Annex to the Rules

Procedure for filing and hearing appeals from participants in the School Olympics

“Path to the Summits!” in the school year.

I. General

1.1 The appeal is a written statement by a student at the School's “Path to the Summits!” Olympics (hereinafter the Olympics) about a violation of the Olympic Rules or a disagreement with the results of the Olympics.

1.2 The appeal shall be made by the Appeals Commission, and the Appeals Commission shall be established for all subjects and/or sets of items on which the Olympics is conducted, with a view to ensuring that the same requirements are met in the evaluation of the work of the participants in the Olympics, the resolution of disputes and the protection of the rights of the participants in the Olympics.

The work of the Appeals Commission is guided by the Regulations on the Olympics, the Regulations on the Holding of the Olympics in the school year 2026.

1.3 The President of the Appeals Commission is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Olympics.

1.4 The composition and structure of the Appeals Commission on the subject matter and/or the set of items shall be established by the Organizational Committee and approved by the Chairman of the Organizational Committee. Members of the Organizational Committee, the Policy Commission, the Olympic Jury (at least 3 persons), as well as experts who are not members of the above-mentioned bodies with the necessary qualifications and expertise in the relevant field, may be included in the Board of Appeals for the subject matter and/or set of items.

II. Organization of the work of the Appeals Commission

2.1 The functions of the Appeals Commission are as follows:

2.1.1 Accepts and hears appeals from participants in the Olympics;

2.1.2 Submits a draft decision on appeals from the Olympic participants to the Olympic Organizing Committee for approval;

2.1.3 Informs the appellant or his or her parents (legal representatives) of the decision on the appeal after the approval of the decision by the Organizing Committee of the Olympics.

2.2 Decisions of the Appeals Commission shall be taken by a majority vote of the Commission's scheduled composition, provided that there is a quorum of at least 3 (three) members of the Appeals Commission. If there is equality of votes, the President of the Appeals Commission shall have the right to take a decisive vote; decisions of the Appeals Commission shall be approved by the Organizing Committee of the Olympics. The decisions of the Appeals Commission, as approved by the Olympic Organizing Committee, are final and not subject to review.

2.3 The decision of the Appeals Commission shall be made by a record to be signed by the President and members of the Appeals Commission present at the hearing of the appeal. The decision of the Appeals Commission after approval by the Organizing Committee of the Olympics is communicated to the Olympic participant by publication on the official website of the Abkhaz State University in the section on the Olympics.

2.4 The records of the appeal shall be transmitted to the jury for appropriate changes to the records of the results of the School Olympics of the Abkhaz State University.

III. Procedure for filing and dealing with an appeal

3.1 An appeal against a violation of the Olympic Rules is a substantiated written statement indicating the specific facts that the applicant considers to be violations of the Olympic Regulations and/or the Olympic Rules. An appeal against a violation of the Olympic Rules shall be filed by a participant in the Olympics within one (one) working day after the end of the relevant stage of the Olympics by subject and/or complex of objects.

3.2 An appeal against the results of the Olympics is a well-founded written statement of disagreement with the results of the audit of the Olympic participant's work.

3.3 The appeal (appeal) shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Olympics by a participant in the Olympics in person; appeals from other persons, including relatives of the Olympic participants, shall not be accepted or considered.

3.4 The preliminary results of the Olympics are published on the official website of the Abkhaz State University in the section on the Olympics.

3.5 Once the preliminary results of the Olympics have been announced, the participant has the right to submit to the Appeals Commission a written statement (appeal) of disagreement with the results.

3.6 An appeal based on the results of the Olympics may be filed by a participant in the Olympics since the publication of the results of the Olympics on the official website of the Abkhaz State University in the section on the Olympics.

Appeals are heard by the Appeals Commission.

Appeals received after the relevant appeals filed by the Olympic participants have expired are not considered.

3.7 The appeal is not a new or additional test.

The appeal shall verify the observance of the procedure for holding the Olympics in accordance with established requirements, the verification of the written work of the participant in the Olympics in accordance with the approved criteria, and the absence of an accounting error in evaluating the written work of the participant in the Olympics. On appeal, the results may be left unchanged, the scores may be lowered or raised.

3.8 The appeal shall be heard by the University of Abkhazia and the appellant shall have the opportunity to ascertain that his work has been evaluated in accordance with the established criteria and regulations of the Olympics.

3.9 In the event that a participant in the Olympics has not appeared on appeal for one reason or another, it shall be heard without the participation of the members of the Appeals Commission.

3.10 In the event of an appeal based on the results of the Olympics, the appeal shall be heard in accordance with paragraph 3.7 of these Rules and shall be reviewed as a whole and not as a separate part of the appeal. The cherries used in carrying out the Olympics' tasks shall not be considered as materials of appeal; the number of points may not be reduced for the fact that an appeal has been filed.

3.11 On appeal, the Appeals Commission may take one of the following decisions:

3.11.1. the number of points retained;

3.11.2. an increase in the number of points scored;

3.11.3. a reduction in the number of points scored.

3.12 In the event of a decision to increase or reduce the number of points, the Appeals Board recommends that the Olympic Organizing Committee approve the change of points and, if necessary, the degree of participant in the Olympics.