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In addition to removal, the Captain is subject to the applicable provisions and penalties of the Fed Cup Code of Conduct. (c) The Referee may also make a recommendation to the Fed Cup Committee that a Captain be disqualified from acting in that capacity, or as a player, in subsequent Ties in that year's Competition, or in later Fed Cup Competitions. (d) Prior to or during the course of the Tie, the Referee may, in his discretion call off a match and/or the Tie and award the victory to the Visiting Nation if the Home Nation fails to provide a playable court as per regulation 36. However prior to calling of the Tie, the Referee must obtain the approval of the Executive Director or his designee. All decisions of the Referee are final. 43. LANGUAGE FOR CALLING SCORE The Referee shall decide upon the language to be used by the Chair Umpire in calling the score. X. FINANCE 44. CURRENCY The official currency of this Competition shall be the US dollar. Financial transactions under these Regulations may be conducted in currencies other than the US dollar where agreed in writing between the two parties involved in the transaction, whether that is two Nations or the ITF and a Nation. Such agreement should specify the currency in which the transaction will be conducted and the date on which any conversion to/from any other currency will be calculated. Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties the official currency shall apply and the date of completion of the Tie in question shall be the relevant date for conversion of amounts from any other currency. 45. EXPENSES - OFFICIALS (a) In all World Group and World Group II ties and Play-off rounds, it is the responsibility of the Home Nation to pay the accommodation and subsistence costs of the Referee and Neutral Chair Umpires. (b) In all World Group and World Group II ties and Play-off rounds, it is the responsibility of the Home Nation to pay the fees of the Referee and Neutral Chair Umpires. (c) The ITF shall pay 80 % of the travelling expenses for the Referee and Neutral Chair Umpires. 46. GENERAL TRAVELLING EXPENSES For each Tie that a Nation plays away from home the ITF will pay an amount in respect of general travelling expenses in accordance with a scale agreed by the Board of Directors in consultation with the Fed Cup Committee. The amount will be paid for up to a maximum of five team members based on a return business class airfare when travelling between a nation's capital city and the venue for the World Group and World Group II Tie. If any team 23

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