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30 27. 27. 27. 27. COMPETITIONS COMPETITIONS COMPETITIONS COMPETITIONS (a) (a) (a) (a) The title "World Championships" in connection with tennis, shall not be instituted or revived at any time without the unanimous consent of a General Meeting of the Council. (b) (b) (b) (b) The Davis Cup Competition and the Fed Cup Competition shall be open only to Class B Members of the ITF. In the case of all other team competitions, entries may be accepted from Class B and Class C Members. Only players who are eligible to represent a country in accordance with the regulations adopted may be nominated members of the team of that country. (c) (c) (c) (c) The duties of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Committees shall be as set out in the Regulations for the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Competitions, which can only be amended by the Council (d) (d) (d) (d) The Regulations of the Davis Cup Competition and the Fed Cup Competition, may be altered from time to time by the Board of Directors if due notice of the principles embodying such alteration shall have been given in accordance with Article 17 and such principles or ones having the like effect shall be carried by a two-thirds majority Resolution of the Council, unless otherwise stated in the Regulations in question, of the votes recorded in respect of the same (See also Appendix A). Any alterations so made shall take effect from the next following competition, unless the Meeting shall by the like majority decide otherwise. (e) (e) (e) (e) The Regulations of the Davis Cup Competition and the Fed Cup Competition may be altered by the Board of Directors if the matter is deemed to be urgent. In such event the Council shall vote to ratify or reject the Board's alteration. Such vote shall be conducted by email, fax or post, the ballots to be sent within 15 days of the Board's vote and returned within 30 days of the Board's vote. Any unreturned ballot shall be deemed a vote to ratify the Board's alteration. 28. 28. 28. 28. RULES OF TENNIS RULES OF TENNIS RULES OF TENNIS RULES OF TENNIS The official and decisive text of the Rules of Tennis shall be for ever in the English language and no alteration or interpretation of such Rules shall be made except at an Annual General Meeting of the Council, nor unless notice of the Resolution embodying such alterations shall have been received by the ITF in accordance with Article 17 and such Resolution or one having the like effect shall be carried by a majority of two- thirds of the votes recorded in respect of the same. Any alteration so made shall take effect as from the first day of January following, unless the Meeting shall by the like majority decide otherwise. The Board of Directors shall have power, however, to settle all urgent questions of interpretation subject to confirmation at the General Meeting next following. This Article shall not be altered at any time without the unanimous consent of a General Meeting of the Council.

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