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APPENDIX A SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE ZONE GROUP EVENTS 1. PARTICIPATION Nations not qualified to compete in the World Group or World Group II and any Nation that did not compete in the previous year, shall play in the Zone Group Events. Zone Group Events shall be split into one, two or three Groups. (a) Americas Zone Group I Teams competing in Zone Group I shall be determined by the results from the previous year's Competition, as determined by the Fed Cup Committee. Zone Group II All other nations in the Americas who enter the competition shall compete in Zone Group II. (b) Europe/Africa Zone Group I Teams competing in Zone Group I shall be determined by the results from the previous year's Competition, as determined by the Fed Cup Committee. Zone Group II Teams competing in Zone Group II shall be determined by the results from the previous year's Competition, as determined by the Fed Cup Committee. Zone Group III All other nations in Europe and Africa who enter the competition shall compete in Zone Group III. Should less than four (4) nations participate in Zone Group III, then these nations will be integrated into Zone Group II. (c) Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Teams competing in Zone Group I shall be determined by the results from the previous year's Competition, as determined by the Fed Cup Committee. Zone Group II All other Nations in Asia and Oceania who enter the Competition shall compete in Zone Group II. 2. FORMAT OF PLAY AND DATES Each Zone Event shall be played over a maximum of seven days at one venue, as determined by the Fed Cup Committee, depending on the number of Nations in the group. The Fed Cup Committee will decide the venue and the dates for the various groups. Each group will be played on a Round Robin and/or Knock-Out format as decided by the Fed Cup Committee. Each Tie 29

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