UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  F.  if, on 1$^{st}$ October of the year preceding a year of registration covered by  the present contract, the UCI WorldTeam has not submitted a registration  file containing the essential documents listed in art. 2.15.069bis, this right  of termination lapses upon the registration of the UCI WorldTeam in the  first division.  2.  The Employer may terminate the present contract, without notice or liability for  damages, in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the Rider or of the  suspension of the Rider under the terms of the UCI regulations for the remaining  duration of the present contract.  In case the suspension imposed on the rider is subsequently cancelled or  rescinded according to a final and binding decision, the Rider will be entitled to  compensation corresponding to the remuneration due to him by the Team from  the date of termination until the natural expiry date of the contract.  Notwithstanding article 6, paragraph 3 of the Joint Agreement, the Employer  may terminate the contract with a Rider who has neo-professional status on 31  December of the first year of this contract, if the UCI WorldTeam is unable to  continue its activity during the following season. In that case, the Employer must  give at least three months advance notice.  Should the Employer nevertheless be able to continue his activity after  exercising the right of termination referred to above, he shall offer a contract for  a period of one year to the Rider, on the same conditions as in the previous  contract which he terminated before its normal expiry date.  3.  Either party shall be entitled to terminate the present contract, without notice or  liability, should the Rider be rendered permanently unable to exercise the  occupation of professional cyclist.  Serious misconduct is considered to include refusal to ride cycle races, despite  being repeatedly called on to do so by the Employer.  If need be, the Rider shall have to prove that he was in no state to compete in  a race.  ARTICLE 9 - Defeasance  ARTICLE 10 - Arbitration  Any clause agreed upon between the Parties that runs counter to the terms of the model  contract between a rider and a UCI WorldTeam, to the joint agreement mentioned in  article 2.15.111, and/or to the provisions of the UCI constitution or regulations and which  would in any way restrict the rights of the Rider shall be null and void.  Any dispute between the Parties arising from the present contract shall be submitted to  arbitration without prejudice to the compulsory jurisdiction of ordinary courts, either in  application of a joint agreement concluded between the CPA and the AIGCP for matters  E170421  ROAD RACES  226  E.  in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the Employer. Serious  misconduct is considered to include a failure to permit the Rider, despite  his repeated requests, to participate in competitions over a continuous  period in excess of 6 weeks or over four discontinuous periods of 7 days  each, during which periods at least 1 one-day race on the international  calendar took place.  Where relevant, the Employer shall be required to prove that the Rider  was not in a condition to take part in a race. 