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7. Makes proposals to the IPF General Assembly for the
withdrawal of an international referee’s card when it
deems such action necessary.
8. Publishes via the Executive, material of a technical
nature that deals with training methods and
performance of competition lifts.
9. (a) Will be responsible for inspecting all competition
and personal equipment as defined in the handbook.
Also equipment that has been submitted by various
manufacturers for the sole purpose of being able to
use the words “IPF Approved” in their commercial
advertisements. If the item or items submitted meet
all current IPF rules and regulations, and the IPF
Executive Committee agrees with the decision of the
Technical Committee, a fee for each item shall be
levied by the IPF Executive and a certificate of
approval will be issued by the Technical Committee.
(b) At the end of each year, a renewal fee for each item
as levied by the IPF Executive must be submitted to
the IPF for purposes of re-certification of approval. If
the design has been changed, the item must be
submitted to the Technical Committee for inspection
and recertification.
(c) If, at any time after the certificate of approval has
been issued, the manufacturer changes the design of
the competition or personal equipment that was
previously submitted for approval and it no longer
meets current IPF rules and regulations, the IPF shall
withdraw approval. The IPF will not issue another
certificate until changes in design have been
corrected and the item or items submitted to the
Technical Committee for inspection.

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