- The Council deliberated in depth on the new jury composition and the introduction of
Reference Judges. Practical tests will be held over the course of this year, notably at the
World Championships in London GBR with the collaboration of Swiss Timing / Longines.

- Council members also focused on the electoral process for technical committee members.
While members agree that competency and universality are critical to the decision making
process, they remain divided as to which entity is most qualified to select technicians. The
themes will be also debated at a legal symposium organised by the FIG in Montreux SUI on
June 19-20, 2009.

- On another note, the age limit set by the IOC for participation in the Youth Olympic Games
will have a direct bearing on FIG regulations. The Council discussed the age limit for junior
and senior gymnasts with a mindset for the protection of their athletes and in the aim of
safeguarding the healthy development of competing gymnasts. In Men's Artistic Gymnastics,
the age bracket for junior gymnasts has been moved upward to 14-17 years and to 18 years
for seniors.

- The 39 Council members unanimously and provisionally accepted the federations of
Tadjikistan TJK and Montenegro MNE as affiliated federations, and Swaziland SWZ as
an associated federation. The 2010 General Assembly will ratify the proposal.

- In keeping with the standard rotation policy, the 10th FIG Congress will be organised by the
Asian Gymnastics Union in May of 2010. Chiba JPN was unanimously approved after
Olympic and World Champion Hiroyuki Tomita spoke before the Council on behalf of the
Japanese city.

- Disciplinary Commission members were elected as follows President, Rached Gharbi TUN,
Vice President Mouhamad Youssef Altabbaa SYR, Members Paul Engelmann SUI, Marc
Schoenmaekers BEL, Margarida Eugenia Dias Perreira POR and Nihad Hagverdiyed
AZE.

- The Council approved the accounts for 2008 and the budget for 2009.