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17 concerned, which shall be entitled to comment within 15 days of receipt. The initial application must be received by the ITF Executive at least three months prior to the event for which the player wishes to be nominated. The ITF Executive will give a ruling having taken into account all relevant matters. (b) (i) A player who has represented, or has been eligible to represent a nation and such a nation is divided into two or more nations, shall immediately be eligible to represent any one of those nations. (ii) A player who has represented, or has been eligible to represent a nation and such nation is absorbed in whole or in part by another nation, shall immediately be eligible to represent such other nation. (c) A player shall be deemed to have represented a nation if he shall have been nominated, and shall have accepted, the nomination to play in the Olympic Games Tennis Event or in any International Team Competition recognised by the ITF and listed in Bye-Law 2.1(a). (d) A National Association may appeal to the Davis Cup Committee to nominate a player who is not eligible under the above Rules and the Davis Cup committee may agree the application if the full circumstances warrant an exception being made. Such application must be received by the ITF Executive at least six months prior to the event for which the player wishes to be nominated. (e) The Davis Cup Committee has the right to ask a National Association to produce evidence to show how a player is qualified to represent that nation. Note: A player who represented a nation under the Rules in force in 1994 or prior thereto, shall continue to be eligible to represent that nation even if he is no longer qualified to do so under the amended terms of this Regulation. VII. TEAM NOMINATIONS AND CONDUCT OF TIES 36. TEAM NOMINATIONS (a) Each competing Nation must no less than 10 days before the date fixed for the commencement of the Tie, submit its nominated team in order of merit to the Davis Cup Executive Director without specifying which players shall play in singles and doubles: - A team of a minimum of three and a maximum of four which must include the nomination of a playing Captain; or - A team of a minimum of four and a maximum of five which must include the nomination of a non-playing Captain Two of the nominated players may be changed up to one hour before the Draw. Any of the above nominations may be changed up to 10 days before the Tie. Only players nominated in accordance with the above shall be selected to play in the singles and doubles matches of that Tie. In addition, the nomination of a non-playing Captain may be changed at any time before the commencement of the Tie.

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