Article 6
Official Language

6.1. As with FIFA, the official language of the WAFF is English. English is the standard language for the minutes, official correspondence and communications.

6.2. Each national association shall be responsible for its own translation.

6.3 Translations of Congress proceedings shall be made by interpreters officially accredited by the host nation and approved by the Executive Committee.

6.4 Delegates may address the Congress in their own language, provided they arrange for their speeches to translated into of the aforementioned languages.

6.4. The Congress may dispense with any one of the approved languages providing none of the delegates object.

6.5. Official decisions of the Congress and the Executive Committee and communications from the General Secretariat shall be issued in each of the official languages.

6.6. In the case of any divergence in the interpretation of a translation of the Federation's statutes, regulations, decisions or communications, the English text shall be regarded as authoritative.


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