A topic that is currently being discussed between the main stakeholders in Dutch football is the implementation of a certification for organisations of intermediaries. The idea is not that individual intermediaries will be certified, but that the organisation to which they are affiliated will be. The rationale behind this system of certification is obviously to ensure the quality and reliability of intermediaries, since the warranties that were previously in place, such as the mandatory insurance policy and the need to pass a knowledge test in order to be licensed as an intermediary, were abandoned with the implementation of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries (FIFA RWI).
The discussions
A working group with representatives of the Dutch Football Association (KNVB), ProAgent (the union representing the interests of intermediaries in Dutch football), VVCS and ProProf (the unions representing the interests of players in Dutch football) was created to discuss the requirements that would be necessary for certification.
During a meeting held on 9 June 2015, the working group found a common ground regarding the following requirements:
- Permanent education. The relevant organisation would have to require its affiliated intermediaries to participate in permanent education.
- Insurance. The relevant organisation would have to make sure that each of its affiliated intermediaries has an insurance policy in place similar to the insurance policy that was mandatory under the previous regulations.
- Legal assistance. The organisation...
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