There are two levels of criteria for the three designations. The requirements for the category FIFA Inspected or the technically equal International Matchball Standard and for the superior category FIFA Approved, with higher test levels, are:

Tests will be conducted at room temperature of approximately 20°C and 65% humidity.
Exception - rebound measured at 20°C and 5°C.

There are two levels of criteria for the three designations. The requirements for the category FIFA Inspected or the technically equal International Matchball Standard and for the superior category FIFA Approved, with higher test levels, are:

* Please note that the Current Requirements do not include ball pressure
Tests will be conducted at room temperature (approx. 20°C) and 65% humidity

Selected Testing Laboratories

'FIFA Approved' and 'FIFA Inspected'
The testing under the licensing programme is performed exclusively by EMPA, the Swiss Federal Test Laboratory:

'International Matchball Standard'
The following seven test institutes have been selected by FIFA and are entitled to perform the testing according to the requirements for 'International Matchball Standard':

Replacement of a Defective Ball
If the ball bursts or becomes defective during the course of a match:
• the match is stopped
• the match is restarted by dropping the replacement ball at the place where the first ball became defective

If the ball bursts or becomes defective whilst not in play at a kick-off, goal kick, corner kick, free kick, penalty kick or throw-in:
• the match is restarted accordingly

The ball may not be changed during the match without the authority of the referee.

Decisions of the International F.A. Board

• Decision 1
In competition matches, only footballs which meet the minimum technical requirements stipulated in Law 2 are permitted for use.

In FIFA competition matches, and in competition matches organised under the auspices of the confederations, acceptance of a football for use is conditional upon the football bearing one of the following three designations:
the official "FIFA APPROVED" logo,
or
the official "FIFA INSPECTED" logo,
or
the reference "INTERNATIONAL MATCHBALL STANDARD"

Such a designation on a football indicates that it has been tested officially and found to be in compliance with specific technical requirements, different for each category and additional to the minimum specifications stipulated in Law 2. The list of the additional requirements specific to each of the respective categories must be approved by the International F.A. Board. The institutes conducting the tests are subject to the approval of FIFA.

National association competitions may require the use of balls bearing any one of these three designations.

In all other matches the ball used must satisfy the requirements of Law 2.

• Decision 2
In FIFA competition matches and in competition matches organised under the auspices of the confederations and national associations, no kind of commercial advertising on the ball is permitted, except for the emblem of the competition, the competition organiser and the authorised trademark of the manufacturer. The competition regulations may restrict the size and number of such markings.

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