REGULATION 4 membership of his Home Union, as the case may be) shall have no claim to compensation. 4.7.3 Disputes over which Union constitutes a Player’s Home Union for the purposes of determining entitlement to compensation for a Player’s training and development may be referred, by Unions or Associations only, to the CEO who shall via the Judicial Panel Chairman, or his designee, refer such disputes to a Judicial Officer or Judicial Committee to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18.10. In determining such entitlement, the Judicial Officer or Judicial Committee shall, in particular, take into account the following factors: (a) the length of time the Player trained with the relevant Union, Rugby Body or Club; (b) actual training costs incurred by the relevant Union, Rugby Body or Club; (c) the quality and regularity of the training undertaken; and (d) the progress of the Player during his time at the relevant Union, Rugby Body or Club. 4.7.4 The amount of compensation payable pursuant to Regulation 4.7.2, shall be calculated in accordance with Figure 1 below: Figure 1 A = B x C Where A = the compensation payable; B = the Standard Annual Development Investment of £5,0006; C = the number of years, between the ages of 17 and 23, a player has spent in development programmes of the Current Union. For illustrations of the formula see Section 7 of the Explanatory Note to Regulation 4. 4.7.5 The Standard Annual Development Investment figure represents the average level of per Player funding attributable to development programmes in World Rugby High Performance and Performance Unions. The factors below constitute a guide to what is included within the Standard Annual Development Investment: (a) Actual and identifiable training costs in relation to Player development incurred by the Union, Rugby Body or Club (as the case may be) including, but not limited to: 6 The level of Standard Annual Development Investment is subject to annual review of the Regulations Committee. Last update: 14 January, 2015 77
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