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FISA 2021 (autumn session)
                                              France International Spirits Awards©
                                   REGISTRER DATE : 12th March 2021 to 17th Sept.2021

         We register the following spirits at the FISA - FRANCE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS AWARDS© competition
         which will take place in Paris, France on the 7th, 8th, 9th of october 2021 with the announcement of the results on
         the 20th october 2021.

         PRODUCT DESCRIPTION INFO :
         Full name of product: ……………………………………………...………………………………………...……………...
         Spirits designation (brand, etc...) :……………………………………….code number of the category :…………...…
         Grape or others varieties:…………………………………………………………Country of origin :………………….…
         Vintage :…………………………Alcohol content (% vol.) :…………………….sugar level (gram/L ):..…..………..…
         Volume of the bottle (ml):…………Stock in bottles: ……………................Batch number :…………….………….…

         □ colorless         □ straw color           □ brown color           □ bright gold color             □ old gold color
         □ mahogany          □ oak aged              □ no oak aged            □ organic spirits              □ others

         Price EX cellar in currency of country of origin :..……………………………………………………………………...…

         □ < 10 € □ 10-20 € □ 20-35 € □ 35-50 € □ 50-70 € □ 70-100 € □ 100-200 € □ > 200 €
         Price EX WORKS (EXW), Ex-cellar packaged price excluding administrative custom costs, taxes and transport:
         ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…

         COMPANY CONTACT AND REGISTRATION INFO :
         Company name : ………………………………………………………………………………...…………………..…….…
         Contact name :…………………………………...…………………………………….…..…………………………………
         Street Address:…………………………………………………..………………………………………………………...…
         City / State :……………………………………Zip/postal code :…………..……Country :…….……..….……….….....
         Contact phone (include country+area code) :…………………………….....Cell phone :…….………………..………
         Contact email address :..…..………..………………………….Main corporate website :.…………………………...…
         VAT number: …...………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……

         □ Producer                        □ distiller              □ cooperative                                         □ Importer
         □ Groups of producers             □ Wine merchant maturers □ spirits merchant producers                          □ others
         Certify that I have read and accepted the FISA France International Spirits Awards.
         The undersign :
                                                                                     DATE : Signature with the mention
                                                                                   read and approuved + company stamp:

                           For more information : Olivier Bouché, +33 (0) 680373705 - Li Zhang, Tel : +33 (0) 658386625
                                      FIWA SAS 183, avenue Achille Peretti - 92200 Neuilly sur Seine France                       1
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                                            France International Spirits Awards©
                                                        INSTRUCTION OF SENDING

         1. Original documents: please fill-in one technical            3. FIWA France WAREHOUSE ADDRESS :
         sheet per spirits, join the original analysis report wi-       FIWA SAS Warehouse (entrance code: 76A24)
         thin one year, a proforma invoice to avoid paying cus-         C/O LI ZHANG
                                                                        8, avenue Sainte Foy
         toms clearence fees. Enclose a photocopy of your
                                                                        92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
         entry form in the carton. Send all original documents
                                                                        France
         to FIWA SAS headquarter address as below; mean-
         while, scan the documents and email to :                       Phone : +33 6 80 37 37 05 / +33 6 58 38 66 25
         contact@fiwa.fr ; zhang.li@bbox.fr                             E-mail : contact@fiwa.fr ; zhang.li@bbox.fr
                                                                        Samples coming from France and E.U

         FIWA France OFFICE ADDRESS :
         FIWA SAS                                                       For the European union: Supporting document as elec-
         183, avenue Achille Peretti                                    tronic file (DAE) MANDATORY.
         92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine                                        Samples coming from another countries:
         France                                                         Please make sure you include the following document with
                                                                        each of the spirits you are sending on your air-bill/invoice /
                                                                        proforma
         2. Please Prepare 6 labelled bottles 750 ml/ carton (if        Nb : dispatches sent by express networks such as FE-
         less 500 ml/blle, please send 2 cartons automatically)         DEX, DHL or TNT may only take part after payment of
                                                                        taxes and duties, transport costs, etc. These companies
         with one set of copy documents inside of the packa-
                                                                        handle DDP dispatches but are not able to handle ope-
         ging, clearly noticed on outer carton"sample without
                                                                        rations on arrival in France.
         commercial value, not for resale". Join a proforma
                                                                        ATTENTION : the shipping from an non-EU-participants
         invoice issued to "FIWA" and well noted "samples               will necessary be made by DDP, put outside a proforma
         without commercial value, value for customs on-                invoice "samples without commercial value, value for
         ly".                                                           customs only".(Delivery Duty Paid) - Incoterms 2010:
                                                                        DDP

