Referees' Committee

The Referees Committee shall implement and interpret the Laws of the Game and may propose amendments to the Laws of the Game to the Executive Committee. It shall appoint the referees and assistant referees for matches in competitions organised by FIFA.

Chairman
Ángel María VILLAR LLONA	Spain

Deputy Chairman
Ricardo Terra TEIXEIRA	Brazil

Member
Carlos ALARCÓN	Paraguay	(CONMEBOL)
Yousuf AL-SERKAL	United Arab Emirates	(AFC)
Lisle AUSTIN	Barbados	(CONCACAF)
Amadou DIAKITE	Mali	(CAF)
Peter MIKKELSEN	Denmark	(UEFA)
Gilles TAVERGEUX	New Caledonia	(OFC)
Ahmed Mohammed JASSIM	Bahrain
Belaïd LACARNE	Algeria
José Carlos ORTIZ	El Salvador
Jorge ROMO	Argentina
Badara SENE	Senegal
Toru KAMIKAWA	Japan
Michal LISTKIEWICZ	Poland
Borislav MIHAILOV	Bulgaria
Ted HOWARD	USA
Harry ATISSON	Vanuatu

Committees and Judicial Bodies
Executive Committee	Emergency Committee
Finance Committee	Internal Audit Committee
Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup (TM)	Bureau 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (TM)
Organising Committee for the FIFA Confederations Cup	Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments
Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup	Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup
Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup (TM)	Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups
Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee	Organising Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup
Referees Committee	Technical and Development Committee
Medical Committee	Players' Status Committee
Legal Committee	Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility
Media Committee	Associations Committee
Football Committee	Strategic Committee
Marketing and Television Advisory Board	Goal Bureau
Committee for Club Football	FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre
Doping Control Sub-Committee	Stadium and Security Committee
Disciplinary Committee	Appeal Committee
Ethics Committee	Dispute Resolution Chamber
Goal Development Officers

FIFA Congress

Bringing together every member association of FIFA, with each getting one vote, a Congress may be an Ordinary or an Extraordinary Congress. The Congress rules on modifications to the Statutes, addresses propositions from Executive Committee members and elects the FIFA President.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of a President, elected by the Congress in the year following a FIFA World Cup™, eight vice-presidents and 15 members, appointed by the confederations and associations. It meets at least twice a year, with the mandate for each member lasting four years, and its role includes determining the dates, locations and format of tournaments, appointing FIFA delegates to the IFAB and electing and dismissing the General Secretary on the proposal of the FIFA President. (Art. 30 and 31 of the Statutes).

Referees' Committee

FIFA Congress

Executive Committee

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