GENEVA (FIBA) - Following the amendments put forward by the Technical Commission and approved by the FIBA Central Board in May 2008 and April 2010, FIBA has published the Official Basketball Rules 2010 on its website.

These Rules will come into effect as of 1st October 2010, after this summer’s FIBA World Championship for Men and Women.

The principal changes concern the court markings and the twenty-four second rule and are described in detail in Article 2. Court and Article 29. Twenty-four seconds, respectively.

Together with Official Basketball Rule Book for 2010, FIBA has also published the remaining four integral parts of the 2010 Rules, namely regulations on Basketball Equipment, the Referee's Manual for Two-Person Officiating, the Referee's Manual for Three-Person Officiating and rules governing Official Interpretations.

Additionally, the New Court Markings for 2010 are also available on fiba.com

While these Rules and Regulations have been approved by the FIBA Central Board, they are subject to editorial finalisation by 30th June 2010.

Please note that until and during this summer’s FIBA World Championship, all FIBA sanctioned competitions will be played under the Official Basketball Rules 2008 edition.

For the full list of FIBA regulations, click here.