Vacation Reading: FIDE Statutes

FIDE has issued a set of changes to its statutes: Proposed New Statutes with changes marked, to be ratified during the forthcoming Olympiad.

FIDE Statutes: GENS UNA SUMUS • The moral strength of FIDE is manifested by the discipline of its members. Statutes of the World Chess Federation - Fédération Internationale des Echecs - FIDE, founded 20 July, 1924, Paris, France. These statutes were approved by the General Assembly on ? September, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.

The documents, which aren't easy to read because of the many highlighted changes, nevertheless provide an insight into FIDE's structure. From Final FIDE Statutes 110712 (i.e. 2012-07-11, meaning it has gone through several iterations):-

01 - Status, principles and aims and revenues of FIDE
02 - Membership
03 - FIDE officials and organisations organs
04 - The General Assembly
05 - The Executive Board
06 - Continental Associations - Rights and Obligations
07 - The Presidential Board
08 - The Commissions and Committees, or the delegates, of FIDE
• Ethics Commission (ETH)
• Constitutional Commission (CON)
• Verification Commission (VER)
• Electoral Commission (ELE)
09 - The President and Deputy President, Vice Presidents and Continental Presidents (GA '95)
10 - Other officials and organizations The General Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Director, Vice Presidents, Honorary Vice Presidents and Auditor of FIDE
11 - The Zonal Presidents
12 - Removal from Office
13 - Final Settlement of Disputes at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
14 - Doping and Drug Use
15 - Final Matters

From Commissions:-

02 Standing Orders Non-Elected Commissions (moved from Statutes Chapter 8)
1 - Membership and proceedings
1.1 -Membership
1.2 - Proceedings
2 - Aims of the Commissions
2.1 - Technical Commission (TEC)
2.2 - Arbiters Commission (ARB)
2.3 - Qualification Commission (QC)
2.4 - Chess in Schools Commission (SCH CIS)
2.5 - Event’s Commission (EVE)
2.6 - Trainer’s Commission (TRG)
2.7 - Development CACDEC Commission (DEV)
2.8 - Medical Commission (MED)
2.9 - Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM)
2.10 - Commission for Social Projects (SOC)
3.0 - Commission for World Championships and Olympiad (WCO)

B - Special Projects:
1 - Appointment
2 - Proceedings
3 - Objectives
3.1 - Chess Art and exhibition
3.2 - Chess for the Disabled
3.3 - Computer and Internet Chess
3.4 - International Organisations
3.5 - Chess Composition
3.6 - Chess Media

Also available:- Final Electoral Regulations 210712, Financial Regulations amendments, and Official Languages.