INDIVIDUAL REGULATIONS
OF ST PETERSBURG 2007 (IREX)
Article 1 – Purpose
1.1 ST PETERSBURG 2007 World Stamp Exhibition (Hereinafter referred to as "ST PETERSBURG 2007") shall be held for the following purposes:
- To mark the 150th anniversary celebrations of the first Russian State postage stamp.
- To promote friendly relations and maintain close co-operation among the philatelists and stamp collectors throughout the world.
- To improve and develop Russian’s philatelic culture by providing Russian philatelists and stamp collectors with opportunities for international creative activities.
Article 2 – Organization, Venue and Date
2.1 ST PETERSBURG 2007 is jointly organized by the Union of Philatelists of Russia and the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the F.I.P. General Regulations for Exhibitions. ST PETERSBURG 2007 is managed and run by an Organizing Committee.
2.2 The Exhibition will be held at the Manage Central Exhibition Hall, 1, Isaakievskaya Square, St Petersburg. Approximately 3,000 frames of the world’s finest philatelic collections will be on display.
2.3 The Exhibition will open on Wednesday, June 19, 2007 and close on Tuesday, June 25, 2007.
Article 3 – Patronage, Auspices and Applicable Regulations
3.1 ST PETERSBURG 2007 is a "General World Stamp" Exhibition which was officially granted Patronage in the F.I.P. 69th Congress in Malaga, Spain on October 13, 2006.
3.2 ST PETERSBURG 2007 will also be held under the auspices of the Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA).
3.3 The following regulations shall be generally applicable to ST PETERSBURG 2007:
- The General Regulations of the FIP for Exhibitions (GREX);
- The General Regulations of the FIP for Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits (GREV);
- The Special Regulations for Evaluation of Exhibits for Competitive Classes (SREVs);
- Individual Regulations of ST PETERSBURG 2007 (IREX) (GREX Article 3.10).
Where these Regulations deviate from GREX, GREV, SREVs, the IREX shall apply.
Article 4 – Conditions of Participation
4.1 Competitive Exhibition Classes:
Exhibitors from FIP Member Federations thereof shall be eligible for participating at ST PETERSBURG 2007.An exhibitor who satisfies the following condition may submit exhibits (for classes 1 to 9 under Article 5.2 below):
Entries winning at least a Vermeil award at the National Exhibitions.
4.2 Non-Competitive Classes:
Entries in non-competitive classes (including Court of Honour) shall be by special invitation at the discretion of the Organizing Committee.
Article 5 – Exhibition Classes
5.1 Non-Competitive Exhibits (By Invitation)
A Court of Honour
B Official Class
C Other Non-Competitive Entries
5.2 Competitive Exhibition Classes
Class 1 FIP Championship Class
For exhibits that have been awarded three Large Gold medals, in three different years, at World Exhibitions held under FIP Patronage over the last ten years (1997-2006).(A Grand Prize counts as a Large Gold medal)
Class 2 Traditional Philately
A) Russia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
B) Europe
C) Asia, Oceania and Africa
D) America.
Class 3 Postal History
A) Russia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
B) Europe
C) Asia, Oceania and Africa
D) America.
Class 4 Postal Stationery
Class 5 Aerophilately
Class 6 Astrophilately
Class 7 Thematic Philately
Exhibits will be classified under:
A) Nature
B) Culture
C) Technology
*Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (A,B or C) the exhibit is entering.
Class 8 Maximaphily
Class 9 Revenue
Class 10 Youth Philately
Group A 13-15 years old
Group B 16-18 years old
Group C 19-21 years old (As of January 01, 2007)
Class 11 Philatelic Literature
A) Philatelic books and research papers (published on or after January 01, 2002)
B) Philatelic magazines and periodicals (the whole annual volume issued after January 01, 2005)
C) Catalogues (published after January 01, 2005)
Class 12 One-Frame Exhibit (Experimental Class)
Exhibits in this class should be based on a subject that is best treated as One Frame.Exhibits are also welcome from novice exhibitors who are developing a subject which is capable of expanding to more than One Frame in the near future.An extract from a past International award winning multiple frame exhibit (5 to 8 frames) to One Frame is not allowed.
Awards are represented by CERTIFICATES:
GOLD 90 to 100 points
VERMEIL 80 to 89 points
SILVER 70 to 79 points
BRONZE 60 to 69 points
Certificate of Participation will be given to exhibits attaining less than 60 points.
