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70 of the Executive Director shall stand unless modified or reversed as above provided. D. PAYMENT OF FINES All fines levied by the Executive Director for Player Major Offences shall be deducted from the prize money earned by the player's National Association. E. APPEAL Any player determined to be guilty of a Player Major Offence by the Executive Director and providing such determination is not reversed by the Davis Cup Committee as above provided, after all the fines are paid, may appeal to the Board of Directors for review of such determination. The appeal shall be in writing and must be filed with the Executive Director within ten (10) days after receiving notice of the Executive Director's determination or any modification thereof by the Davis Cup Committee. The Executive Director shall thereafter promptly forward said appeal to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate a time and place within twenty (20) days for hearing of such appeal and shall so notify the player and the Executive Director. At such hearing the player and the Executive Director shall present to the Board of Directors the relevant evidence on the matter. The Board of Directors may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the Executive Director and the Davis Cup Committee on appeal. If the appeal is decided against the player, then the Committee shall tax the reasonable costs of the appeal against the player, which costs shall include, but not be limited to, the reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by all witnesses and members of the Board of Directors with respect thereto, if the same is not at regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE V: WELFARE POLICY Each team member of each Nation that enters and/or participates in the Competition, and any Player Support Team Member of each team member and each Nation that enters and/or participates in the Competition shall be bound by and shall comply with the provisions of the Welfare Policy set out in Appendix I. ARTICLE VI: MISCONDUCT A. For the purposes of this article, "covered persons" shall have the same meaning as set out in the welfare policy in Appendix I. B. The ITF is committed to maintaining the highest standards of behaviour and conduct. Any covered person or National Association who engages in or commits any act of misconduct which does not fall within any behaviour or conduct which is specifically prohibited in this code, or is prohibited but such prohibition is limited in its application so that it is not expressed to apply to the applicable covered person or national association, shall be in violation of this section.

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