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INFORMATION CIRCULAR 06/2016 - 2017 EXPLANATION Rule 19 - TOUCH and QUICK THROW-IN
This circular contains clarifications to the Rules of the Game in order to improve and standardise the guidelines that referees and ARs must follow during a game.
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C.N.Ar. Arbitration Technical Group
Exactly, italian Arbitration(Arbitral?) Technical Group (GTA: Gruppo Tecnico Arbitrale) decided so. This applies only to Italy of course.