5.6.6 Procedures for Championship Entrants who fail to appear

5.6.6.1 An Entrant who fails to appear at FM Category 1 events is defined as an entrant who, without giving valid reason (force majeure, illness, death) before the start of the General Briefing, is absent at the time of the roll call of the General Briefing of the event. An absent entrant shall be qualified No-Show only by decision of the event director and confirmed by the International Jury.

5.6.6.2 After the roll call of the General Briefing and before publication of the official final entry list, the event director shall present any no-show qualification decision to the Jury President. The event Jury must consider all available information before confirming the event director's decision. The Jury's confirmation must be recorded in a written document to be published on the official Notice Board and forwarded by the event director to the concerned NAC without delay.

5.6.6.3 A no-show entrant shall be prominently mentioned as such on the official entry list published after the General Briefing. He shall not be qualified as a competitor and shall not be considered in the ranking calculations.

5.6.6.4 A no-show entrant shall be subject to disciplinary action by his NAC He shall surrender his Sporting License to his NAC, and he shall have no right to claim back any part of his entry fee Any delay in the surrender of the Sporting License shall be added to the period of surrender. During the period of surrender of the Sporting License, participation in any FM sporting activity, including attempts on records, is prohibited.

5.6.6.5 A no-show entrant shall be disqualified from participating in any FM Cat 1 event for the rest of that year and an additional period of two calendar years. For the next event of the same type, a no-show's NAC will have the right to nominate only the full contingent less the number of its no-shows in the previous concerned event.