FIM Africa

What is FIM Africa?

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) is an international organisation acting in all matters connected with motorcycling activities and, as such, is active in domains as varied as sport, the environment, mobility, road safety, legal affairs, and the protective and defence of the rights and interests of motorcycle users. As far as motorcycle sports are concerned, the FIM is the supreme and sole international authority empowered to control international motorcycling events organised under its jurisdiction throughout the world and as such acts as the supreme court for the settlement of disputes which may arise from the organisation of such activities, save those cases that may be submitted to the Court for Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Continental Unions (CONU’s) (such as FIM AFRICA) are bodies of the FIM. CONU’s are recognised geographic subdivisions of, and are accountable, to the FIM. There are six recognised CONUs, each named according to the continent in which it is located: FIM Asia, FIM AFRICA, FIM Europe, FIM Oceania, FIM North America and FIM Latin America.

Every Federation (FMN) in the geographic area of a CONU, is by virtue of its membership of the FIM, automatically a member of that CONU.

Rights and Obligations of a CONU:

The rights and obligations delegated by the FIM to a CONU are to:

Exercise the sporting authority of the FIM over the Continental Championships

Derive income from the rights to the official titles of the Continental Championships that are organised under its authority in all motorcycling disciplines

Be the sole holder of television and radio broadcasting rights, video cassettes, sponsorship, marketing, advertising, merchandising, promotion, licensing and any other commercial rights from the Continental Championships that are organised under its authority in all motorcycling disciplines.

Exercise any other right that may be conferred on it by a decision of the FIM Board of Directors or by the General Assembly of the FIM. Such a decision shall spell out in detail the manner in which such a right shall be exercised and in particular the duration for which the right has been granted.

A CONU has the right to exercise the rights delegated by the FIM as long as it is recognised by the FIM.

The CONUs may co-operate with each other and in particular they may, subject to prior approval of the FIM Board of Directors, combine their Continental Championships.

Duties and roles of a CONU (FIM AFRICA)

The duties and roles of CONU’s are developed and prescribed from time to time by the FIM Board of Directors and are to:

Act as the “local” representative of the FIM, and to be accountable to the FIM whilst furthering the goals of the FIM across the continent.

Forge co-operation among the FMNs on the same continent

Encourage and open up new perspectives for motorcycle sports, tourism, touring, road safety and mobility at continental level

Promote motorcycling among young people, both as a sport and as the practice of motorcycling in general

Build capacity, and contribute to the economic development of its members at continental level

Encourage the creation of new FMNs, as future members of the FIM – and their respective CONU

Conduct at least one Continental Championship in at least one discipline in each year, subject to prior approval of the FIM

Co-operate with the FIM in all matters relating to the organisation of international events and motorcycling in general

Provide the FIM, on request, with detailed reports and information on its activities

Submit to the FIM any amendments to its statutes for approval by the FIM Board of Directors

Develop and implement a CONU strategic plan which is fully aligned with the FIM Strategic Plan

Subject always to the FIM Statutes and By-Laws, develop CONU branding in conjunction with the FIM Board of Directors as part of the development and implementation of a consistent FIM Marketing and Communication Plan