Professional Documents
Culture Documents
for the
2006 FIFA World Cup™
Preamble
These stadium regulations (“Regulations”) constitute regulations for use and apply
to the (…) stadium in (…) and its enclosed confines.
§ 1 Scope
These Regulations shall apply in the enclosed stadium confines as well as to all of
the stadium’s buildings and installations, including entrances and exits, starting
from the outermost security cordon, and adjoining car parks provided for visitors
attending events inside the stadium confines (together, the “Site”) for the period
for which the Site is leased to the Deutsche Fussball-Bund e.V. (2006 FIFA World
Cup Organising Committee Germany) before, during and after the 2006 FIFA World
Cup™.
§ 2 General Conditions
(1) The Site shall be used primarily to stage the football matches of the 2006
FIFA World Cup™.
(2) The general public shall have no claim to use the Site.
(3) Any other agreements governing the use of the Site, which may need to be
concluded on a case-by-case basis, shall be based on German civil law.
(1) Only persons who are in possession of a valid ticket or other type of pass
which is used to grant the holder admission to the Site (by way of example
only, an accreditation) (“Entry Pass”) or who are able to prove their
entitlement to enter by some other means shall be admitted to the Site.
Upon entry and while inside the Site, visitors shall present their Entry Pass
and admissible proof of identity for inspection, when requested to do so by
stewards, security personnel or police officers.
(2) Only persons in possession of a special permit shall be entitled to drive and
park vehicles inside the Site and all the restrictions of such a permit shall be
respected. The provisions of the German Road Traffic Regulations
(Strassenverkehrsordnung - "StVO") shall also apply.
(3) Visitors shall sit in the seat indicated on their ticket for the relevant match or
event. The conditions of Entry Passes shall be at all times respected and
complied with. Only dedicated walkways may be used when moving around
the Site.
§ 4 Entry checks
(1) Upon entry to the Site, visitors shall be obliged to present their Entry Passes
to security personnel, stewards and police officers, without prompting, and
hand them over for inspection if necessary. Any person failing to do so shall
be refused entry.
The validity and use of tickets is governed by the Ticketing General Terms
and Conditions for tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.
(2) The security personnel and stewards appointed by the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Organising Committee Germany shall also be entitled to ascertain, using
technical equipment if necessary, whether a visitor poses a security risk due
to the consumption of alcohol or drugs or has in their possession weapons or
dangerous or flammable objects. With the visitor’s consent, the security
personnel and stewards may search his or her clothing or other belongings.
This search may be conducted using technical equipment.
(1) All persons entering the Site shall conduct themselves in such a way as not to
offend, endanger the safety, or unnecessarily hinder or harass others.
(2) All persons entering the Site shall follow the instructions issued by the police,
fire brigade, security personnel, stewards, emergency services and stadium
announcer.
(3) All persons entering the Site must occupy only the seat indicated on their
ticket and shall access it only via the designated entrance. For security
reasons and to avert danger, visitors shall move to seats other than those
allocated, whether in the same or another section of the stadium, if
instructed to do so by security personnel, stewards or police officers.
(4) All access stairways and emergency exits must be kept clear. Regardless of
these Regulations, further mandatory instructions may be issued, if necessary,
in order to prevent or eliminate any risk to life, health or personal
belongings. Any orders issued in this context by the police, security
personnel or stewards shall be adhered to.
(5) All persons entering the Site are requested not to drop litter, packaging or
empty containers, but to dispose of such items in the appropriate litter bins
inside the Site, in accordance with the instructions for separating different
types of waste.
§ 6 Prohibited items
(1) Unless otherwise authorised by the 2006 FIFA World Cup Organising
Committee Germany and/or FIFA, all people entering the Site are prohibited
from bringing into the Site, and/or carrying on their person any of the
following items:
e) Bottles, cups, mugs, cans or any other objects made of glass or brittle,
shattering or very hard material;
f) Bulky items such as ladders, stools, (folding) chairs, crates, large bags,
rucksacks or suitcases;
l) Animals;
m) Laser pointers;
(2) Furthermore, unless otherwise authorised by the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Organising Committee Germany and/or FIFA, people entering the Site are
not allowed to:
d) Enter areas (such as VIP, media and operational areas) that are closed
to the public, or which are otherwise not permitted by the terms of
the Entry Pass .
(3) Any unauthorised access to the field of play (section 6 (2a) shall be
punishable as follows:
b) The spectator will be barred from the current match and expelled
from the stadium.
c) The OC 2006 FIFA World Cup will ban the spectator from accessing
any of the 12 World Cup stadiums for the duration of the 2006 FIFA
World Cup™.
Tickets already purchased for other matches of the 2006 FIFA World
Cup™ shall expire and will be invalidated electronically.
d) The spectator shall pay a lump processing fee in the amount of EUR
1.000 for costs incurred by the OC 2006 FIFA World Cup. The right to
enforce any further damage shall remain reserved.
§ 7 Liability
In respect of all other incidents causing other damage or loss (but excluding
incidents involving a fundamental breach of contract by the 2006 FIFA World
Cup Organising Committee Germany), the 2006 FIFA World Cup Organising
Committee Germany shall only be liable for damage and/or loss if such
damage and/or loss has been caused by the wilful misconduct or gross
negligence of the LOC´s authorized representatives or agents.
§ 8 Violations
(1) Minor offences shall be punishable in accordance with local police by-laws.
(2) The rights of the owner or rightful occupier of the premises are not affected
hereby.
These Regulations shall take effect as soon as the OC 2006 FIFA World Cup has
taken over the stadium.