20 stopping a moving boule is immediately disqualified, along with = his or her=20 team, for the game in progress.

Article 20 =96 = Time allowed to=20 play

Once the jack is = thrown each=20 player has the maximum duration of one minute to play his or her = boule.=20 This short period starts from the moment when the previous boule = or jack=20 stops or, if a point has to be measured, from the moment the = latter has=20 been effected.

The same = prescriptions apply=20 to the throwing of the jack after each end.

The player not = respecting=20 this rule, incurs penalties outlined in the chapter = =93Discipline=94,=20 Article 34

Article 21 =96 = Displaced=20 boules

If a stationary = boule is=20 moved by the wind or slope of the ground, for example, it is put = back in=20 its place. The same applies to any boule accidentally = displaced by a=20 player, an Umpire, a spectator, an animal or any moving = object.

To avoid any = dispute, the=20 players must mark the boules. No claim will be admissible = for an=20 unmarked boule, and the Umpire will give a decision only in terms = of the=20 position the boules hold on the terrain.

However, if a = boule is moved=20 by a boule played in this game it is valid.

Article 22 =96 A = player=20 throwing a boule other than his own

The player who = plays a boule=20 other than his own receives a warning. The boule played is=20 nevertheless valid but it must immediately be replaced, possibly = after=20 measuring has been done.

In the event of it = occurring=20 again during the game, the guilty player's boule is disqualified = and=20 anything it displaced is put back in place.

Players are = forbidden to=20 pick up the played boules before the completion of the = end.

Article 23 =96 = Throwing boules=20 contrary to the rules

Any boule thrown = contrary to=20 the rules is dead and, if marked, anything that it has displaced = in its=20 travel is put back in place. The same applies to any boule = played=20 from a circle other than that from which the jack was = thrown.

However, the = opponent has=20 the right to apply the advantage rule and declare it to be = valid. In=20 this case, the boule pointed or shot, is valid and anything it has = displaced remains in its place.

POINTS AND=20 MEASURING

Article 24 =96 = Temporary=20 removal of boules

In order to = measure a point,=20 it is permitted, after having marked their positions, to = temporarily=20 remove the boules and obstacles situated between the jack and the = boules=20 to be measured. After measuring, the boules and the obstacles = which were=20 removed are put back in place. If the objects cannot be = removed, the=20 measuring is done with the aid of callipers.

Article 25 =96 = Measuring of=20 points

The measuring of a = point is=20 the duty of the player who last played or by one of his or her=20 team-mates. The opponents still have the right to measure = after one=20 of these players. Whatever positions the boules to be = measured may=20 hold, and at whatever stage the end may be, the Umpire can be = consulted=20 and his or her decision is final.

Measuring must be = done with=20 appropriate instruments, which each team must possess. = Notably, it=20 is forbidden to effect measurements with the feet. The players who = do not=20 observe this ruling could incur the penalties outlined in the = chapter=20 =93Discipline=94 Article 34 if, after a warning by the Umpire, = they persist in=20 their conduct.

Article 26 =96 = Boules picked=20 up before the agreement of points

At the completion = of an end,=20 any boule picked up before the agreement of points is dead if it = was not=20 marked. No claim is admissible on this subject.

Article 27 =96 = Displacement of=20 the boules or the jack

The team, whose = player=20 displaces the jack or one of the contested boules, while effecting = a=20 measurement, loses the point.

If, during the = measurement=20 of a point, the Umpire disturbs or displaces the jack or a boule = and if,=20 after re-measuring, the point remains with the boule which had = originally=20 been estimated to be closest to the jack, the Umpire, in all = fairness,=20 declares it to be so. The same applies in the hypothesis = that where,=20 after a new measurement, the point does not remain with the boule=20 originally estimated to be holding.

Article 28 =96 = Boules=20 equidistant from the jack

When two closest = boules to=20 the jack belong to opposing teams and are at an equal distance = from it, 3=20 cases can apply:

1) =20 If the=20 two teams have no more boules to play the end is = dead and=20 the jack belongs to the team which scored on the preceding = end.

2) =20 If only=20 one team has boules at its disposition, it plays them and scores = as many=20 points as it has boules closer to the jack than the nearest = opponent=92s=20 boule.

3) =20 If both=20 teams have boules at their disposition, it is for the team which = played=20 the last boule to play again, then the opposing team, and so on=20 alternately until the point has been won by one of them. = When only=20 one team possesses boules, the arrangements set out in the = preceding=20 paragraph apply.

If, after = completion of the=20 end, no boules remain within the boundary of the authorised = playing area,=20 the end is null and void.

Article 29 - = Foreign bodies=20 adhering to the boules or jack

Any foreign bodies = adhering=20 to the boules or the jack must be removed before measuring a=20 point.

Article 30 -=20 Claims

To be admissible, = any claim=20 must be made to the Umpire. It cannot be considered when lodged = after the=20 result of the game has been established.

Each team is = responsible for=20 checking of the opposing team (licences, category/classification, = terrain,=20 boules, etc.).

DISCIPLINE

Article 31 =96 = Penalties for=20 absent teams or players

At the time of the = draw and=20 the announcement of its result, the players must be present at the = control=20 table. A quarter of an hour after the announcement of these = results,=20 the team which is absent from the terrain will be penalised one = point=20 which is awarded to their opponents.