                          LABEL                                                          BACK LABEL

                Please glue or staple                                                Please glue or staple
                  spirits label here                                                 spirits back label here

           all original documents + samples must be sent deadline before 17th Sept, 2021

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                                                              CATEGORY CODES
1        Brandies                                                     2.2.2    Berries and Grapes
1.1      Armagnac                                                     2.2.3    Cherry
1.1.1    Blanche                                                      2.2.4    Juniper berries
1.1.2    VS                                                           2.2.5    Pear, Apple, Quince
1.1.3    VSOP                                                         2.2.6    Plum, prune
1.1.4    XO/Napoleon                                                  2.2.7    Roots, dried fruits, nuts
1.15     Vintage                                                      2.2.8    Stone Fruits
1.2      Brandy de Jerez                                              2.2.9    Wild Fruits
1.3      Cognac                                                       2.2.10   Yellow plum
1.3.1    VS                                                           2.2.11   Others
1.3.2    VSOP                                                         2.3      Fruit Brandies : macerated and distilled
1.3.3    XO                                                           2.3.1    Berries and Grapes
1.3.4    Extra                                                        2.3.2    Wild Fruits
1.3.5    Vintage                                                      2.3.3    Roots, dried fruits, nuts
1.4      Pisco                                                        2.3.4    Others
1.4.1    Chilean Pisco Especial (35°-39°) transparente                3        Cachaça
1.4.2    Chilean Pisco Especial (35°-39°) guarda                      3.1      Cachaça Armazenada
1.4.3    Chilean Pisco Especial (35°-39°) envejecido                  3.2      Cachaça Envelhecida
1.4.4    Chilean Pisco Reservado (40°-42°) transparente               3.3      Cachaça Extra Premium
1.4.5    Chilean Pisco Reservado (40°-42°) guarda                     3.4      Cachaça Organic
1.4.6    Chilean Pisco Reservado (40°-42°) envejecido                 3.5      Cachaça Ouro
1.4.7    Chilean Gran Pisco (43°-50°) transparente                    3.6      Cachaça Premium
1.4.8    Chilean Gran Pisco (43°-50°) guarda                          3.7      Gold Cachaça Amarela
1.4.9    Chilean Gran Pisco (43°-50°) envejecido                      3.8      White Cachaça Branca
1.4.10   Peruvian Pisco Pure Aromatic                                 3.9      Young Cachaça
1.4.11   Peruvian Pisco Acholado                                      4        Whisky
1.4.12   Peruvian Pisco Mosto Verde Aromatic                          4.1      Scotch Whisky
1.4.13   Peruvian Pisco Mosto Verde Non Aromatic                      4.1.1    Corn
1.4.14   Peruvian Pisco Pure Non Aromatic                             4.1.2    Europe (without IRL/UK)
1.5      Other Brandy                                                 4.1.3    Highland
1.6      Pomace Brandies                                              4.1.4    Ireland
1.6.1    Aged pomace                                                  4.1.5    Ireland Blended
1.6.2    Aged pomace brandy from Aromatic Variety                     4.1.6    Ireland Malt
1.6.3    Bagaço                                                       4.1.7    Islay Single Malt
1.6.4    Chacha                                                       4.1.8    Lowland
1.6.5    Grappa                                                       4.1.9    Pure malt
1.6.6    Kamovica                                                     4.1.10   Scotand Blended Malt
1.6.7    Marc                                                         4.1.11   Scotch Whisky Blended
1.6.8    Old Pomace Brandy                                            4.1.12   Scotch Whisky Blended Malt (vatted)
1.6.9    Orujo                                                        4.1.13   Scotch Whisky Grain
1.6.10   Young Pomace Brandy                                          4.1.14   Scotch Whisky Single Malt
1.6.11   Others origins                                               4.1.15   Scotland
2        Fruit Brandies                                               4.1.16   Scotland Blended Scotch
2.1.     Calvados                                                     4.1.17   Single Malt
2.1.1    Fine                                                         4.1.18   Speyside
2.1.2    VS/Reserve                                                   4.1.19   Others origins
2.1.3    VSOP                                                         4.2      Irish Whisky
2.1.4    XO                                                           4.2.1    Blended Grain Irish Whisky
2.2      Fruit Brandies : fermented and distilled                     4.2.2    Blended Irish Whisky
2.2.1    Apricot                                                      4.2.3    Blended Vatted Malt Irish Whisky