Exhibits will be classified under:
A) Traditional
B) Revenue
C) Postal History
D) Postal Stationery
E) Aerophilately
F) Astrophilately
G) Thematic
H) Maximaphily
* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (A,B, or C, etc) the exhibit is entering.
Article 6 – Judging of Exhibits and Awards
6.1 Exhibits in the Competitive Classes will be judged by appointed and accredited FIP judges in accordance with the principles laid down in the GREV and SREVs.Any deviation in judging system has to have the prior approval of the FIP Board.
Article 7 – Frame Size and Allotment of Frames
7.1 The exhibition frame at ST PETERSBURG 2007 shall be 97cm x 120cm. Each frame shall have a capacity for 16 (four sheets in four rows) album pages, 23cm x 30cm each in size (maximum) including their protective mount. Album pages slightly exceeding the said size shall be accepted if the pages can be overlapped in the frame, in which case, the Organizing Committee shall not be responsible for any loss of, or damage to, the pages.
7.2 All exhibits must be mounted on white or light colored pages.No exhibit mounted on dark colored or black pages will be accepted.
7.3 Expertizing certificates may not be shown (but a copy must, however, be placed at the disposal of the Jury by inserting it at the back of the page).
7.4 Every exhibit shall be allotted five (5) or eight (8) frames (with the exception of the Youth exhibits and the One-Frame exhibits) according to GREX Articles 6.4 & 6.5.Eight (8) frames shall be allotted to exhibits under Class 1: World Stamp Championship.
Class 10 Youth Philately
Group A: 2 – 4 frames
Group B: 3 – 5 frames
Group C: 4 – 5 frames
Class 12 One-Frame Exhibits1 frame
Article 8 – Application and Acceptance
8.1 Exhibitors shall submit one set of Exhibit Application Forms for each exhibit applied for through the Commissioners of their respective countries, as provided for in Articles 11 and 21 of GREX.
8.2 The Organizing Committee, with the advice of the FIP Consultant, shall have the authority to accept or reject entries without specifying the reason therefore.
8.3 Exhibit Application Forms duly filled shall be submitted through the respective Commissioners to the FIP Consultant Mr Tay Peng Hian not later than January 05, 2007.When submitting the Exhibit Application Form, the exhibitor shall attach a copy of the introductory page, in one of the FIP’s official languages.
8.4 Exhibitors may enter exhibits under a pseudonym.However, their true identities must be notified to the Organizing Committee (GREX Article 16).
8.5 Notification of acceptance or rejection shall be sent to the applicants through their respective Commissioners in early March 2007.
8.6 The Commissioners are to collect the participation fee from the exhibitors, and shall remit to the Organizing Committee by March 09, 2007.The remittance by bank transfer is to be drawn in favour of ASSOCIATION "SODEYSTVIE", details as follows:
For US dollar remittance: RAIFFEISEN ZETRALBANK OESTERREICH AG
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
SWIFT: RZBAATWW
ACC. 070-55.069.090 OF SVIAZ BANK
SWIFT: SVIZRUMM
FOR: ASSOCIATION "SODEYSTVIE"
ACC №40703840100002000227
For Euro remittance: OST-WEST HANDELSBANK AG,
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
SWIFT: OWHBDEFF
ACC. 0104432398 OF SVIAZ BANK
SWIFT: SVIZRUMM
FOR ASSOCIATION "SODEYSTVIE"
ACC №40703978700002000227
DO NOT PAY BY CASH or BANK DRAFT which will not be accepted.
8.7 Each exhibit shall be listed in the exhibition catalogue under its given title as stated in the application form.
8.8 When the title of the exhibit differs from the past (irrespective of minor or major changes), the previous title of the exhibit must be stated in the Exhibit Application Form.Furthermore the FIP created Exhibitor’s Identity Number must be stated.This ID number could be obtained from the Secretary of your Federation.The FIP Secretariat circulates annually "a list of Awards and ID Nos for all exhibitors" of the member federation concerned, together with the annual membership dues invoice.There is no ID No for the first time entry exhibit.
Article 9 – Participation Fee
9.1 The participation fee for each accepted exhibit shall be US$50 or Euro 40 per frame or per literature entry.Youth Philately (class 10) will be accepted free of charge.
Article 10 – Handling of Exhibits
10.1 In the event an exhibit is delivered late or fails to be delivered, or in the event the page size does not comply with the provisions of Article 7.1, the exhibit will not be judged and the participation fee shall not be refunded.
