These Rules supersede all former editions.

The UWW Executive Bureau is the sole decision-making authority concerning any modifications to the above provisions that are deemed desirable with a view to improving the technical Rules of wrestling.

These Rules have been drawn up bearing in mind all the circulars and information distributed by the UWW. They contain all the suggestions put forward by the auxiliary bodies and the Bureau which were accepted by the UWW Congress.

These Rules are the only valid document of their type until the following Congress which will be asked to rule on all the possible modifications or interpretations decided by the Executive Bureau.

In the event of a trial, only the French text is valid.

The National Federations must translate this document into their official language.

Every referee at a competition must have copy of these Rules in his language and in one of the UWW's official languages (French or English).
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