such noc an opportunity to be heard before any such decision is taken the letter said while reproducing one of the articles of olympic charter the letter also said that eligibility conditions for recognition of an noc are determined exclusively by the ioc and not by government authorities as provided in the olympic charterit is well understood an noc shall be administratively registered in its country according to laws and regulations in force in its country but this administrative step must not go against the fundamental principle mentioned above that the recognition of an noc in a country is primarily derived from the iocthe noc and the nsfs shall not be treated as public authorities which they are not these organisations must enjoy the status of private entities which are legally independent it is true these national sports organisations may somehow perform public functions and benefit wholly or partly from government public funding in which case they shall logically be accountable to the government for those specific functions or funds they may receivefor transparency reasons it is recommended that they share all necessary information activities and financial reports etc with the government and other partners in a constructive manner however this is not an obligation and this cannot be imposed by lawin the same approach the noc and the nsfs may decide at their discretion to invite observers from government at their meetings however the government cannot impose the presence of such observers if they are not freely invited