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7 (c (c (c (c) )) ) Applications for Class C Membership from new applicants, and applications for Class B Membership from Class C Members, shall be considered at an Annual General Meeting of the Company. Each application for Membership, to be successful, must receive at least a two-thirds majority Resolution of the Council recorded at the Annual General Meeting in respect of the application. (d (d (d (d) )) ) When an application is received for Class B Membership, the Board of Directors may appoint a representative to visit the relevant country to discuss the implications of Class B Membership; to advise on all relevant aspects of the game of Tennis and the activities of the Company, and to study the standard of tennis play within the country. The representative shall submit a report of his visit to the Board of Directors. The costs of and incidental to the visit shall be borne by the applicant for Class B Membership. (e (e (e (e) )) ) A tennis association of a commonwealth, protectorate, colony or special area may be accepted for Class B Membership if: (i) (i) (i) (i) It has an Olympic Committee recognised by the International Olympic Committee; and (ii) (ii) (ii) (ii) It meets the requirements of Article 2(B)(a)(i); and (iii) (iii) (iii) (iii) It has the written consent of its parent-nation's Association; and (iv) (iv) (iv) (iv) It is completely independent and self-supporting. (f (f (f (f) )) ) National Tennis Associations admitted to Class B Membership at any time after the allotment of Class B Shares to the current Full Members shall be allotted such number of Class B Shares as shall be determined by Resolutions of the Council in accordance with Article 3(c). (g (g (g (g) )) ) Each new application for Class C Membership shall include full details of the development of the game of tennis in the applicant's country and shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the applicant's Constitution and a sum equivalent to the current subscription payable by a Class C Member. If the application is approved at an Annual General Meeting, such payment will be applied towards the subscription amount due from the applicant; if the application is not approved, the subscription fee shall be returned to the applicant. (h (h (h (h) )) ) The Board of Directors, on receiving a new application for Class C Membership, shall appoint a representative to visit the applicant's country and the representative shall submit a report of his visit to the Board of Directors. The costs of and incidental to the visit shall be borne by the Company. (i (i (i (i) )) ) Initial applications by Class C Members for Class B Membership shall be considered at an Annual General Meeting only if the applicant has been a Member for at least three years and the application was received on or before the previous Annual General Meeting. Applications from Class C Members who have previously been Class B Members do not have to wait a further three years and shall be considered at the Annual General Meeting immediately following a valid application.

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