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General Assembly 2004

August 13 until 15, 2004 in Essen, Germany

  • Fine
  • Judges examination rules (changes)
  • Annual fee
  • Show reports
  • Sub-clubs
  • Membership in other umbrella organizations
  • Show rules
  • Annulment of cattery registration
  • Best in Show
  • Best of Variety
  • World Shows

 

Result of the election of the board

President: Mrs. A. Hackmann
General secretary: Mrs. O. Wagner
Treasurer: Mrs. M. Meister
1st vice-president: Mr. P. Ruschi
2nd vice-president: Mrs. A. Rudakova

Mr Ruschi and Mrs Rudakova
Left: Mr Paulo Ruschi (1st vice-president)
Right: Mrs Anna Rudakova (2nd vice-president)

Commissions

Judges commission

Mrs. M. Breuer
Mrs. L. Ghirimoldi
Mrs. I. Sadovnikova
Mrs. J. Melnikova
Mr. D. Meister
Delegated from the board: Mrs. A. Hackmann
Chairman: Mrs. M. Breuer

Show commission

Mrs. G. Batkova
Mrs. L. Esina
Delegated from the board: Mr. P. Ruschi
Chairman: Mr. P. Ruschi

Disciplinary commission

Mr. I. Okulov
Mrs. M. Oliver-Sasson
Delegated from the board: Mrs. A. Rudakova
Chairman: Mrs. M. Oliver-Sasson

Auditors

Mrs. M. Schunkert
Mrs. Rohrlack

 

Acceptance of full members of WCF

Argentina Magicos Federacion Argentina de Gatos
Australia Waratah National Cat Alliace Inc
Italy AfeF Associazioni Feline Federate
  AFI Associazioni Felina Italiana
New Zealand Catz.Incorporated
Russia Cat Info
  Feline Club Rifey
 

Breed standards

Modification of the standard of York

  •  neck: neck is of medium length
  •  length of the tail: the tail is long
  • Change of coat texture: The texture is soft and silky with an undercoat, which should not be wooly, by no means.

Recognition of the breed Mekong-Bobtail

  • Standard: see the standard

Recognition of the breed Australian Mist

  • Standard: see the standard

 

Other decisions

Increase of fine

  • For delayed submission of application for judge's license an increase to Euro 40.-.

Change of judges examination rules

  • Paragraph 1 added to "Further judge's qualifications“:
     „1. Between the examinations for the hair categories LH/SLH and SH/SOSH there should be kept a waiting period of 24 months.“
  • Addition to the Judges rules:
    „The hosting clubs are responsible for refunding any expenses born by the judges being in office before the ‘Best In Show', which takes place on the 1st day, at the latest on the 2nd day, as well before the ‘Best in Show'“.

Increase of membership fee

from 180.- Euro to 200.- Euro.

Show reports

  • In order to control compliance with WCF show rules, clubs and sub-clubs will send the show catalogue and copies of all judging lists and the Best-in-Show- list to the office of WCF within 10 days after a show. The sending date is determined by the postal stamp.
  • Russian clubs and sub-clubs will send their catalogues to the vice president Mrs. Anna Rudakova,
    ul. Proletarskaya 6 – 64, RUS-440061 Penza.
  • WCF clubs from other countries will send their catalogues to the vice president Mr. Paulo Ruschi,
    31 – 70 38th Street, Astoria, New York, NY – 11103, in special cases to the WCF office in
    Essen / Germany.
  • Further shows of a club will not be licensed before the show report is received.
  • Refusal to provide the report is to be considered as violation of the show rules and will be fined. Further shows of the club will not be licensed before the fine is paid.

Sub-clubs

  • A sub-club of a WCF club can be registered in a town, where full members of WCF have already been registered, only, if these full members give their written confirmation.

Membership in two umbrella organizations

  • No WCF club or sub-club is allowed to be simultaneously a member of another federation, except of these of WCC members.

Show rules

  • The show commission shall elaborate amended show rules until December 31, 2004.
  • The rules shall be proposed for acception by the General Assembly.

Annulment of cattery registration

  • The club is entitled to annul the registration of a cattery registered by WCF, if the cattery has violated existing cattery rules in this club and/or country.
  • The WCF Bureau annuls the cattery registration on request of the club or the WCF Bureau-Russia.

In the Best-in-Show

voting shall be secrete, if one judge requests secrete voting.

To award BIV (Best of Variety)

at least three cats of the same breed and colour, whether it is a kitten, junior or an adult, must be present.

World Shows

  • should be considered as an „exhibition in any other foreign country“, regarding the CACM / CAPM as an  „exhibition in another continent“.
  • Clubs organizing a World Show shall be qualified as WCF full member.
  • Clubs organizing a World Show shall not have any disciplinary case pending.
  • On each World Show one member of the WCF board must be present.
 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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