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REGULATION 4 EXPLANATORY NOTE 5.1.3 if a Contract Player does not enter into a written agreement immediately, but enters into a written agreement outside his Home Union within 3 years of the date on which he competed in his last match as a Contract Player in his Home Union (Regulation 4.8.2); 5.1.4 if a Non-Contract Player does not enter a written agreement immediately, but enters into a written agreement for the first time with a Union, Rugby Body or Club outside his Home Union, within 3 years of the date on which he moved outside his Home Union, (Regulation 4.8.3). 6. How should Compensation be Claimed? 6.1 When a Union, Rugby Body or Club believes that it is entitled to compensation under Regulation 4 then the Union, Rugby Body or Club (as the case may be) must: 6.1.1 Complete the World Rugby Player Movement Compensation Claim Form in full (see Appendix 3). The form must be certified. 6.1.2 Send the fully completed and certified form, to the Union, Rugby Body or Club to whom the Player proposes to move. 6.1.3 Seek to agree the amount of compensation payable as soon as possible. 6.2 If the amount of compensation, if any, cannot be agreed between the relevant parties within 28 days of Clearance having been given to a Player, one of the Unions involved may refer the matter to World Rugby. (If the dispute involves a Rugby Body or Club then the Rugby Body or Club (as the case may be) should refer the matter to their Union and ask that the Union refer the matter to World Rugby.)11 6.3 An independent expert(s) shall consider the case promptly and determine the amount of compensation payable, if any. The independent expert(s) will regulate the procedure on such a referral and may elect to deal with the case on the basis of written representations alone. NB. The original World Rugby Player Movement Compensation Claim Form, (see 8(a)(i) above) must, be submitted in evidence to the independent expert(s) in all cases. 7. How is Compensation Calculated? 7.1 Compensation is calculated using the formula in Regulation 4.7.4. 7.2 The actual amounts payable at the conclusion of each development year, pursuant to the calculation of Figure 1 in Regulation 4.7.4, are shown in the Figure 2 below: Compensation payable (£) at age of transfer relative to the number of years involved in High Performance development programmes 11Unions should provide appropriate bodies to adjudicate on disputes between their own constituents over compensation payable when a player moves within that Union. Preferably, those making the decisions should be players with experience in player development issues. Last update: 14 January, 2015 95


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