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139 Code of Conduct ARTICLE VII: MEDICAL CONTROL – ANTI-DOPING POLICY Any Player, Player Support Personnel or other Person who enters or participates in the ITF Pro Circuit shall be bound by and shall comply with all of the provisions of the ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2015. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2015 is set out in full on the ITF website (www.itftennis.com/antidoping) and in a separate rulebook that is published and distributed by the ITF to all National Associations. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme 2015 is also available upon application. ARTICLE VIII: TOURNAMENT OFFENCES A. APPLICABILITY This Article shall apply to each ITF Pro Circuit Tournament. B. GUARANTEES The owner(s), operator(s), sponsor(s) or agent(s) of an ITF Pro Circuit Tournament shall not offer, give or pay money or anything of value, nor shall such a tournament permit any other person or entity to offer, give or pay money or anything of value to a player, directly or indirectly, to influence or guarantee a player's appearance at a tournament other than prize money and permitted amateur expenses, unless authorised to do so by the Committee. Violation of this Section shall subject the tournament to a fine up to $5,000 plus the amount or value of any such payment, disqualification and loss of sanction, and/ or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid to the ITF. In the event the ITF Executive Director believes that a tournament may be violating this Section, then upon demand the tournament must furnish or cause to be furnished to the ITF Executive Director or his agent access to and copies of all records to which it has access relating in any way to such alleged guarantee, or, in the absence of such records, an affidavit setting forth the facts in detail with respect to any transaction under question by the ITF Executive Director. C. WILD CARDS No ITF Pro Circuit Tournament, directly or indirectly, shall offer, give, solicit, receive or accept, or agree to offer, give, solicit, receive or accept anything of value in exchange for a Wild Card. Violation of this section shall subject the tournament to a fine of up to $5,000 and/or forfeiture of all sums, if any, previously paid to the ITF. In such a situation, the tournament will also receive a fine of up to $5,000 and possible withdrawal of its sanction.

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