24. CONCACAF APPEALS COMMITTEE

of the Competition by team officers, technicians or other personnel. For this purpose, the Disciplinary Committee shall refer the referee’s report of the match in question to the appropriate Association. The Association will, in turn, report back to the Disciplinary Committee on the resolution of the matter and any disciplinary action taken.

23.11. If a game is suspended due to withdrawal, the team(s) refusing to complete the match shall be ineligible to participate in the next two (2) editions of The Competition.

23.12. Any other infringement of these Regulations, whether by players, referees, officials, coaches or officers that are punishable by economic sanctions shall be reported to the Concacaf General Secretariat for consideration by the Concacaf Council.

24.CONCACAF APPEALS COMMITTEE

24.1. The Concacaf Appeals Committee shall hear appeals eligible to be lodged against decisions taken by the Disciplinary Committee.

24.2. The Concacaf Appeals Committee will apply these Regulations and the FIFA Disciplinary Code, until the entry into force of the Concacaf Disciplinary Code.

24.3. The Concacaf Appeals Committee shall reach its decisions on the basis of the documents and other means of evidence contained in the Disciplinary Committee’s file. The Concacaf Appeals Committee may additionally, at its sole discretion, also consider additional evidence, including television and video recordings, which it considers relevant.

24.4. The parties must notify the Concacaf Appeals Committee of their intention to appeal the decision, by writing sent within three (3) days, counting from the notification of the grounds for the decision. Said notification must be made via email to the Concacaf General Secretariat, to general.secretariat@concacaf.org with a copy to disciplinary@concacaf.org.

24.5. Once the period for communicating the intention to appeal has elapsed, the appellant will have five (5) days to present the formal appeal letter. It should contain the appellant's requests, a statement of the facts, evidence, a list of the proposed witnesses (with a summary of the foreseeable testimony) and the appellant's conclusions. The latter will not be authorized to present further documentation or evidence once the deadline for submitting the appeal letter has expired.

24.6. Appeals are subject to the payment of a fee of one thousand dollars