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This type of equipment (blinders) was used to prevent
dogs from causing disturbances.

As of January 1, 1975, the following countries were members of the UICL: Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden,
Switzerland, Spain, and Hungary. The connection with the FCI existed since 1963 in the
form of the Commission de Lévriers (CdL).

In the fall of 1989, the FCI made a decision that would have far-reaching consequences:
from then on, international racing would be organized by and on behalf of the FCI. This
was despite the fact that the UICL had been in existence for 66 years and had been
organizing international races to great satisfaction and with knowledge and experience.

In 1990, it became clear that the FCI was serious, despite the lack of experts and
justification for the decision! The national kennel clubs had to take over responsibility for
national racing, while the FCI became responsible for international rules and
competitions. For many countries, this meant a completely different organization of the
sport with sighthounds.

In the early 1990’s, the CdL's tasks consisted of advising the FCI on breeding and
standard issues relating to sighthounds. The CdL could not take binding decisions. It was
also tasked with writing racing and coursing regulations. It was also decided to organize
an annual FCI European and FCI World Championship.

On September 7, 1991, the last UICL racing competition took place in Awans, Belgium,

with no Sloughis participating. In the same year, the first FCI World Championship took
place in Hildesheim, Germany, on June 23, and the first FCI European Championship took
place in Oude Pekela, the Netherlands, on September 8. Sloughis were registered for
both championships.

This marked the end of almost 70 years of the UICL.