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IV. Maintenance of contractual stability between professionals and clubs
17 Consequencesofterminatingacontractwithoutjustcause
The following provisions apply if a contract is terminated without just cause:
1.
Inallcases,thepartyinbreachshallpaycompensation.Subjecttothe
provisionsofarticle20andAnnexe4inrelationtotrainingcompensation,
andunlessotherwiseprovidedforinthecontract,compensationforthe
breach shall be calculated with due consideration for the law of the country
concerned,thespecicityofsport,andanyotherobjectivecriteria.These
criteriashallinclude,inparticular,theremunerationandotherbenetsdue
totheplayerundertheexistingcontractand/orthenewcontract,thetime
remainingontheexistingcontractuptoamaximumofveyears,thefeesand
expenses paid or incurred by the former club (amortised over the term of the
contract) and whether the contractual breach falls within a protected period.
2.
Entitlement to compensation cannot be assigned to a third party. If a
professionalisrequiredtopaycompensation,theprofessionalandhisnew
club shall be jointly and severally liable for its payment. The amount may be
stipulated in the contract or agreed between the parties.
3.
Inadditiontotheobligationtopaycompensation,sportingsanctionsshall
also be imposed on any player found to be in breach of contract during the
protected period. This sanction shall be a four-month restriction on playing in
ofcialmatches.Inthecaseofaggravatingcircumstances,therestrictionshall
lastsixmonths.Thesesportingsanctionsshalltakeeffectimmediatelyonce
theplayerhasbeennotiedoftherelevantdecision.Thesportingsanctions
shallremainsuspendedintheperiodbetweenthelastofcialmatchofthe
seasonandtherstofcialmatchofthenextseason,inbothcasesincluding
national cups and international championships for clubs. This suspension
ofthesportingsanctionsshall,however,notbeapplicableiftheplayeris
an established member of the representative team of the association he is
eligibletorepresent,andtheassociationconcernedisparticipatinginthe
nalcompetitionofaninternationaltournamentintheperiodbetweenthe
lastmatchandtherstmatchofthenextseason.Unilateralbreachwithout
just cause or sporting just cause after the protected period shall not result in
sportingsanctions.Disciplinarymeasuresmay,however,beimposedoutside