Federation Internationale Feline (FIFe)

Scale of Points   Points
Total   100
Head general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, placement and shape of the ears 15
Eyes shape and colour 10
Body shape, size, bone structure, height of the legs, shape of the paws, shape and length of tail 20
  body colour 25
Coat ticking 15
  texture 10
Condition   5


Category III ABY Abyssinian Standard
Head Shape Wedge shaped, of medium proportions, wide at the top; the contours are soft and graceful.
Nose

Medium long

in profile the head shows a soft curve, with neither a stop nor a straight nose.
Chin Firm and well developed.
Muzzle Not sharply pointed
a shallow indentation forming the muzzle is desirable, but a pinch is a fault.
Ears Shape Relatively large, broad at the base; slightly rounded at the tips with a thumb print and tufts of hair at the tips are desirable.
Placement Set well apart and pricked.
Eyes Shape Large, almond in shape and set well apart.
Colour Brilliant and expressive; amber, green or yellow; pure, clear and intense colour; outlined with the colour of the ticking.
Neck   Graceful.
Tail   Fairly long and tapering; broad at the base.
Body Structure Medium built, medium long; firm, lithe and muscular, having a firm feeling.
Coat Structure Short, fine and close, lying flat.
Colour 2 or 3 bands of colour on each hair with dark tips for preference. For colour varieties refer to the following tables.
Remarks   White is tolerated on the chin and the nostrils.
Head
  • too deep stop
  • too much marking on the face
Ears
  • small or pointed ears
Eyes
  • round eyes
  • unclear eye colour
  • absence of outline around eyes
Faults Body
  • cobby appearance
Tail
  • rings on tail
Coat
  • ghost markings or other tabby markings on the body and legs
Head
  • Siamese type
  • round head
Legs
  • bars on all four legs
Faults precluding the certificate Tail
  • whip tail
Coat
  • grey or too dark or too light undercoat
  • too little or lack of ticking in parts of coat where desired
  • unbroken necklaces
  • markings on belly and chest
  • white locket
  • white extending onto the chest

Recognized Colour Varieties
  Body colour: as described in the General Part, with darker ticking according to the corresponding colour varieties.
Ground colour: as described in the General Part.
Underside of the body, chest and innersides of the legs uniformly coloured with the ground colour, harmonizing with the upper parts of the body, without any ticking, bars, necklaces or markings on stomach or belly.
Darker shading along the spine.
Coat colour White or off-white is only permitted above the lips, beside the nostrils and down the chin as long as it does not extend to the chest.
The tips of the ears are in the same colour as the ticking.
The back of the hind feet is dark, hairtufts between the toes are in the same colour as The ticking.
The colour of the tail is an extension of the darker shading along the spine and ends in a solid dark tip, coloured with the colour of the ticking, without any rings.
Remarks all remarks and faults described in the General Part also apply
Colour EMS Code *Remarks
Ruddy/Blue/Sorrel/Beige-fawn ABY n/a/o/p  
Ruddy/Blue/Sorrel/Beige-fawn silver ABY n/a/o/p s A

*Remarks
Eye colour A ground colour should be without brown or yellow tinge or patches
Ruddy n body colour: warm ruddy brown/red brown with black ticking
ground colour: deep apricot/orange
Blue a body colour: warm blue-grey with dark steel blue-grey ticking
ground colour: pale fawn/cream
Sorrel o body colour: bright warm copper red with chocolate-brown ticking
ground colour: deep apricot
Beige-fawn p body colour: dull beige with deep warm cream ticking
ground colour: pale cream
Black silver ns body colour: pure silver-white with black ticking
ground colour: pure silver-white
Blue silver as body colour: pure silver-white with dark steel blue-grey ticking
ground colour: pure silver-white
Sorrel silver os body colour: pure silver-white with red-brown ticking
ground colour: pure silver-white
Beige fawn silver ps body colour: pure silver-white with deep warm cream ticking
ground colour: pure silver-white
Remarks A ground colour should be without brown or yellow tinge or patches


Association info
The federation grew considerably over the years. With the acceptance of the Brazilian Clube Brasileiro do Gato in 1972, the FIFE had expanded beyond Europe and thus had to change its name, which it did at the following year's General Assembly, becoming the Federation Internationale Feline (FIFe).

Each of the national members of FIFe retains its own identity, with the FIFe guaranteeing their complete uniformity with cat registrations, shows, judges and judge training.

The accent within FIFe is on healthy and happy cats which is reflected in its rules with their emphasis on health and welfare.
Link: http://www.fifeweb.org/