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12 (b) Seeds Eight Nations shall be seeded. The seeds shall be drawn and placed 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. The selection of seeds shall be made by the Davis Cup Committee in accordance with the most recent Davis Cup Nations Ranking. (c) Draw If two Nations have been drawn to meet each other in two successive years in the First Round, in the third year they shall be drawn in different halves of the draw. If there are two or more nations from the continent of Africa in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II, these nations shall be evenly placed in different halves/sections of the draw. (d) Promotion The two winners in the third round shall be promoted and play in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in the following year. (e) Relegation There shall be four Play-off Ties for the eight First Round losers in the Group, the Nations playing each other in the order of the original draw. The four losers of these Play-off Ties shall be relegated to the Zonal Group III of their respective Zone (see Appendix A). 25. ZONAL COMPETITIONS GROUP III AND GROUP IV Nations not qualified to compete in the World Group nor in the Zonal Competitions Group I or II shall play in the Zonal Competition Group III and Group IV of their Zone in accordance with the Special Regulations set out in Appendix A. V. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMPETITION 26. THE DRAW (a) The draw for the World Group and Zonal Competitions Groups I and II, at which each challenging Nation may be represented, shall be made by the Davis Cup Committee, not later than the second week of October. Choice of Ground for all these Ties shall be determined at the same time (see Regulation 28). (b) The complete draw shall be sent within seven days to all Nations included in that draw. 27. DATES FOR ROUNDS (a) All Ties will be played during the calendar year of the Competition. The Davis Cup Committee shall decide dates for all Ties.