Do you want to join the breed council?

Are you looking to get involved and share your knowledge of our beautiful breed?

If so then there are a few requirements to be able to apply to join. If you meet these requirements and are enthusiastic to get involved please download an application here and submit to your National FIFe Member

Application (EN)

Application (FR)

Application (GR)

Application Forms

FIFe Requirements BC Membership

The requirements to become a Breed Council member, as laid down in the Breed Council Rules, are:

1

A member must have a FIFe registered cattery name.

2

A member must be at least 25 years old and must be a member in good standing, for at least 5 calendar years, of a National FIFe Member.

3

A member must have bred and registered with a National FIFe Member at least 5 litters of the appropriate breed.

4

A member must:

either have bred at least one Grand International Champion or Grand International Premier of the appropriate breed
or have exhibited a cat of the appropriate breed owned by himself at FIFe shows at least 3 times per year within the previous 3 calendar years.

National FIFe Members may grant exceptions regarding the requirements 3 or 4 for membership of a Breed Council on a motivated application from the breeder.

How and to whom do I apply to join a Breed Council?

To apply for membership in a Breed Council, the official Breed Council Application form must be used

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The form should be sent to your own National FIFe Member, and not to the Breed Council Secretary, the Breed Council Administrator or the General Secretary.

The FIFe Member will then send the approved form to the Breed Council Administrator who will send the details of the new Breed Council member to the Breed Council Secretary.

Breed Council members are required to pay an annual fee to their National FIFe Member.

The determined fee is listed in Annex 1 of the General Rules

Application is required every year

Membership of a Breed Council runs from 1st January to 31st December. Each year you must re-apply for membership via your National Member, in order for them to check whether the requirements of membership are still met. The National Member will decide whether the applicant shall complete a new form or whether it is happy to use forms sent previously but updated with current information. In any event, the National Member will submit the relevant form with all re-applications to the Breed Council Administrator in order to maintain complete and current records at that level.

Submitting Proposals

To be eligible to forward proposals to the FIFe General Assembly, the Breed Council must consist of members from at least 8 different national FIFe Members (see the Breed Council Rules, chapter 8)

General Rules

Breed Council Rules