These IBA Technical and Competition Rules apply to all IBA Competitions and are the only IBA Technical and Competition Rules worldwide that IBA National Federations and members of the IBA boxing community must follow and respect in all of their boxing Competitions in accordance with the Competition level. No National Federation may develop its own Technical and Competition Rules that are contradictory to these rules. However, National Federations, for National Competitions, may alter these rules to reflect National laws or regulations, as long as, the alteration does not diminish the rules, especially with regards to medical and safety requirements.