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APPENDIX B FED CUP CODE OF CONDUCT ARTICLE 1: GENERAL 1. PURPOSE The ITF promulgates this Fed Cup Code of Conduct (Code) in order to maintain fair and reasonable standards of conduct by players and Captains in the Fed Cup Competition. The public is entitled to see the game of tennis played according to uniform rules at its highest professional standards and players who adhere to these standards should not suffer on account of a player or other team member who acts irresponsibly before the tennis public and the game. 2. APPLICABILITY (a) This Code shall apply in all matches of the Fed Cup Competition, including the Zone Group Events. (b) All teams including players, Captains and coaches shall at all times be subject to this Code and the Official Rules of Tennis. Each team member who is nominated to participate in the Competition shall accept that this Code, the Regulations and the Official Rules of Tennis, then in effect, are binding on her or him. 3. UNITED STATES DOLLARS All monetary fines set forth in the Code are in US Dollars. ARTICLE II: PLAYER ON-SITE OFFENCES 1. GENERAL Each player, Captain, team member/extra players, coach, trainer or officials attached to either the Home Nation or Visiting Nation shall, during all matches and at all times while within the precincts of the site of a Fed Cup Event, conduct him/herself in a professional manner. The provisions hereinafter set forth shall apply to each player's conduct while within the precincts of each such site. 2. PUNCTUALITY Matches shall be called in accordance with the order of play. Players shall be ready to play when their matches are called. For the purposes of this punctuality rule, the official clock in Fed Cup Events shall be the Referee's timepiece. (a) Any player not ready to play within ten (10) minutes after her match is called may be fined up to $500. 34

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