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                                                              CATEGORY CODES
4.2.4   Pure Pot Still Irish Whisky                                   7      Gin & Genever
4.2.5   Single Grain Irish Whisky                                     7.1    Contempory Style
4.2.6   Single Malt Irish Whisky                                      7.2    Dutch Genever
4.3     Whisky - Worldwide                                            7.3    Flavoured
4.3.1   Whisky Worldwide Blended                                      7.4    London Dry Gin
4.3.2   Whisky Worldwide Single Grain                                 7.5    Plymouth
4.3.3   Whisky Worldwide Blended Grain                                7.6    Old Tom Gin
4.3.4   Whisky Worldwide Malt (vatted)                                7.7    Wood Finished
4.3.5   Whisky Worldwide Single Malt                                  7.8    Other (specify)
4.3.6   Whisky Worldwide other                                        8      Aquavit

4.4     Whiskey - Bourbon, Whisky (without Europe)                    8.1    Clear
4.4.1   American Whiskey                                              8.2    Golden
4.4.2   Australia Whiskey                                             9      Liquor / liqueur (sugar >= 100 g/l and = 100 g/l and =250 g/l)
6       Vodka                                                         11.1   Blackcurrant (sugar >= 400 g/l)
6.1     Neutral                                                       11.2   Dairy Cream (please specify)
6.2     Vodka made from (raw material)                                11.3   Fruit
6.3     Vodka Flavour                                                 11.4   Rompope
6.4     Aromatized                                                    11.5   Other (specify)

