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9 (d) (d) (d) (d) Any Class B Member or Class C Member who fails for two successive years to pay its subscriptions may either (i) be suspended (by a resolution of the Council passed with at least a two-thirds majority) or (ii) be expelled (by a resolution of the Council passed with at least a two-thirds majority) from the Company and its shares forfeited to the Company. The Board of Directors shall determine whether the sanction in the resolution to be put to the Council should be suspension or expulsion. Any proposed suspension or expulsion shall be upon notice as specified in Article 4(e) below. (e (e (e (e) )) ) When, in the opinion of the ITF, the autonomy of a Member is being, or is, compromised the ITF Board is entitled to take any appropriate decisions in order to protect the interests of tennis in the Member country. These measures could include provisional suspension from Membership. At the next AGM, the Council shall have the power to confirm, revoke or modify the sanction imposed by the Board. (f (f (f (f) )) ) When a Member is not fulfilling its financial obligations to the ITF, the ITF Board is entitled to take any appropriate decisions to sanction the Member. These measures could include provisional suspension from Membership. At the next AGM, the Council shall have the power to confirm, revoke or modify the sanction imposed by the board. (g (g (g (g) )) ) Notice of any proposed suspension (including any resulting from a provisional suspension imposed under Article 4(e) or 4(f)) or termination of Membership, expulsion or re-admittance to Membership, with the exception of the lifting of a suspension under Article 5(f), shall appear on the agenda of the General Meeting at which it is to be moved. (h (h (h (h) )) ) Any Member who is suspended shall not be entitled to submit resolutions to, attend or vote at any General Meeting of the Company and shall not participate in the Official Team Competitions of the Company. 5. 5. 5. 5. RE RE RE RE- -- -ADMITTANCE TO MEMBERSHIP ADMITTANCE TO MEMBERSHIP ADMITTANCE TO MEMBERSHIP ADMITTANCE TO MEMBERSHIP (a) (a) (a) (a) Any former Class B Member which has applied for re-admittance to Membership may, when it has fulfilled the requirements set out below, be re-admitted as a Class B or a Class C Member at the discretion of the Council if a Resolution of the Council to that effect is carried by a two-thirds majority. (b) (b) (b) (b) The provisions of Article 3 dealing with new applications for Membership shall apply to any application for re-admission. (c) (c) (c) (c) Unless waived in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of this Article, it shall be a condition precedent to any such re-admission to Membership that the Association concerned shall make the following payments: (i) (i) (i) (i) Any subscription arrears up to the date when the relevant Association ceased to be a Member; (ii) (ii) (ii) (ii) The subscription for the year of re-admission; (iii) (iii) (iii) (iii) Only in the case of a Member expelled pursuant to Article 4(d), a penalty in the amount equal to one year's subscription;

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