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So what is a rule and what is a regulation in ITTF ?

Following is what it says in 2024 ITTF statutes book

The statutes seems to have changed

Below is the 2025 version

https://db.ittf.com/sites/default/files ... ersion.pdf

Quent wrote: ↑October 30th, 2025, 6:47 am Following is what it says in 2024 ITTF statutes book

I am reasonably sure that the definition of a "rule" as shown in above screenshoot is wrong
Other parts of the statutes define AGM as the supreme body of the ITTF & only the AGM has the authority to change a Rule (Section 2 of the statutes)
The ITTF council by itself cannot change a rule

Felax wrote: ↑October 30th, 2025, 8:48 am I am reasonably sure that the definition of a "rule" as shown in above screenshoot is wrong
Other parts of the statutes define AGM as the supreme body of the ITTF & only the AGM has the authority to change a Rule (Section 2 of the statutes)
The ITTF council by itself cannot change a rule

I second that because in the screenshot I actually see much of a difference between the definition of a rule and a regulation

Especially because the above definition implies that ITTF council can change a "rule" without AGM permission.
That is incorrect

Felax wrote: ↑October 30th, 2025, 8:48 am

Quent wrote: ↑October 30th, 2025, 6:47 am Following is what it says in 2024 ITTF statutes book

I am reasonably sure that the definition of a "rule" as shown in above screenshoot is wrong
Other parts of the statutes define AGM as the supreme body of the ITTF & only the AGM has the authority to change a Rule (Section 2 of the statutes)
The ITTF council by itself cannot change a rule

That seems to be the key difference between a rule and a regulation
Only the AGM can change a rule (Section 2 of the statute).
ITTF Council can change regulations (other parts of the statutes) but not the rules

Riordi wrote: ↑October 31st, 2025, 3:18 am That seems to be the key difference between a rule and a regulation
Only the AGM can change a rule (Section 2 of the statute).
ITTF Council can change regulations (other parts of the statutes) but not the rules

A rule change requires a supermajority (75% vote) at an AGM and an AGM only
But a regulation change requires only a simple majority (51% vote) at any ITTF council meeting
There are also some items that requires two thirds majority at an AGM but I have no idea what they are and how they are chosen to be that way.