10.2 Each exhibit page shall be placed in a transparent protective cover and numbered in a consistent manner, in the lower right hand corner margin.
10.3 The Organizing Committee shall certify the receipt of the exhibits to the exhibitors or the Commissioners.
10.4 The Organizing Committee shall distribute exhibit envelopes and exhibit inventory forms through the Commissioners to the exhibitors.
10.5 Each and every exhibit shall be forwarded in the envelope provided (one envelope is allotted per frame).The exhibit inventory form shall be put in the envelope for the first frame.
10.6 The Organizing Committee strongly recommend that all exhibits are delivered by the National Commissioner.
10.7 All exhibits delivered by mail, other than literature exhibits, must reach the Organizing Committee before June 17, 2007 but not earlier than June 15, 2007.
10.8 Exhibitors in the Philatelic Literature Class (Class 11A, 11B and 11C) must send two copies of each title or volume – none of these are returnable.Periodicals shall exhibit a complete volume or year.Philatelic Literature exhibits must be received by the Organizing Committee no later than April 24, 2007 in order that preliminary judging may take place.
10.9 The address to which Philatelic Literature exhibits must be sent is ST PETERSBURG 2007, c/o The A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications, 7, Pochtamtskaya street, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000.
Article 11 – Mounting and Dismounting of Exhibits
11.1 The mounting and dismounting of the exhibits shall be undertaken by the Organizing Committee.In the event the exhibitor or Commissioner requests to mount or dismount his exhibit, the Organizing Committee shall provide the directions and conditions under which this may be undertaken.
11.2 The exhibitor or Commissioner shall pay for the costs of (a) delivering his exhibit to the Exhibition site as well as (b) collecting his exhibit at the close of the Exhibition from the Exhibition site and returning to his country.
11.3 No complaints after the dismounting and return of the exhibit to the exhibitor or Commissioner will be entertained by the Organizing Committee.
11.4 Requests for return, dismounting etc of the exhibits during the Exhibition period shall not be accepted.
Article 12 – Customs Regulations
12.1 The Organizing Committee shall establish simplified customs procedures through the customs consultative committee, and details of the applicable custom regulations, together with the final entry form shall be sent to the exhibitor / Commissioner in each country.
Article 13 – Security Measures
13.1 The Organizing Committee shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the security of the exhibits from arrival to return thereof.However, the Organizing Committee shall not bear any liability for loss or damage that might occur during the transportation, mounting, dismounting exhibition and return of the exhibits.
13.2 Every exhibitor shall insure the exhibit at his or her own expense.
Article 14 – Expert Team (GREX Article 46)
14.1 An Expert Team will be appointed by the ST PETERSBURG 2007 Organizing Committee in consultation with the FIP Consultants.
Article 15 – Rights of Organizing Committee
15.1 Every exhibitor applying to exhibit at ST PETERSBURG 2007 is deemed to have accepted the stipulations of the IREX.
15.2 The Organizing Committee shall have the right to revise the IREX through consultation with the FIP Consultants.Exhibitors shall be promptly notified of any of such revisions either directly or through his Commissioner.
15.3 The Organizing Committee shall have the right to adjudicate any problems arising that are not covered by FIP Regulations or by the IREX, and its decisions shall be final.
Article 16 – Acceptance of these Regulations
16.1 By signing the Exhibit Application Form, the exhibitor shall be deemed to accept IREX, GREX, GREV and SREVS.
16.2 In the event of any discrepancies in the text arising from translation, the English text shall prevail.
16.3 Any legal cases arising shall be settled within the jurisdiction of the Court of Russia.
Article 17 – Addresses
17.1 The Commissioner General of ST PETERSBURG 2007
Name Mr Alexej Borodin
Address bld 2, 12, Tverskaja Str., Moscow, 125009, Russia
Telephone +7 – 495 – 6503452
Fax +7 – 495 – 6502466
Email borfil@yandex.ru
17.2 FIP Consultants
Name Lumir Brendl
Address U Jam 19, CZ-323 24 Pilzen, Czech Republic
Telephone +42-373-323042
Email svetla.brendlova@atlas.cz
Name Tay Peng Hian RDP
Address 3 Kian Teck Way, Singapore 628732
Telephone +65 – 62612421
Fax +65 – 62662750
Email fiap@pacific.net.sg