General Rules of Participation - IFEMA

1 General Rules of ParticipationSeventh EditionGENERAL CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION AND CONTRACTS IN FAIRS ORGANISED BY IFEMA .. 4 Article Definitions .. 5 Article Acceptance of the Regulations for Participation in fairs organised by IFEMA .. 5 Article Application for Participation .. 5 Article Acceptance of Participation .. 5 Article Awarding spaces .. 5 Article Payments .. 5 Article Waiver by Exhibitor .. 6 Article General services .. 6 Article IFEMA Catalogue of Services .. 6 Article Exhibitor Internet Access: Exhibitors Area .. 7 Article Fair Promotion Elements .. 7 Article Personnel hired by the Exhibitor: contractors and subcontractors .. 7 Article Industry Regulations for Exhibition Products.

2 7 Article Leasing the space .. 7 Article Change of date, cancellation and suspension .. 8 Article Closure of the stand .. 8 Article Disqualification from contract .. 8 Article Complaints .. 8 Article Information provided to IFEMA .. 8 Article Additional Legal Regulations .. 8 Article Legal regulations .. 8 FINAL RULING .. 8 General Rules FOR Participation BY EXHIBITORS IN FAIRS ORGANISED BY IFEMA .. General PROVISIONS .. 10 Article Field of application .. 10 Article Access: entry and exit times for exhibitors .. 10 Article Entrance and exit of objects .. 10 Article Customs .. 10 Article Care of the Exhibitor s Stand/Materials .. 11 Article Use of machinery and tools during the fair.

3 11 Article Laser use during the fair .. 12 Article Maximum sound level .. 12 Article Catering and food preparation .. 12 Article Photographic and audiovisual reports .. 12 Article Raffles, lotteries and random combinations .. 13 Article Access to professional fairs by minors .. 13 Article Industrial Property .. 13 Article Traffic and parking of vehicles during the Show .. SAFETY AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS .. WORKPLACE SAFETY REGULATIONS - CO-ORDINATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES .. 13 Article General information .. FERIA DE MADRID SAFETY REGULATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE .. 14 Article Emergencies at the Feria de Madrid .. 14 Article Non-Occupation of aisles. Packaging .. 14 Article Fixed and mobile installations.

4 15 Article Fire prevention .. 15 Article Surveillance of exhibition areas and items belonging to the Exhibitor .. 15 Article Hiring of private security services .. General REGULATIONS FOR ASSEMBLY OF INSTALLATIONS IN SPACES .. 16 Article Technical characteristics of the halls and open spaces .. 16 Article Assembly and dismantling periods .. 16 Article Access of vehicles, goods loading and unloading during assembly and dismantling .. 16 Article Free-design stands .. 16 Article Regulations for installing/rigging .. 18 Article Elements outside the awarded space .. 18 Article Prohibited assembly and installation activities .. 18 Article Services provided through service ducts/channels .. 19 Article Water and drainage.

5 Compressed air .. 19 Article Regulations for installing air conditioning equipment .. 19 Article Regulations for gas installations and other elements using fuels .. 19 Article Regulations for installing Wi-Fi .. 20 Article Assembly rights .. 20 Article Removal of waste and assembly and display materials .. SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS .. 21 Article General items .. 21 Article Electricity supply .. 21 Article Electricity connection .. 21 Article Distribution of electricity to the stands .. 21 Article Installation of signage with lighting .. 23 Article Regulations for using the installation .. 23 FINAL RULINGS .. 23 INFORMATION ON RISKS AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES IN EXHIBITION/MEETING AREAS DURING PERIODS OF ASSEMBLY AND DISMANTLING.

6 24 INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY MEASURES AND EVACUATION IN FAIR SITES, PLAN OF LOCATIONS OF EVACUATION ROUTES, EMERGENCY EXITS, FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL FACILITIES .. 25 General ISSUES .. 26 RISKS AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES .. 26 TECHNICAL DATA FOR HALLS AND OPEN SPACES .. 27 REGULATIONS OF ACCESS AND VISIT TIMES FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING VEHICLES .. 29 PREMISE .. 30 OBJECTIVE .. 30 PROCEDURE .. 30 CHARGES .. 30 PARKING OPTIONS .. 30 Rules AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE USE OF THE SERVICE LIFTS IN HALL .. 31 PARKING FOR VEHICLES DURING BUILD UP/DISMANTLING PERIODS (MAX. 3,500 KG.) .. 33 General Conditions of Admission and Contracts in Fairs Organised by IFEMA5 Article Definitions In these General Conditions for Admission and Contracts in Fairs organised by IFEMA , the term Fair refers to the event in the fair area.

7 The term Exhibitor includes any individual or corporation with a space in the Fair. The term Management designates the relevant department of IFEMA -Instituci n Ferial de Madrid, the body organising the Fair. The term Feria de Madrid refers to the trade fair site belonging to IFEMA , where most of its Fairs are held. The term Rules for Participation refers to the General Conditions for Admission and Contracts in Fairs organised by IFEMA , the General Regulations for Participation by Exhibitors, and the Specific Regulations of each Acceptance of the Regulations for Participation in fairs organised by IFEMAAll the companies applying to participate as Exhibitors in any of the fairs organised by IFEMA accept the Regulations for Participation , both these General conditions and the General Regulations for Participation of Exhibitors.

8 And the specific regulations of each regulations are available on the IFEMA website Exhibitors Rules of Participation and on the website of each Application for participationAll companies whose activities are considered to be encompassed within the sectors and products of the fair can apply to take application for an exhibition space should be made through the specific contract forms of the fair, and conform to the terms and conditions, fees, means of payment and timescales set out applying to participate in the fair, the Exhibitor accepts that this Participation involves risk, with no right to compensation arising in the case of failure to meet the business expectations of the Exhibitor or the Acceptance of Participation IFEMA will acknowledge receipt of completed Participation acceptance of Participation is decided by IFEMA , which can reject with reasons any applications which are deemed not to be encompassed within the sectors and products of the fair and thus not to suit its may also be rejected due to a lack of space and/or the application being made outside of the established application periods.

9 IFEMA will communicate these circumstances to applicants in the application cannot be accepted, IFEMA will return the deposited amount without any right to compensation on the part of the Awarding spaces Spaces will be awarded as indicated in the Specific Regulations of the Management of the Show may alter allocated spaces or make alterations in the layout of the halls for organisational for cases where the specific regulations of the fair indicate otherwise, the Exhibitor will not have acquired rights to the exhibition space it occupied in the last fair, if applicable. The distribution of spaces in the fairs remains the exclusive jurisdiction of IFEMA , in accordance with the circumstances of each Management may authorise two-storey stands after the presentation and approval of the project, with the characteristics determined by the Specific Regulations of the fair and the General Regulations for Participation of Exhibitors in fairs organised by PaymentsPayments to IFEMA for the contracted services will be made on presentation of the invoices.

10 Following the means of payment that feature in the Regulations for CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION AND CONTRACTS IN FAIRS ORGANISED BY IFEMA6If the exhibitor company designates another entity to make any of the payments relating to its Participation , it must supply all the data needed for invoicing. If the designated entity does not make the payments in the given period, the exhibitor company must pay them on request by the case of failure to pay any of the items shown in the contract in the given period, the Exhibitor will lose all rights to the reserved space, which will become available to the Fair Management and can be offered to other all cases, the occupation of the space and, if applicable, assembly of the stand for which IFEMA has been contracted, will not be authorised until the total price has been paid for them, and similarly in the case of contracted services, and in the case of contracting free-design stands.