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6 (c) The Davis Cup Committee shall submit regular reports to the Board of Directors. 10. THE DAVIS CUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (a) The Executive Director shall carry out the decisions of the Board of Directors and the Davis Cup Committee and co-ordinate the arrangements for the Competition. (b) For the purposes of correspondence and the issue of notices required by these Regulations, the Executive Director shall be the representative of the Board of Directors. III. PENALTIES AND ARBITRATION 11. DECISIONS The Davis Cup Committee shall make all decisions and interpretations concerning these Rules and Regulations including but not limited to any or all of the penalties set forth below. 12. WITHDRAWAL OF A NATION If, after the draw has been made, any Nation withdraws from the Competition, that Nation shall not be eligible to take part in the Competition in the following year, unless otherwise decided by the Davis Cup Committee. In addition Nations shall be subject to fines as decided by the Davis Cup Committee. 13. FAILURE TO SEND A TEAM If any Nation after ITF has approved the arrangements made for playing a Tie shall fail to send a team to compete in such Tie, the Nation so defaulting shall be liable for all reasonable expenses including General Travelling Expenses incurred by the ITF, and/or the other Nation or Nations concerned in the Tie up to the date when notice of default shall be received by the ITF. In addition to the penalty imposed in Regulation 12 above, the defaulting Nation shall not be eligible for future Competitions until any sum payable shall have been paid in full. Any claim for expenses under this paragraph must be made within two months of the date fixed for the conclusion of the Tie. The defaulting Nation shall be allowed one month from the date of notification of the claims to pay all sums. 14. FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS Any competing Nation which fails to conform to these Rules and Regulations may be disqualified by the Davis Cup Committee in respect of the Competition for the year wherein such failure shall occur, and/or shall be liable to have its entry refused for future Competitions until assurances of compliance with the Regulations are given, and subject to any further penalties set out in these Regulations.

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