Excerpt from the document 'Partnership and Licence Agreement betweenEuropean Same-Sex Dance Association  and EuroGames Vienna 2024', page 12 (Entschuldigt bitte, dass der Text nur auf Englisch zur Verfügung steht, wie im Original).

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Appendix 3 : Criteria for participants European Championships Same-sex dancing

 

1. ESSDA shall award the title of European Champion to the highest-ranking couple or team in the following events, regardless of classification, that fulfils requirement (2) below:

 

a. Standard Male Adult;

 

b. Standard Female Adult;

 

c. Latin Male Adult;

 

d. Latin Female Adult;

 

e. Standard Male Senior;

 

f. Standard Female Senior;

 

g. Latin Male Senior;

 

h. Latin Female Senior;

 

i. Combined result Male Adult;

 

j. Combined result Female Adult;

 

k. Combined result Male Senior

 

l. Combined result Female Senior

 

m. Open category Show dance same-sex couples;

 

n. Open category Show dance teams, which shall consist of a minimum of 8 dancers of any gender.

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2. In order to be eligible to be awarded the title of European Champion, the highest-ranking couple in paragraphs a-m above shall comply with one of the following requirements:

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a. Both partners hold a European Passport; or

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b. One partner holds a European Passport and the other partner, not holding a European Passport, has habitually and continuously resided in a European Country for a period of not less than one year prior to the date of the competition ; or

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c. Neither partner holds a European Passport but both have habitually and continuously resided in a European Country for a period of not less than two years prior to the date of the competition.

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d. If the highest ranking couple does not fulfil the criteria in (2.a), (2.b) or (2.c), the title shall be awarded to the next highest ranking couple that complies with (2.a) or (2.b) or (2.c) and so forth.

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3. For the purposes of the eligibility criteria, “European” shall mean at least of the following Countries:

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Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom.

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4. In relation to Teams competing in category (1.n), the team representative (that may be the dance club director, team captain, trainer or another suitably authorized person) shall ensure that in order for the team to be eligible to be awarded the title of European Champions, half plus one of the dancers hold a European Passport.

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5. It is the responsibility of the dancers to satisfy ESSDA that they fulfil the criteria stated above by producing appropriate documentation upon request.