UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  Licence commission  2.13.031 The licence commission issues decisions on the award and withdrawal of licences and  any other measures set out by the regulations with regard to UCI Women’s WorldTour  licences, the registration of UCI Women’s WorldTeams and on other disputes regarding  UCI Women’s WorldTeams as set out in the present chapter and as per the terms of  reference of the licence commission.  Application for a licence  2.13.032 The number of UCI Women’s WorldTour licences that may be issued and held is as  follows:  -  5 during the 2020 season;  -  10 during the 2021 season;  -  15 during the 2022 season.  If justified by the circumstances, the UCI may decide to authorise the licence commission  to award up to three additional licences for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, on top of the  quotas stated above.  Beyond the 2022 season, it will be possible to issue a certain number of licences up to  a maximum of 15 UCI Women’s WorldTour licences.  2.13.033 A licence may be issued to an applicant fulfilling all the conditions set out in the  regulations.  2.13.034 Any team wishing to apply for a licence must be registered as a UCI Women’s  WorldTeam or a UCI women’s continental team during the current year.  2.13.035 The licence commission awards licences on the basis of the following cumulative criteria:  -  administrative;  -  financial;  -  ethical.  In this regard, the UCI will undertake any verification and make any request for the  production of necessary documents so as to determine if the licence applicant may be  considered as an existing team or not. If the UCI considers that the team may not be  considered as the continuation of an existing team, the application for a licence shall not  be taken into account.  From the 2022 season onwards, the following criterion will be added to the three  aforementioned criteria:  -  organisational.  If the number of candidate teams (UCI Women’s WorldTeam and UCI women’s  continental teams) that meet the criteria set out above (administrative, financial, ethical  and organisational) is greater than the number of licences available, the licence  commission will decide between them in accordance with articles 2.13.041 or 2.13.042  and 2.13.042 bis.  [Note: the administrative, financial, ethical and organisational criteria are examined  during licence applications as well as during annual registration applications according  to article 2.13.069. As for the sporting criterion, this is only examined during licence  applications.]  (text modified on 12.06.20).  E170421  ROAD RACES  136 