Article 3.12.3.7, Annex "P"
Rules for Filing and Deciding Protests
-	All protests and appeals are to be decided in accordance with the ISSF General Regulations.
-	The Rules for filing protests or appeals are specified in the appropriate Discipline and Technical Rules and apply to all shooting events in all ISSF Championships. The Rules provide for verbal protests that can be submitted and decided on the ranges immediately, for written protests to be decided by the appropriate Jury and for appeals of Jury decisions to be decided by the Jury of Appeal. The Rules also provide for protests of scoring results to be decided by the Classification Jury with decisions on scoring protests not subject to appeal. These Rules also provide for time limits and fees for filing protests.
-	In the case of protests involving conflicts between the Constitution of the ISSF, ISSF General Regulations or Technical Rules, the Constitution of the ISSF shall take precedence over the ISSF General Regulations or Technical Rules and the ISSF General Regulations shall take precedence over the Technical Rules. In conflicts involving the IOC Rules, the IOC Rules shall prevail.
-	The Organizing Committee must assure that the locations and procedures for filing protests and appeals are announced before the competition begins.
-	Protests and appeals must be submitted on forms approved by the ISSF. The proper format for protests and appeals is given below:

Page 1

Protest Information (to be completed by shooter or official)

Championship:

Protest to Jury

Date and time of action or decision being protested.

Action or decision being protested (describe in writing):

Reason for protest (also list ISSF Regulations or Rules concerned):

Protest submitted by

Name Nation

Signature

Protest information (to be completed by Organizing Committee)

Protest received:

Date Time Amount Fee Paid

Signature of official receiving protest

Page 2

Jury decision (to be completed by Jury Chairman):

The Jury met on at to consider the protest.

Date Time

The protest was

upheld / denied

Reason for Jury decision:

Jury Chairman:

Signature

Page 3

Request for decision by Jury of Appeal

(to be completed by team leader or representative):

If there is continued disagreement with the Jury decision,

the matter may be submitted to the Jury of Appeal.

Reason for appeal:

Appeal Information

Appeal submitted by

Name Nation

Signature

Appeal information (to be completed by Organizing Committee)

Appeal received

Date Time Amount Fee Paid

Signature

Page 4

Jury of Appeal decision (to be completed by Jury Chairman):

The Jury of Appeal met on at to consider the protest.

Date Time

The decision of the Jury was

upheld / denied

Reason for Jury of Appeal decision:

Jury Chairman

Signature

The decision of the Jury of Appeal is Final.

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