ITF

20 removal of ITF Approval at ± 1 and ± 2 standard deviations from the mean respectively. Criteria for other sample sizes are calculated accordingly. a. If the number of failures in a single brand in any samples totalling at least 72 results in the accrual of six points towards removal of ITF Approval during a rolling 12-month period, the manufacturer will receive a 'yellow card'. The date of notification of the 'yellow card' (which will be the date of the test in which the sixth point was accrued) will trigger a 12-month notice period (the "Notice Period") to enable the manufacturer to address the cause of the failures. The ITF will endeavour to continue to market-test balls during the Notice Period, and notify the manufacturer of failures/passes in accordance with the above criteria. If, in the 12 months following the end of the Notice Period, the brand in question fails Market Testing, i.e. obtains a second 'yellow card', the manufacturer will receive a 'red card', at which time ITF Approval will be removed with immediate effect. b. Removal of ITF Approval will remain in force for 12 months (the "Removal Period"), from the date of the 'red card'. Manufacturers will be permitted to submit balls for testing for ITF Approval prior to the end of the Removal Period, but any new approval will not begin until the Removal Period has expired. Removal of ITF Approval is at all times at the sole discretion of the ITF. The ITF reserves the right to withdraw ITF Approval from any ball at any time.

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