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III. PENALTIES AND ARBITRATION 11. DECISIONS The Fed Cup Committee shall make all decisions and interpretations concerning these Rules and Regulations including but not limited to any or all of the penalties set forth below. 12. WITHDRAWAL OF A NATION If, after the Draw has been made, any Nation withdraws from the Competition, that Nation shall not be eligible to take part in the Competition in the following year, unless otherwise decided by the Fed Cup Committee and/or Board of Directors. In addition Nations shall be subject to fines as decided by the Fed Cup Committee and/or Board of Directors. 13. FAILURE TO SEND A TEAM If any Nation after ITF has approved the arrangements made for playing a Tie shall fail to send a team to compete in such Tie, the Nation so defaulting shall be liable for all reasonable expenses including general travelling expenses incurred by ITF, and/or the other Nation or Nations concerned in the Tie up to the date when notice of default shall be received by the ITF. In addition to the penalty imposed in Regulation 12 above, the defaulting Nations shall not be eligible for future Competitions until any sum payable shall have been paid in full. Any claim for expenses under this paragraph shall be made within two months of the date fixed for the conclusion of the Tie. The defaulting Nation shall be allowed one month from the date of notification of the claims to pay all sums. 14. FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS Any competing Nation which fails to conform to these Rules and Regulations may be disqualified by the Fed Cup Committee in respect of the Competition for the year wherein such failure shall occur, and/or shall be liable to have its entry refused for future Competitions until assurances of compliance with the Regulations are given, and subject to any further penalties set out in these Regulations. For violations which, in the opinion of the Fed Cup Committee, do not justify disqualification, that Committee may decide that a fine be imposed. It may also decide that such Nation forfeit Choice of Ground on the first occasion to which it is entitled to choice in the following Competition. 15. FAILURE TO CARRY OUT SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENTS Any failure by a Nation to carry out the sponsorship requirements contained in section xi (sponsorship and ownership of rights) without the consent of the ITF may: (i) render that Nation liable to a fine and/or; (ii) make that Nation ineligible to take part in the allocation of Nations' payments and/or; 6

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