UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  1.1.052 Except where an exemption is granted by the UCI, a commissaire other than an UCI  international commissaire may officiate only in the country of his national federation.  Elite national commissaires  (text modified on 01.01.05)  1.1.052 The title of elite national commissaire shall be conferred by the UCI in the disciplines bis  determined by the UCI, to persons having successfully completed a course approved by  the UCI and given by an instructor appointed by the UCI. Such qualification shall be a  requirement for candidates for qualification as UCI international commissaire in the  disciplines of Road, Track, MTB and BMX. To be able to be admitted to the selection procedure to become elite national  commissaire, the concerned person has to meet the following conditions:  -  be a national commissaire licence holder of a UCI affiliated national federation;  -  be proposed by that national federation;  -  have a command of the course language (French, English or Spanish).   (article introduced on 01.01.17; text modified on 01.01.19; 05.02.19)  UCI international commissaires  Conditions of appointment  1.1.053 The title of UCI international commissaire shall be conferred by the UCI to persons  having passed the examination and the practical assessment referred to in article  1.1.058.  1.1.054 To be able to be admitted to the selection procedure to become UCI international  commissaire, the concerned person has to meet the following conditions: 1. be a national, respectively an elite national commissaire license holder of a UCI  affiliated national federation; 2. be proposed by that national federation. This federation is required to submit an  application signed by its president or a person delegated by its president which shall  include the following documentation: -  a copy of an official identity document (passport, etc.) showing that the person  - is aged between 25 and 50 years in the year of his selection by the UCI;  -  for the disciplines of Road, Track, MTB and BMX: qualification of elite national  commissaire obtained after having successfully completed an elite national  commissaire course approved by the UCI given by an instructor appointed by  the UCI; -  evidence that he has served actively as a national respectively elite national  commissaire in the two years preceding the selection; 3. have an excellent knowledge of the UCI regulations;  4. have a command of the official course language, which will be one of the two official  UCI languages (French or English). The final selection of candidates is operated by the UCI based on the needs, the files  received, the places available. Additional criteria might be established specifically for  the course.  (text modified on 01.01.07; 11.02.20)  E0221  GENERAL ORGANISATION OF CYCLING AS A SPORT  17 