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8 binding on all parties. Any appeal must be in writing and must be received by the ITF Executive not later than one month after the decision of the Davis Cup Committee has been received by the appellant. The Board of Directors shall conduct any appeal in whatever manner they deem to be appropriate. Any difference or dispute arising from matters that under the foregoing Regulations are to be determined by mutual agreement shall, in the event of failure thus to agree, be referred for arbitration to the Davis Cup Committee. IV. DIVISION OF COMPETITION 18. THE WORLD GROUP (a) Participation The leading 16 Nations shall participate in the World Group. They shall be selected as follows: The eight Nations who won their first round Tie in the previous year's World Group and the eight winners of the previous year's World Group Play-off Ties. (b)Seeds (i) Eight Nations shall be seeded. Seeds 1 and 2 shall be the Finalists of the year immediately prior to the year for which the seeds are being selected and seeds 3-8 shall be in accordance with the most recent Davis Cup Nations Ranking. (ii) Seeds shall be placed or drawn, as follows: Seeds 1 and 2 shall be placed in positions 1 and 16 respectively. Seeds 3 and 4 shall be drawn first into position 5 and then position 12. Seeds 5 and 6 shall be drawn first into position 7 and then position 10. Seeds 7 and 8 shall be drawn first into position 3 and then position 14. (c) If two Nations have met each other in two successive years in the first round, in the third year they will be drawn in different halves of the draw. 19. THE WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFF (a) Participation There will be World Group Play-off Ties comprised of the losing Nations from the first round in the World Group and the Nations promoted from the Groups I of the Americas Zone, the Asia/Oceania Zone and the Europe/Africa Zone. (b) Draw and seeds A Draw will be made by the Davis Cup Committee no later than one week after the completion of the Zonal Groups l. Eight Nations shall be seeded. Their selection shall be made by the Davis Cup Committee in accordance with most recent Davis Cup Nations Ranking. Seeds shall be placed as follows: Seed 1 on line 1; seed 2 on line 3; seed 3 on line 5; seed 4 on line 7; seed 5 on line 9; seed 6 on line 11; seed 7 on line 13; seed 8 on line 15 (c) If two Nations have met each other in two successive years in the World Group Play-off Ties, in the third year they will be drawn in different sections of the draw.