2.16.011 By 1 August preceding the registration year, all UCI ProTeams or candidates applying to this status which do not have a valid bank guarantee transmitted by SWIFT for the following season must: 

1. Obtain a confirmation from their bank that it shall be able to issue, either directly or through a correspondent bank, a SWIFT message to UBS Switzerland [UBSWCHZH12A]; 

2. Obtain a confirmation from their bank that the bank guarantee shall be issued in accordance with the model guarantee provided in article 2.16.054 and shall fully correspond to the relevant text; 

3. Provide the UCI with the name and contact details of the bank that will issue the bank guarantee and confirm that the text shall fully comply with the model provided in article 2.16.054. 

In addition, the UCI reserves the right to request from the team the submission of the text, in French or English, of the standard contract or contracts with its riders by 1$^{st}$ August. 

The documents in question are submitted for information only. The UCI is under no obligation to examine them at this stage. However, without prejudice to other reasons for rejection, if a contract signed with a rider does not correspond with the model contract specified in article 2.16.052 it will be rejected during the registration procedure as a UCI ProTeam. 

The UCI ProTeam shall remain solely responsible for the compliance of its documents with the requirements of the regulations and, where applicable, any compulsory legal requirements. 

By September 1 st preceding the registration year, the UCI ProTeam or the licence applicant must submit to the UCI offices: 

$_{-}$ the payment of the registration fee into the UCI account. 

In the event of delay the registration fee will automatically be increased by CHF 500 per day. 

No refund will be made in case the registration is refused. 

(text modified on 01.06.06; 25.06.07; 1.07.10; 1.10.10; 1.02.11; 1.08.13; 1.05.17). 

2.16.012 By 1 October prior to the registration year all the teams applying for UCI ProTeam status must: 

1. Ensure that the issuing bank submits to the UCI’s bank [UBSWCHZH12A], by SWIFT messaging a first-demand bank guarantee in line with the model set out in article 2.16.054, in English, and valid up to 31 March of the year following the registration year. The total of this guarantee must be at least that of the guarantee provided by the UCI ProTeam for the current year and no lower than the minimum amount set under article 2.16.024; 

2. Submit to the UCI headquarters the following information: 

A. the exact name of the UCI ProTeam; 

B. the address (including telephone number and e-mail) to which all communications to the UCI ProTeam can be sent; 

C. the name and address of the principal partners, the paying agent, the manager, the sports director, the assistant sports director and the team doctor; 

D. the surnames, forenames, addresses, nationalities and dates of birth of the riders; 

