422 NEWSLETTER 2021 reintegrate the player into football activity, and to provide adequate ongoing medical support. Following her return to football activity, the player has the right to receive her full remuneration guaranteed under the same conditions as was established in her contract prior to her maternity leave. Right to Breastfeed Finally, Article 18quater establishes the player’s right to a safe environment, particularly, with respect to breastfeeding. A player must be provided the opportunity to breastfeed an infant and/or express breast milk while providing sporting services to her club. Clubs are required to provide suitable facilities in accordance with their applicable national legislation in the country of a club’s domicile or collective bargaining agreement. Registration of Female Players As a general rule, football players may only be registered during one of the two annual registration periods, commonly known as the transfer windows, the dates of which are fixed by the national associations. The amendments to the RSTP include two specific exceptions to this general rule of registration for female players who has taken maternity leave. Article 6/1/a of the RSTP now sets the first exception to this rule in which to register a female player outside of a registration period wherein to temporarily replace another female player who has taken maternity leave. In this instance, the period of the contract of the temporary replacement female player shall be, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, from the date of registration, until the day prior to the start of the first registration period after the return of the female player who has taken maternity leave. The second exception to the rule to register a female player outside of the usual registration period, is to reintegrate a player when she completes her period of maternity leave. This exception is directly related to the female player’s right to return to work, as set out in the new Article of 18quater of the RSTP.
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