The updated Orange Book is effective from August 1st 2011. Click here for a fully updated version.

A small number of changes is made from August 1st each year. For 2011 there are no amendments to Permitted Agreements (Section 11).

The revised code of bridge laws - The Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2007 took effect in England on August 1st 2008. Click here for the 2007 English edition.

The Tangerine Book is a simplified version of the Orange Book that can downloaded as a PDF by clicking the link below:

Submitting a method

Additions and amendments to permitted methods normally take effect from August 1st and any applications to change anything need to be received by the L&E Secretary by the end of February.

If you wish to apply for approval of any agreement not currently permitted you should send it either typed on A4 paper or Email to:

Secretary to the Laws and Ethics Committee,

EBU

Broadfields

Aylesbury

Bucks

HP19 8AZ

Email to john@ebu.co.uk.

You should include a logical defence to any agreement and indicate how it is to be shown on the convention card. The Committee tend to look more favourably on applications that are not especially difficult to defend against.

Please be aware that the Orange Book is a big file and will take some time to download. It is probably best if you right-mouse-click on the link and save it to your own computer then open it from there.

• Click here to download the Easy Guide Card
• Click here to download EBU Convention Cards

John Pain
Secretary to the Laws & Ethics Committee