2. Scope of Application
2.1 In this regulation, “party associated with Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU)” shall mean the following persons;
(1) Officers
a)　Council members, Board Directors and Auditor of JRFU;
b)　Officers of the affiliated regional unions as set out in the regulation related to affiliated unions.
(2) Staff
a)　Staffs of JRFU;
b)　Staff of affiliated regional unions.
(3) Registrants
a) Players and managements registered to JRFU in accordance with the regulation related to team registration (managements shall include but not limited to representatives, head coach and coaches, players, managers, safety assistants, physios and team doctors);
b)　Players and managements of the teams that are accepted to participate in a designated tournament or match held by JRFU and/or affiliated a regional union without being registered to JRFU, as per the special regulations approved by JRFU;
c)　Match officials registered to JRFU, a regional union or a prefectural union;
d)　Registered coaches in accordance with the regulation related to rugby coach;
e)　Committee members of JRFU;
f)　Committee members of affiliated regional unions;
g)　Any other persons involved in JRFU and/or affiliated regional unions’ projects or activities.
2.2 In this regulation, “registered team” shall mean the team that is registered to JRFU in accordance with the regulation related to team registration.

3. Compliance Rules
3.1 All parties associated with JRFU shall, as sportsman and participants in sports, always consider integrity and honor important, serve as a model of others by their behaviors in a spirit of fair play and endeavor to develop and promote rugby in a healthy manner.
3.2 All parties associated with JRFU shall be prohibited from the following acts;
(1) Any violation of laws and regulations;
(2) Any violation of the regulations and decisions set or made by JRFU, an affiliated regional union, a prefectural union or an association that JRFU is affiliated;
(3) Acts of violence, verbal abuse, discriminatory behavior, intimidation or coercion, sexual harassment, power harassment, neglect, unreasonable coaching (including but not limited to extra training as hazing, punishment or any others exceeding the scope necessary for coaching), obstructing smooth operation of the game or appropriate use of facilities, and any other improper behaviors during or in connection with a tournament, match, project or activity held or co-held by JRFU, an affiliated regional union and a prefectural union, or the registered teams’ activity;
(4) Acts that discredit or defame JRFU, regional unions, prefectural unions, other association that JRFU is affiliated and all parties involved in rugby football;
(5) Offering, applying for, demanding and/or promising any illegal advantages in connection with a tournament or match;
(6) In any form or by any means of directly or indirectly engaging in a misconduct which may affect the results of the game;
(7) Engaging in illegal receipt of grant, tax evasion or any other improper or fraudulent accounting;
(8) Dealing with, providing funding to or engaging in by affording facilities with anti-social forces (groups engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social campaigns, crime groups specialized in intellectual crimes and those including but not limited to gangs, gang members, former gang members who have not been out of the organization for more than five years, affiliated members of a gang, gang-related corporations, corporate extortionists and others that are similar to the foregoing , or, having a socially censurable relationship with such anti-social forces;
(9) Any other direct or indirect misbehavior in rugby football that lacks a sense of integrity;
(10) Aiding and abetting the performance of the acts specified in the above items by a third party and neglecting or taking no appropriate responses to the said acts performed by a third party , despite having the authority to rectify such acts.
3.3 The registered teams shall be responsible and ensure that the acts specified in the above items are not performed by any of their players and managements.
3.4 Notwithstanding the above 3.2, the Anti-Doping Codes shall apply to any matters related to anti-doping.
3.5 Notwithstanding the above 3.2, JRFU may set a separate compliance provision and determine penalties in accordance with such provisions for a tournament or match, only if it acquires the Disciplinary Committee’s prior approval.