NEWSLETTER-2019-metin

344 NEWSLETTER 2019 Application, Procedure and the Decision Applications to the DRC are made in writing. The claimant is obliged to add the payment receipt to his statement of claim that shows he has deposited the application fee, since applications submitted without the fee are not considered by the DRC 18 . After receiving an application, the Coordination Office makes a preliminary examination as to whether the mandatory elements stated in Article 6 of the Regulation on the DRC are met in the statement of claim, and if all the elements are met, the file is submitted to the Board of Presidents. After the arbitrator’s fees are paid by the claimant, the petition and its annexes are served upon the respondent. In order to submit his answers in response to the statement of claim and to choose his arbitrator, the respondent has seven (7) days from the date of noti- fication of the statement of claim. Disputes before the DRC shall be examined and decided by a panel of three arbitrators that is composed of two arbitrators to be elected, or deemed to be elected, by the parties, and a president from the Board of Presidents. Decisions are made in accordance with Turk- ish substantive law based on the Law on the TFF, the TFF Statute, the TFF Regulations, and the rules of the FIFA and the UEFA 19 . The panel decides upon an attorney’s fee in accordance with the official tariff of a minimum attorney’s fee for the attorney of the right- ful party. The panel gives its reasoned decisions within four months, at the latest, after the date of formation of the panel. If there are just reasons, the panel may decide to extend this duration in monthly periods 20 . Decisions made by the panel of the DRC become final and bind- ing within 7 days following the notification of the decision if there is no appeal against the decision, or by the Decision of the TFF arbitra- tion board in the event of an appeal 21 . 18 Regulations on DRC Article 6. 19 Regulations on DRC Article 17. 20 Regulations on DRC Article 12. 21 Regulations on DRC Article 13.