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ARTICLE IV: PLAYER MAJOR OFFENCES 1. AGGRAVATED BEHAVIOUR No player or Related Person at any Fed Cup Tie shall engage in "Aggravated Behaviour" which is defined as follows: i). One or more incidents of behaviour designated in this Code as constituting "Aggravated Behaviour". ii). One incident of behaviour that is flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the Fed Cup, or is singularly egregious. iii). A series of two (2) or more violations of this Code within a twelve (12) month period which singularly do not constitute "Aggravated Behaviour", but when viewed together establish a pattern of conduct that is collectively egregious and is detrimental or injurious to the Fed Cup. iv) A violation of Regulation 7 whereby Fed Cup results of a player are disqualified as a consequence of a doping offence at the Fed Cup or at any other event or elsewhere. Violation of these Sections 1-3 by a player, directly or indirectly through a Related Person or others shall subject a player to a fine up to $250,000 or the amount of prize money won at the Fed Cup Tie, whichever is greater, and a maximum penalty of permanent suspension from play in all Fed Cup Ties and/or the Fed Cup Competition. Violation of these sections 1-3 shall subject a Related Person to a maximum penalty of permanent revocation of accreditation and denial of access to all Fed Cup Ties and or the Fed Cup Competition. Violation of Section 4 shall subject a player to a fine measured by the percentage of the prize money component of the payment to Nations of the Tie equal to the percentage of her participation in the Tie, the percentage being 20% per singles match and 10% per doubles match. 2. CONDUCT CONTRARY TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME No player or Related Person shall engage in conduct contrary to the integrity of the game of tennis. If a player is convicted of the violation of a criminal law of any country, the punishment for which includes possible imprisonment for more than one year, she may be deemed by virtue of such conviction to have engaged in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Game of Tennis. In addition, if a player has at any time behaved in a manner severely damaging to the reputation of the Sport, she may be deemed by virtue of such behaviour to have engaged in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Game of Tennis and be in violation of this Section. Violation of this Section by a player, directly or indirectly through a Related Person or others shall subject a player to a fine up to $250,000 and/or to a 62

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