Meydan Nations Cup Series- Indecision over which team to be relegated

The FEI has still to make a decision on who gets eliminated from the Meydan Series after the final round in Dublin last weekend. Italy, who finish bottom of the series, are definitely relegated to the Promotional League for 2010 but Great Britain and Belgium are tied for second last place. With two teams to be demoted in total the FEI has stated that clarity is required in the interpretation of the rules. 

Here is one clause in the complete rules-make up your own mind. The season's results are below.

10. Team classification at the end of the Top League season 

The points obtained by each team in each of the eight Top League 

competitions are added together to establish the overall Top League 

classification at the end of each season. 

In case of equality of points for any place on the overall Top League 

classification, teams are separated by giving preference to the team with the 

greater number of first place classifications; in case there is still a tie the 

number of second place classifications will count and if necessary the number 

of third place classifications and so on if the necessity arises.