{"ok":true,"data":{"id":"doc-gov-004","slug":"iceqc-gov-004","documentNumber":"ICEQC-GOV-004","title":"Standards Drafting Rules","shortTitle":"Drafting Rules","documentType":"Controlled rule","family":"GOVERNANCE","status":"PUBLISHED","edition":"2026","versionLabel":"Edition 2026","language":"en","publicationDate":"2026-08-26","effectiveDate":"2026-08-26","summary":"Controls scope, structure, clause drafting, objective testability and separation of requirements from guidance.","contentHash":"sha256-81423df4a87ed2c01ab7edb2d81760c270e9b2855bc1478ce095fc35d7adb16b","ownerBody":"Standards Council","approvalBody":"ICEQC Governing Council","transitionEndDate":null,"changeSummary":"The controlled drafting rules are established for the 2026 edition.","clauses":[{"id":"cl-gov-004-1","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"1","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-1","heading":"Scope","bodyText":"1.1 This document establishes the drafting principles that make ICEQC standards clear, precise, coherent, accessible and suitable for objective conformity assessment.\n\n1.2 It applies to new normative documents and substantive revisions.\n\n1.3 It also applies, so far as relevant, to amendments, controlled interpretations and translations where wording can affect normative meaning.","normativeKind":"SCOPE","obligationLevel":"INFORMATION","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-2","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"2","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-2","heading":"Fitness for purpose","bodyText":"2.1 A normative document shall identify the need it addresses, the object or subject to which it applies and the result expected from its use.\n\n2.2 Its requirements shall be necessary and proportionate to that purpose.\n\n2.3 A standard shall not include promotional claims, unsupported assertions of superiority, requirements unrelated to its scope or provisions whose principal effect is to favour ICEQC, a particular supplier, technology, country or commercial arrangement.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-3","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"3","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-3","heading":"Document structure","bodyText":"3.1 A normative document shall contain, as applicable, a title, status and edition record, scope, normative references, terms and definitions, substantive clauses, applicability provisions, transition information and annexes.\n\n3.2 Normative and informative material shall be visibly distinguishable.\n\n3.3 Headings shall accurately describe the content beneath them, and a requirement shall not depend on an unlabelled introduction, image caption or external webpage for essential meaning.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-4","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"4","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-4","heading":"Scope statements","bodyText":"4.1 The scope shall define what the document covers, the intended certification object or institutional subject, material exclusions and the relationship with other ICEQC documents.\n\n4.2 It shall not contain detailed requirements that are absent from the substantive clauses.\n\n4.3 Where a document applies only under stated conditions, those conditions shall be capable of objective determination and shall not depend solely on an applicant's preferred characterization.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-5","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"5","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-5","heading":"Normative references","bodyText":"5.1 A normative reference shall be indispensable to applying the referring provision and shall be identified sufficiently to determine the applicable text.\n\n5.2 Dated references apply only to the cited edition unless an amendment or transition notice states otherwise.\n\n5.3 Undated references may be used only where automatic use of future changes will not create uncontrolled obligations.\n\n5.4 Informative sources, research foundations and comparable standards shall be identified separately and shall not be presented as if they endorse ICEQC.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-6","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"6","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-6","heading":"Terms and definitions","bodyText":"6.1 A term shall be defined where it has a specialized meaning, where ordinary usage could produce more than one reasonable interpretation, or where consistent meaning is necessary across the certification system.\n\n6.2 A definition shall state the concept rather than a requirement, shall avoid circularity and shall use the same term for the same concept throughout the document family.\n\n6.3 Requirements shall not be hidden inside notes to definitions.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-7","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"7","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-7","heading":"Atomic requirements","bodyText":"7.1 Every normative requirement shall express one principal obligation using one clearly identified subject, one normative verb and one objectively understandable action, state or outcome.\n\n7.2 Compound obligations joined by ambiguous combinations of 'and', 'or' or 'and/or' shall be divided unless the logical relationship is explicit.\n\n7.3 Pronouns shall have an unmistakable antecedent.\n\n7.4 A requirement shall be complete enough to be understood without relying on the drafter's unstated intention.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-8","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"8","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-8","heading":"Conditions, quantifiers and exceptions","bodyText":"8.1 Conditional requirements shall identify both the triggering condition and the obligation that follows.\n\n8.2 Quantifiers such as all, each, any, at least, no more than and only shall be used deliberately and consistently.\n\n8.3 An exception shall identify its boundaries and shall not defeat the purpose of the general rule.\n\n8.4 Open-ended expressions including 'as appropriate', 'where possible', 'normally', 'adequate', 'sufficient' or 'timely' shall be avoided unless the document supplies objective factors by which their application can be determined.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-9","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"9","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-9","heading":"Objective testability","bodyText":"9.1 Every normative requirement shall describe a condition that can be evaluated using objective evidence as conforming or nonconforming.\n\n9.2 The document shall make clear what is to be demonstrated while remaining neutral as to the organization performing the conformity-assessment activity.\n\n9.3 A requirement that can be satisfied only through personal preference, undisclosed professional intuition or evidence unavailable to affected users is not suitable as a certification requirement.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-10","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"10","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-10","heading":"Performance and technology neutrality","bodyText":"10.1 Requirements shall state the required performance, protection, capability or outcome wherever this permits reliable conformity assessment.