P-yellow cards and P-red Cards are awarded to both fencers simultaneously, starting with a P- Yellow card, followed by a P-Red card. The P-Black card is awarded as described in 1c) below.

a) When, for the first time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the Referee sanctions both fencers with a P-yellow card.

b) When, for the second time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, the Referee sanctions both fencers with a P-red card.

c) When, for the third time, there is one minute of unwillingness to fight, a P-black card is awarded as follows:

If the scores of the two fencers are equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower initial seeding in the competition, with a P-Black card. The fencer with the higher initial seeding in the competition wins the bout.

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.