1.12 Special Committees
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1.12 Special Committees
1.12.1 The BGM shall appoint special Committees to study particular aspects of
the work of the ITTF and to advise and assist the Council in dealing
with these aspects.
1.12.2 The composition of the Standing Orders Committee shall be recommended
to the BGM by the Executive Board; the composition of other Committees
shall be decided at the BGM on the basis of lists recommended by the
Standing Orders Committee, but additions to or deletions from these
lists may be proposed at the BGM.
1.12.3 With the exception of the Sports Science Committee, which may have up
to sixteen corresponding members, no Committee shall have more than
eight full members and six corresponding members.
1.12.4 The Chairman of each Committee shall be appointed by the Council from
among the full members elected to that Committee.
1.12.5 The Chairman of a Committee may appoint one of its members Vice-Chairman
or Secretary and allocate specific duties to him.
1.12.6 Committees shall normally meet during the period of the BGM and shall
otherwise conduct their business by correspondence.
1.12.7 A Committee may set up sub-committees of its members to deal with
specific areas of work; any reports or recommendations of such
sub-committees shall be subject to endorsement by the full Committee
before publication or submission to the BGM or the Council.
1.12.8 A member of a Committee who does not, within a reasonable specified
period, express in writing an opinion on a written proposal circulated
by or on behalf of the Chairman of that Committee shall be considered
to have agreed to any resulting recommendation submitted in the name
of the Committee.
1.12.9 The Chairman of each Committee shall submit to the Council an annual
report of the activities of the Committee, drawing attention to any
recommendations which the Committee wishes to make; acceptance of the
report shall not automatically imply acceptance of such recommendations.
1.12.10 Any recommendation by a Committee which would lead to a rule change
shall be subject to specific approval by the Council and where such a
rule change requires ratification by the BGM a proposition embodying
the change shall be included in the agenda of the BGM in the name of
the Council.
1.12.11 Committees may, where so authorised, act on behalf of the Council but
the extent of this authority and its duration shall be specified by
the Council and shall be reviewed not later than at the next meeting
of the Council.
1.12.12 All members of Committees shall be entitled to attend General Meetings,
but without vote unless representing an Association.
1.12.13 The duties of the Equipment Committee shall be:
1.12.13.1 to advise the Council on equipment and playing conditions;
1.12.13.2 to draft technical specifications and guidance documents for
equipment and playing conditions;
1.12.13.3 to conduct or arrange for tests of equipment items submitted for
approval and to make recommendations to the Council on acceptance;
1.12.13.4 to co-operate with the Technical Committee in advising the
organisers of World and Olympic title competitions on matters
concerning equipment and playing conditions.
1.12.14 The duties of the Media Committee shall be:
1.12.14.1 to advise the Council on relations with the Press and television;
1.12.14.2 to encourage the publication of journals, books and films relating
to table tennis and to promote the exchange of such information;
1.12.14.3 to set up a roster of its members so that at least one of them is
available in the press centre on each day of the World Championships
during all hours of play.
1.12.15 The duties of the Ranking Committee shall be:
1.12.15.1 to prepare ranking lists for use in seeding men's and women's singles
events in open tournaments which include players from more than one
Continent;
1.12.15.2 to publish one such list as soon as possible after the World
Championships and another at the end of the subsequent playing season,
and to review the list as necessary for the draw of the next World
Championships and the draw of the Olympic Games, taking account of the
current ranking lists of Continental Federations;
1.12.15.3 to prepare ranking lists of men's and women's doubles pairs to be
used in the selection of entries for the World Doubles Cup;
1.12.15.4 to prepare, from the entries received, a seeding list for the doubles
events of the World Title competitions and Olympic Games;
1.12.15.5 to advise the organisers of World and Olympic title competitions on
any question of seeding or the assignment of entrants to qualifying
stages of the individual events.
1.12.16 The duties of the Rules Committee shall be:
1.12.16.1 to advise the Council on any question of interpretation of rule;
1.12.16.2 in co-operation with the Technical Committee to assist the referee
in any question of interpretation of rule at the World Championships;
1.12.16.3 to review and, where appropriate, improve the wording of Laws and
Regulations and amendments thereto, in accordance with principles
agreed by the BGM or the Council and to make consequential amendments;
1.12.16.4 to co-ordinate and assist the work of umpires and referees and to be
responsible for the qualification and assessment of International
Umpires and International Referees;
1.12.16.5 to issue directives on the interpretation and application of Laws and
Regulations to International Umpires and International Referees,
through their national Associations;
1.12.16.6 to set up a roster of its members so that at least one of them is
available in the playing hall on each day of the World Championships
during all hours of play.
1.12.17 The duties of the Sports Science Committee shall be:
1.12.17.1 to advise the Council on medicine, physiology and hygiene relating
to table tennis;
1.12.17.2 to prepare guidance documents for players, trainers and officials on
matters such as medical services, training and diet relating to table
tennis;
1.12.17.3 to prepare instructions concerning doping substances and the
application of anti-doping controls;
1.12.17.4 to sponsor and to review research into the scientific aspects of
table tennis.
1.12.18 The duties of the Standing Orders Committee shall be:
1.12.18.1 to recommend to General Meetings the order and times of sessions and
the business to be dealt with at each session;
1.12.18.2 to consider the admissibility of propositions and resolutions received
after the specified closing date and to recommend to the BGM their
acceptance or rejection;
1.12.18.3 to consider applications to organise the World Championships and to
report to the BGM;
1.12.18.4 to consider nominations for appointment to Committees other than
the Standing Orders Committee, and to recommend to the BGM the
composition of Committees, taking account of the views of the retiring
Chairmen and the Vice-Presidents.
1.12.19 The duties of the Technical Committee shall be:
1.12.19.1 to advise the Council on the organisation of the World Title
competitions and to make recommendations of the system of play;
1.12.19.2 to provide advice and assistance to the World Championships
organisers in the organisation and management of the World
Championships;
1.12.19.3 to appoint the Chairman of the World Championships Jury;
1.12.19.4 in co-operation with the Rules Committee to assist the referee in
any question of interpretation of rule at the World Championships;
1.12.19.5 to be responsible for the World Championships draw;
1.12.19.6 to approve the playing schedule prepared by the World Championships
organisers;
1.12.19.7 to set up a roster of its members so that at least one of them is
available in the playing hall on each day of the World Championships
during all hours of play.
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