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                                                               CATEGORY CODES
12      Anise-flavoured                                                17.13 Mezcal Anejo
12.1    Anisette                                                       17.14 Mezcal Blanco
12.2    Arak                                                           17.15 Mezcal Extra Anejo
12.3    Bohemian Absinthe                                              17.16 Mezcal Reposado
12.4    Green Absinthe                                                 17.17 Mixto Tequila Anejo
12.5    Ouzo                                                           17.18 Mixto Tequila Blanco
12.6    Pastis                                                         17.19 Mixto Tequila Extra Anejo
12.7    Raki                                                           17.20 Mixto Tequila Flavored/Infused
12.8    Sambuca                                                        17.21 Mixto Tequila Gold
12.9    White Absinthe                                                 17.22 Mixto Tequila Reposado
12.10 Other (specify)                                                  17.23 Pulque
13      Vermouth and other Aromatised Wines                            17.24 Raicilla
14      Chinese Baijiu                                                 17.25 Ready To Drink (RTD)
14.1    Chinese Baijiu based Spirits                                   17.26 Sotol
14.2    Fenjiu Aroma                                                   17.27 Sotol Anejo
14.3    Huang Jiu Aroma                                                17.28 Sotol Blanco
14.4    Luzhou Aroma                                                   17.29 Sotol Extra Anejo
14.5    Maotai Aroma                                                   17.30 Sotol Reposado
14.6    Other Aroma                                                    17.31 Tequila (specify 100% agave or blended)
14.7    Other Sorghum Spirits                                          17.32 Other Agave Spirit
15      Shochu-Soju                                                    18     Fruit wines / Products with added alcohol
15.1    Barley                                                         18.1   Flavoured drink containing wine
15.2    Iichiko                                                        18.2   Mixed drinks based on spirits
15.3    Jinkoo                                                         18.3   Fruit wines
15.4    Rice                                                           18.4   Cider spirit
15.5    Satsuma                                                        19     Liquor Wine (vin de liqueur)
15.6    Shiro                                                          19.1   Pommeau de Normandie
15.7    Yosaku                                                         19.2   Pommeau de Bretagne
15.8    Other (specify)                                                19.3   Pommeau du Maine
16      Bitter                                                         19.4   Pineau des Charentes
16.1    Digestive                                                      19.5   Floc de Gascogne
16.2    Cocktails                                                      19.6   Macvin du Jura
17      Mexican Spirits                                                19.7   Ratafia
17.1    100% de Agave Tequila Anejo                                    20     Mixers Non Carbonated
17.2    100% de Agave Tequila Blanco                                   20.1   Bloody Mary Mix
17.3    100% de Agave Tequila Extra Anejo                              20.2   Daiquiri Mix
17.4    100% de Agave Tequila Flavored/Infused                         20.3   Pine Colada Mix
17.5    100% de Agave Tequila Gold                                     20.4   Margarita Mix
17.6    100% de Agave Tequila Reposado                                 20.5   Fruit Mix
17.7    Bacanora                                                       20.6   Carbonated Mixer Other
17.8    Charanda                                                       21     Mixers Carbonated
17.9    Comiteca                                                       21.1   Ginger Beer
17.10   Comiteco                                                       21.2   Energy Drinks
17.11   Licor de Henequén                                              21.3   Tonic
17.12   Mezcal (specify 100% agave or blended)                         21.4   Carbonated Mixer Other

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                            REGISTRER DATE : 16th Nov.2020 to 19th Feb.2021

                         NUMBER OF                        FEE Excl. V.A.T. /SAMPLE                 TOTAL Excl. V.A.T
                       SAMPLE ENTERED

         □                       1 ref.                          365,00 € X 1 ref.                        365,00 €

         □                       2 ref.                          355,00 € X 2 ref.                        710,00 €

         □                       3 ref.                          345,00 € X 3 ref.                       1 035,00 €

         □                       4 ref.                          335,00 € X 4 ref.                       1 340,00 €

         □                       5 ref.                          325,00 € X 5 ref.                       1 625,00 €

         □                       6 ref.                          315,00 € X 6 ref.                       1 890,00 €

         □                       7 ref.                          305,00 € X 7 ref.                       2 135,00 €

         □                       8 ref.                          295,00 € X 8 ref.                       2 360,00 €

         □                       9 ref.                          285,00 € X 9 ref.                       2 565,00 €

         □                      10 ref.                         275,00 € X 10 ref.                       2 750,00 €

         □                     >11 ref.                           275,00 €/ ref.                         _______€

                                                                    TOTAL ENTRY FEE =                    _______€

                                             PAYMENT INSTRUCTION :

                                  BANK TRANSFER send to : FIWA SAS
                    Please specify in the“purpose of transfer” requested by your bank :
                                  FIWA followed by your company name

Banque :                                                           SOCIETE GENERALE

Code SWIFT :                                                            SOGEFRPP

N° de compte :                                                       00020060020-15

Code guichet :                                                             03908

Code Banque :                                                              30003

IBAN :                                                  FR76 3000 3039 0800 0200 6002 015

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                                        Email : contact@fiwa.fr - website : www.fiwa.fr
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                                                           RULES

ARTICLE 1: PURPOSE
                                                                       ®
The FISA - FRANCE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS AWARDS                             (autumn session) contest is orga-
nised by the SAS FIWA, 183 avenue Achille Peretti , 92200 Neuilly sur Seine (France), R.C.S
Nanterre 830 252 532. It is open to all spirits with or without geographical indication from all
countries and regions. It intends to emphasize the intrinsic qualities of the spirits and to distin-
guish those attaining a very high quality level close to the opti-mum tasting expression of their
                                                                                 ®
origin. The FISA - FRANCE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS AWARDS                               is organised according to
the rules set hereafter. These rules are available for consultation by all interested people at
www.fiwa.fr

