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362 NEWSLETTER 2020 sociations may amend or modify their registration period dates until they commence. In this regard, the FIFA recognizes Covid-19 as an exceptional circumstance, and proposes the following: • All of the requests for extensions and amendments to the current season shall be approved; • All of the requests for extensions, amendments and postpo- nements to the registration periods shall be approved, pro- vided that their duration complies with the maximum limit established in the RSTP; • National associations shall be able to amend season dates and/or registration periods, through the TMS, or by otherwi- se notifying the FIFA; • As an exception to Article 6 (1) of the RSTP, a professional whose contract has expired, or has been terminated as a re- sult of the COVID-19, has the right to be registered by an association outside of a registration period, regardless of the date of expiry or termination. The FIFA also notes that it will monitor and asses the matter of transfer windows, since the related decisions will ultimately depend on the sporting calendar of the different national competitions. Other Regulatory Matters In addition to the core matters mentioned, above, the FIFA has also communicated the following principles on other regulatory issues: • The rules that oblige clubs to release players to association teams will not apply in March, April, and June of 2020; • The enforcement date of the amendments made to the RSTP (which were supposed to enter into force originally on 1 June 2020) and provided to the member associations through the