2.13.099 The act of registering UCI Women’s WorldTeams shall not compensate for any failings in the registration documentation nor breaches committed by the team or its members. Checks and audits carried out by the UCI are of necessity limited and the UCI shall not be liable. 

## Random audits 

2.13.100 During the season, the UCI may require the UCI Women’s WorldTeams to undergo a random audit within the framework of which the team’s compliance with the financial, administrative and/or organisational requirements covered in this chapter will be examined. 

The random audit will be undertaken by the competent bodies for the assessment of the different relevant elements (the UCI, the auditor and the organisational auditor). 

2.13.101 The UCI Women’s WorldTeam shall be obliged to undergo the random audit required by the UCI subject to advance notification of 30 days. 

2.13.102 The costs related to the random audit will be assumed by the UCI when no infringements of the UCI Regulations are noted. 

2.13.103 In the case of infringements noted during the random audit and without prejudice to the application of article 2.13.066 in the case of serious infringements, the costs of the random audit may be charged to the team and a fine may be imposed under the relevant provisions. 

## Bank guarantee 

2.13.104 Each UCI Women’s WorldTeam must establish a first-demand (abstract) bank guarantee in favour of the UCI in accordance with the model in article 2.13.127. 

2.13.105 The bank guarantee must be established by the paying agent and submitted by the issuing bank on behalf of the paying agent. 

2.13.106 The guarantee shall be drawn up in English by a banking institution which can, either directly or through a correspondent bank, transmit a SWIFT message to the UCI’s bank (UBSWCHZH12A). 

2.13.107 The guarantee must be drawn up and payable in either Swiss francs, euros or US dollars, depending on the currency which is most used by the UCI Women’s WorldTeam for the payment of salaries (including remuneration to self-employed riders). The exchange rate to be applied in establishing the guarantee is that at 1 September preceding the registration year. 

2.13.108 The purpose of the bank guarantee is: 

1. to defray the debts, related to the registration year, in accordance with the procedure set out below, incurred by the paying agent and the sponsors towards riders and persons under contract for the operation of the UCI Women’s World Team or team applying for this status in consideration of their services for the operation of the UCI Women’s WorldTeam; 

2. to defray the payment of fees, expenses, indemnities, fines and sanctions or sentences imposed by or in virtue of the regulations of the UCI or related to their application. 