ARTICLE 2: ELIGIBLE PARTIES
Spirits from all producing countries are able to enter the competition, whiskies, gins, rhum agri-
coles, te-quila, brandies, etc.. (category codes to complete your subscription)

ARTICLE 3: TERMS OF ADMISSION
A Terms of admission to the FISA - "FRANCE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS AWARDS ®" are as
follows :
a. The competition is open to all spirits complying with the definition of a spirits. All products with
vines product must indicate the country where the grapes were harvested and made into a spi-
rits.

b. All spirits from all countries and regions may enter the competition.

c. Competing spirits should come from a uniform batch intended for consumption and be avai-
lable in a quantity of at least 1,000 litres each. Any smaller volume, but still superior to 100 litres,
may be accepted if the yield is particularly low. The spirits must be bottled.

d. Reference to the origin or source must appear on the said bottles. Commercial labels must be
com-pliant with :
- regulations in force in France for French spirits.

- community regulations for European Union Member States.

- regulations in force in the country where the spirits was made and importation provisions for

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ARTICLE 4 : SAMPLES
Each sample is submitted under the following terms :
- 6 bottles from 750 ml to 1000 ml for each sample, (under 700 ml, 1 carton of 12 blles). Bottles
should be labelled with their commercial labels.

- Each sample should be delivered to the place indicated before the date stipulated on the en-
try form.

- Samples shall be forwarded at the expense and risk of the competitors. The FIWA SAS will
receive all samples and entry fees and eliminate those which do not comply with the rules.

Non-compliant samples shall not be returned and shall remain the property of the FIWA SAS.
Samples sent postage due shall be rejected

ARTICLE 5 : ENTRY PROCEDURES
An entry form for each sample must be completed and sent to the FIWA SAS, together with
payment of the entry fees and the analysis report. The analysis report, dated within the last
year, which is required.

The entry fees owed per submitted sample are indicated on the entry form and 365 € Excl.
V.A.T. for EU countries and non EU countries and China. Bank charges are not covered by the
FIWA SAS. Under no circumstances are the entry fees refundable, regardless of the reasons
for entry cancella-tion. Payment methods (documentary evidence is to be sent with the entry
form and the payment form) :

- by bank transfer (send a copy of the transfer with the entry form).

- by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard).

All forms sent without payment of the entry fees, analysis report shall be rejected. The FIWA
SAS reserves the right to limit the number of samples according to the order of arrival of the
entry forms.

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ARTICLE 6 : TERMS OF ORGANISATION OF THE TASTING
Wines will be grouped and tasted according to their category (origin, type, colour), the
samples having been previously placed in identical packing thus hiding their shape and gua-
ranteeing anonymity. The assessment of the wines will be descriptive and include comments
on :
- visual characteristics,
- olfactory characteristics,
- palate impression,
- overall impression,
- typicity of the product.
The FIWA SAS shall designate the panels of judges from a pre-established list of tasters. The
panels of judges will be primarily composed of French and international Experts. Chair-
manship accrues to a French Expert, Non-expert judges shall be selected among specialists
recognised for their skills in the field of tasting, from very different backgrounds such as pro-
duction, oenologist, etc. The total number of international judges shall be decided according to
the number of samples submitted. Each panel shall be composed of at least 5 judges. The
FIWA SAS shall take appropria-te measures so that a competitor, member of the jury, does
not judge his own spirits. The FIWA SAS shall collect a declaration upon honour from the
members of the jury stating their direct or indi-rect relations with the wines submitted to the
competition. The FIWA SAS shall designate, for each panel, the chairman who shall manage
the running of the tasting, ensure the general operating of the panel of judges and summarise
the tasting comments. The FIWA SAS shall take care of the smooth running of The FISA -
FRANCE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS AWARDS ® and designate an independent commissio-
ner general who shall not participate in the running of the competition. The latter is in charge
of checking compliance with the rules, preparing the samples, organising and carrying out the
tasting and its judgement, by using the appropriate sheet, monitoring, exploiting, and publis-
hing the results.

