General Conditions - Mira 2020

1. What competitions are being held?

The Portuguese Pigeon Fanciers Federation organises the following competitions on the same day:

• FCI European Championship and European Youth Championship
  Competition intended for the participation of national teams representing the FCI European countries.
   

• Ibero-Latin American Tournament - AILAC
  Competition intended for the participation of national teams representing the Ibero-Latin American Pigeon Fanciers Association countries.
   

• FCI Grand Prix of Portugal 
  Competition intended for the individual participation for pigeon fanciers registered in Federations which belong to the FCI.
   

• National League of Champions
  Competition intended for the participation of the Overall Champions from Portuguese Communities in the 2019 Sporting Campaign.
   

• Campeonato Nacional de Jovens
  Competition intended solely for the participation of young Portuguese pigeon fanciers, up to 25 years of age and with an active sporting license for 2020.
   

2. What is the pigeon reception period?

The pigeons must be sent between 1^st April and 30^th June 2020.

3. How old should the pigeons be at the time of delivery?

At the time of delivery, the pigeons should not be younger than 40 days nor older than 60 days.

4. Should the pigeons be vaccinated beforehand?

The pigeons must be vaccinated 21 days after birth, so that they may be revaccinated at the time of their delivery to the Mira loft. Participants must specify the date of vaccination and the vaccine used.

5. How can pigeons be sent from overseas?

To send pigeons by plane, proceed accordingly:

a) Send, by email (geral@fpcolumbofilia.pt), the AIR WAYBILL (AWB), a list with identification for every pigeon, a copy of the health certificate, an invoice with the note “No commercial value” and a statement of donation to the Portuguese Pigeon Fanciers Federation. 

Important: Send the original documents with the shipment (pigeons)

b) Send the pigeons to the following destination:

Federação Portuguesa de Columbofilia
Aeroporto Humberto Delgado – Lisboa, Portugal

Note: Pigeons should not arrive during weekends because customs is closed on those days.  

Alternatively, pigeons can be delivered to the following company:
"Natural -granen" For the attention of Mr. Frank Van den Eynde (free transport on 28^th of April)
Metropoolstraat 28-29, B-2900 Schoten | Belgium.
Telephone: + 32 (0) 338 30831 | email: info@pigeoncenter.be | www.pigeoncenter.be

You can find the International Agents list on the FPC website (www.fpcolumbofilia.pt)

6. Which documents should be sent with the pigeons?

The following documents must be delivered alongside the pigeons:

• Pedigrees + Ownership certificates.
   

• Newcastle Disease vaccination statement (specifying the vaccine used and the date it was administered).

7. Miscellaneous

• All pigeons are banded with electronic leg bands
   
• The FPC will keep information updated at www.fpcolumbofilia.pt
   
• After their delivery to the Mira Loft, all participating pigeons become the property of the FPC, with the latter determining their purpose.
   
• The trainings and final race dates, as well as the corresponding distances, may be changed according to weather conditions or other circumstances of force majeure.
   
• The organisation accepts no liability for loss of pigeons, accident or illness that prevents their participation in trainings or in the final race. There shall be no refund of registration fees.
   
• Should any pigeon suffer an accident or die during the adduction period, the owners will be notified by the organisation for possible replacement, without extra cost, up to 15^th of July.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Any pigeon owner who has not sent, by the final race, the ownership certificate and/or pedigree, or whose pedigree does not correctly identify the pigeons origin, shall be penalised in 50 % of the value of any awards won in the various competitions participated in and shall not be entitled to any reimbursement in the amount of the sale of their pigeons in auction. 
   
• All participants must provide their mobile phone number upon registration, so that we can send via text message relevant information regarding their pigeons progress in the competition.