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50 APPENDIX D APPENDIX D APPENDIX D APPENDIX D CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOAR CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOAR CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOAR CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ATHLETE D OF DIRECTORS AS AN ATHLETE D OF DIRECTORS AS AN ATHLETE D OF DIRECTORS AS AN ATHLETE THE INFORMATION BELOW IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES AS TO THE CRITERIA USED IN EVALUATING APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ATHLETE. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ATHLETE AN INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AS A TENNIS PLAYING PROFESSIONAL WITHIN 16 YEARS OF THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. APPENDIX APPENDIX APPENDIX APPENDIX E EE E GUIDELINES FOR APPEALS GUIDELINES FOR APPEALS GUIDELINES FOR APPEALS GUIDELINES FOR APPEALS The information below is intended to provide guidelines for appeals in respect to ITF competitions and decisions of ITF Committees. 1. 1. 1. 1. What can be appealed and to whom? What can be appealed and to whom? What can be appealed and to whom? What can be appealed and to whom? a) Appeals against decisions by executives acting in connection with the regulations governing all ITF competitions will be heard by the committee responsible for the competition. b) Appeals by Member Nations against the decision, appeal ruling or interpretation of THE committees responsible for the Davis Cup or Fed Cup, shall be referred to the Board of Directors, whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties. c) THERE SHALL BE NO APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DECISIONS, OR RULINGS, OF ANY OTHER ITF COMMITTEE. THE DECISIONS OF ALL SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING. 2. 2. 2. 2. Who hears appeals? Who hears appeals? Who hears appeals? Who hears appeals? a) Appeals will be heard by eligible members of the Committee responsible for that competition. Appeals to the Board of Directors will be heard by eligible members of the Board. b) Eligible members are those who are completely independent of the party or parties involved in the appeal. Members cannot participate if they have, or could be perceived as having, a direct or indirect interest in the outcome. They also cannot participate if they are nationals of any of the countries involved, or come from or represent the same country as the Appellant or Appellants, or if they are commercially involved with the Appellant. c) Ineligible members shall not participate in the appeal proceedings. Furthermore, ineligible members will not be permitted to be present or take part in the deliberations involving the issues for which they have been declared ineligible.

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