The new rule regarding “unwillingness to fight” will be used starting at Canada Cup #1 in Montreal for direct elimination matches only. 

a) When, for the first time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the Referee sanctions both fencers with a P-red card.
b) When, for the second time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, a P-black card is awarded as follows:
i) If the scores of the two fencers are equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower initial seeding as per the « PRELIMINARY SEEDING FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIONS » document posted to the CFF website, with a P-Black card. The fencer with the higher initial seeding in the competition wins the bout.
ii) If the scores of the two fencers are not equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower score with a P-Black card. The fencer with the higher score wins the bout.