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iv) A National Association may appeal to the Board of Directors to nominate a player who is not eligible under the above Rules and the Board of Directors may agree the application if the full circumstances warrant an exception being made. v) The Fed Cup Committee has the right to ask a National Association to produce evidence to show how a player is qualified to represent that country. Note: A player, who represented a country under the Regulations in force in 1994 or prior thereto, shall continue to be eligible to represent that country even if she is no longer qualified to do so under the amended terms of this Regulation. 32. ELIGIBILITY OF THE CAPTAIN The Captain shall qualify as defined in Regulation 31. VIII. TEAM NOMINATIONS AND CONDUCT OF TIES 33. TEAM NOMINATIONS (a) Each competing Nation must, no less than ten (10) days before the date fixed for the commencement of the Tie, submit its nominated team in order of merit to the Fed Cup Executive Director without specifying which players shall play in singles and doubles: i) a team of a minimum of three (3) players plus a playing or nonplaying Captain, or ii) a team of a maximum of four (4) players plus a non-playing Captain Two (2) of the nominated players may be changed up to one (1) hour before the Draw. Any of the above nominations may be changed up to ten (10) days prior to the Tie. Only players nominated in accordance with the above shall be selected to play in the singles and doubles contests of that Tie. In addition, the nomination of a non-playing Captain may be changed at any time before the commencement of the Tie. Different players and/or Captain may be nominated by a Nation for each Tie. If the Captain is unable to fulfil his/her duties on court, he/she may be replaced only by one of the nominated players who shall be allowed to sit on the court. The Draw must take place on the day preceding the Tie and no less than 24 hours before the commencement of play, unless otherwise agreed by the ITF. Notification must be given to the Referee and to the opposing Captain. (b) Before the commencement of the Draw for the Tie each Captain must give to the Referee the names of the two (2) singles players in order of 14

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