After this = quarter-hour=20 wait, the penalty accrues by one point for each five minutes of = the=20 delay.

The same penalties = apply=20 throughout the competition, after each random draw and in the case = of a=20 re-start of games after a break for any reason = whatsoever.

The team which = does not=20 present itself on the playing area within the hour of the start or = restart=20 of games is declared to be eliminated from the = competition.

An incomplete team = has the=20 right to start a game without waiting for its absent player; = nevertheless=20 it does not use the boules of that player.

No player may = absent=20 him/herself from a game or leave the terrains of play without the=20 authorisation of the Umpire. If this has not been granted, = the=20 arrangements outlined in this article and that following = apply.

Article 32 =96 = Late arrival of=20 players

If, after an end = has=20 started, the missing player arrives, he or she does not take part = in this=20 end, he or she is accepted into the game only as from the = following=20 end.

If a missing = player arrives=20 more than one hour after the start of a game, he or she loses all = rights=20 to participate in that game.

If his or her = team-mates win=20 this game, he or she will be able to participate in that which = follows=20 provided that he or she was originally registered with that=20 team.

If the competition = is played=20 in leagues, he or she will be able to take part in the second game = whatever the result of the first.

An end is = considered as=20 having started when the jack has been placed on the playing area = in=20 accordance with the Rules.

Article 33 =96 = Replacement of=20 a player

The replacement of = a player=20 in Doubles, or of one or two players in Triples, is permitted only = up to=20 the official announcement of the commencement of the competition = (gun,=20 whistle, announcement, etc.), on condition that the replacement/s = was/were=20 not previously registered in the competition as belonging to = another=20 team.

Article 34 =96 = Penalties of=20 play

For=20 non-observation of the rules of the game the players incur the = following=20 penalties

1) =20 Warning;

2) =20 Disqualification = of the=20 boule played or to be played;

3) =20 Disqualification of the boule played or to be played and = the=20 following one;

4) =20 Exclusion of the = guilty=20 player responsible for the game;

5) =20 Disqualification = of the team=20 responsible;

6) =20 Disqualification = of the two=20 teams in case of complicity.

Article 35 =96 = Inclement=20 weather

In the case of = rain, any end=20 started must be completed, unless a contrary decision is made by = the=20 Umpire, who alone is qualified, with the Jury, to decide on its = suspension=20 or cancellation in the case of a =93force majeure=94.

Article 36 =96 New = phase of=20 play

If, after the = announcement=20 of a new phase of the competition (2nd round, 3rd round, etc.....) = certain=20 games have not ended, the Umpire, after advice from the Organising = Committee, may make any arrangements or decisions that he judges = necessary=20 for the good running of the competition.

Article 37 =96 = Sharing of=20 prizes

The sharing of = prizes and=20 expenses is strictly forbidden. The teams who contest the = final=20 games, or any other game, who show lack of sporting spirit and = respect=20 towards the public, the organisers or the Umpires, will be = excluded from=20 the competition. This exclusion can incur non-confirmation = of the=20 possible results, as also, the application of penalties set out in = Article=20 38.

Article 38 =96 Bad = behaviour

The=20 player who is guilty of bad behaviour, or worse, violence towards = an=20 official, an Umpire, another player or a spectator incurs one or = several=20 of the following penalties, depending on the seriousness of the=20 offence.

1) =20 Exclusion from the = competition.

2) =20 Withdrawal of=20 licence.

3) =20 Confiscation or = restitution=20 of expenses and prizes.

The penalty = imposed on the=20 guilty player can also be imposed on his or her = team-mates.

Penalties 1) and = 2) are=20 imposed by the Umpire.

Penalty 3) is = imposed by the=20 Organising Committee which, within 48 hours, sends a report with = the=20 expenses and prizes retained to the Federation=92s Organisation = which will=20 decide on their destination.

In all cases, the = Chairman=20 of the Committee for the Federation concerned will make the final=20 decision.

Decent dress is = demanded of=20 each player (bare torso and bare feet are not acceptable). = Any=20 player who does not observe these rules will be disqualified from = the=20 competition after a warning from the Umpire.

Article 39 Duties = of the=20 Umpires

The Umpires = designated to=20 control the competitions are charged to be on the watch for strict = application of the rules of the game and the administration rules = which=20 complete them. They have the authority to disqualify from = the=20 competition any player or any team who refuses to comply with = their=20 decision.

The spectators = with valid or=20 suspended licences, who, by their behaviour, are the origin of = incidents=20 on the terrain of play, will be the subject of an Umpire=92s = report to the=20 Federal executive. The latter will summon the guilty party = or=20 parties before a competent Disciplinary Committee who will decide = on the=20 penalties to apply.

Article 40=96 = Composition and=20 decisions of the Jury

Any case not = provided for in=20 the rules is submitted to the Umpire who can refer it to the = competition's=20 Jury. This Jury comprises at least 3 people and at the most = 5=20 people. The decisions taken by the Jury in applying this = paragraph=20 are without appeal. In the case of a split vote, the = President of=20 the Jury has the casting vote.

Note: The present = Rules have=20 been approved by the International Congress of the FIPJP on=20 21^st September 2006 at GRENOBLE = (France)

FIPJP/MJP/11/06