ARTICLE 7 : AWARDS
The adopted scale of awards is a system of appreciation enabling to rank the competing spi-
rits according to their intrinsic qualities. The FIWA SAS defines the following awards:
- Grand Gold Medal.
- Gold Medal.
- Silver Medal.
These awards, limited to 30% per category and for all participating spirits shall be attributed
according to the appreciation of the panels of judges to the spirits attaining a high degree of
expression deserving to be distinguished. The spirit having received the best score may be
rewarded by specific prize (Grand Gold Medal). Results will be published when the award win-
ners are announced. Each participant will be informed at a later stage by mail. The FIWA SAS
provides the award winners with a diploma and a document stating the name of the competi-
tion, the nature of the bestowed award, the identity of the spirits, the category in which it com-
peted, the volume declared and the name and address of the owner. Labels indicating the
awarded prize may be affixed to the bottles and are available from the FIWA SAS for award-
winning spirits according to the volume of spirits declared on the entry form.

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ARTICLE 8 : CONTROLS
The FIWA SAS has exclusive competence to settle any potential disputes. The FIWA SAS re-
serves the right to cancel any incomplete or incorrect entries and eliminate all samples non-
compliant with the rules. The commissioner general shall send to FIWA, within a two month
delay after the competition, a signed report, certifying that the competition was conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the rules and specifying the following information :
- the number of spirits submitted to the competition, overall and by category;
- the number of award-winning spirits, overall and by category;
- the list of the award-winning spirits and for each award-winning spirits information enabling
the spirit and its owner to be identified;
- the percentage of award-winning spirit in relation to the number of spirits submitted;
- the number of awards attributed and their distribution per type of award.

Organisers reserve the right to have an accredited analytical laboratory carry out an analytical
control of award-winning samples and to deal with the results as they deem necessary. The
owner and the organiser of the competition shall store, for a year as of the competition, a
sample of each award-winning spirits, and, for five years, the entry form and its analysis report.
These samples and their respective entry forms and analysis reports shall remain at the dispo-
sal of inspection services. The FIWA SAS reserves the exclusive right to monitor the commer-
cial use of the awards.

ARTICLE 9 : FORCE MAJEURE CIRCUMSTANCES AND MODIFICATIONS
If an event beyond the control of the FIWA SAS prevents the smooth running of the competi-
tion, the FIWA SAS cannot, under any circumstances, be held responsible. The FIWA SAS
reserves the right to cancel the competition, to alter the initial date, to shorten or to lengthen its
duration or to modify the terms or the running order in the case of force majeure circumstances
(epidemic, fire, strike, acts of terrorism, etc.), of any event beyond their control or if deemed
necessary. The FIWA SAS liability cannot be requested by participants. In addition, the FIWA
SAS cannot be held liable for any theft, loss, delay or damage during the transport of the
samples.

ARTICLE 10 :
Any reproduction or representation, or alteration of the medal, the logo, the name or all or part
of the elements on the Site is strictly forbidden without prior authorization. Any reproduction of
the medals can only be done on authorization and can not be modified.
In general terms, the company names, trademarks and distinctive signs reproduced on the Site
or any other medium disseminated and developed by the FISA - FRANCE INTERNATIONAL
SPIRITS AWARDS ® competition are protected under the trademark law.

ARTICLE 11 :
The rules are subject to the french law, the present language is the french language. In case of
dispute or dispute with the FISA - FRANCE INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS AWARDS ® contest or
the SAS.FIWA, and whatever the nationality of the parties in conflict, the Tribunals of Nanterre
(France) are the only ones competent.

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ARTICLE 13 : PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION
Participation in the competition implies compliance with and acceptance of these rules. Entry
fees shall not be refunded if the samples, the documents relating to entry and payment of the
entry fees arrive after the entry deadline or at the wrong address.

ARTICLE 14 : SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
Official language: French.
Documents available in French, Chinese, English.
These rules may be modified each year, at the latest two months before the competition takes
place and before competitors begin entering the competition

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