\n\n10.2 A particular technology, brand, platform, organizational design or implementation method may be required only where alternatives would not achieve the stated purpose or where interoperability, safety, validity or legal necessity objectively requires it.\n\n10.3 Any such restriction shall be evident from the text and supported by a published rationale.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-11","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"11","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-11","heading":"Applicability and non-applicability","bodyText":"11.1 Applicability shall be determined by published characteristics of the certification object, scope, activity, delivery model, learner population or risk, not by convenience.\n\n11.2 A provision allowing non-applicability shall state the condition and the effect of that determination.\n\n11.3 Non-applicability shall not be used to remove a requirement merely because implementation is difficult, evidence is unavailable or a nonconformity would otherwise result.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-12","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"12","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-12","heading":"Recommendations, permissions and capability statements","bodyText":"12.1 Recommendations shall be expressed with 'should', permissions with 'may', and capability or possibility with 'can'.\n\n12.2 These provisions shall not be drafted or displayed in a way that makes them appear to be independently assessable requirements.\n\n12.3 Where following a recommendation is one possible means of satisfying a requirement, the document shall preserve the possibility of an objectively equivalent approach unless the recommendation is expressly made mandatory elsewhere.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-13","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"13","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-13","heading":"Notes, examples and rationale","bodyText":"13.1 A note provides explanatory information; an example illustrates possible application; and rationale explains the reason for a provision.\n\n13.2 None has independent normative effect.\n\n13.3 A note or example shall not contain 'shall', create an exception, narrow or extend a requirement, or introduce a criterion absent from the normative text.\n\n13.4 If removal of an example would change conformity, the necessary condition belongs in a normative provision.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-14","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"14","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-14","heading":"Numbers, measures, tables and formulas","bodyText":"14.1 Quantitative requirements shall identify the quantity, unit, boundary, tolerance, period and method of aggregation necessary for consistent interpretation.\n\n14.2 Tables, figures, equations and lists shall have stable identifiers and shall state whether they are normative or informative where this is not evident.\n\n14.3 Equivalent values shall not conflict after rounding or unit conversion.\n\n14.4 A formula shall define every variable and the treatment of missing, exceptional or out-of-range values relevant to conformity.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-15","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"15","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-15","heading":"External material and intellectual property","bodyText":"15.1 A document shall not reproduce protected material without authorization or make an inaccessible proprietary method the unavoidable basis of certification without a justified and disclosed reason.\n\n15.2 Trade names may be used for identification only and shall not imply endorsement.\n\n15.3 Known patent, copyright, data-right or licensing conditions capable of materially affecting implementation shall be disclosed in the manner appropriate to the document, while ICEQC shall not claim endorsement by a referenced organization.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-16","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"16","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-16","heading":"Accessibility and digital readiness","bodyText":"16.1 The authoritative text shall use plain, professional language consistent with technical precision.\n\n16.2 Structure, headings, links, tables and alternatives to visual information shall support accessible reading, search, citation and machine processing.\n\n16.3 Meaning shall not depend solely on colour, position or typography.\n\n16.4 Stable clause identifiers and structured metadata shall support equivalent HTML, downloadable and data representations without changing normative effect.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-17","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"17","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-17","heading":"Coherence and final interpretation","bodyText":"17.1 A draft shall be internally consistent and compatible with the ICEQC document hierarchy, terminology register and current certification architecture.\n\n17.2 Cross-references shall resolve to existing provisions and shall not form circular obligations.\n\n17.3 Where two reasonable readers could reach materially different conformity outcomes from the same facts, the text shall be clarified before publication.\n\n17.4 After publication, an ambiguity affecting conformity shall be managed under ICEQC-GOV-006 and shall not be cured by an undisclosed instruction.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-18","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"18","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-18","heading":"Document purpose statement","bodyText":"18.1 A normative document shall state the public purpose and outcome for which it is issued without substituting aspiration for requirements.\n\n18.2 Text governed by document purpose statement shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n18.3 The purpose shall be compatible with the ICEQC mandate and shall distinguish education-quality conformity from licensing, accreditation, recognition and other external authority.\n\n18.4 For document purpose statement, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n18.5 A purpose statement shall not promise that certification guarantees every result or eliminate limitations stated elsewhere.\n\n18.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with document purpose statement may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n18.7 Review shall compare every substantive part with the stated purpose and identify provisions that are irrelevant, contradictory or unsupported.\n\n18.8 Technical review of document purpose statement shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-19","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"19","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-19","heading":"Title drafting","bodyText":"19.1 The controlled title shall describe the subject, document function and material object accurately and concisely.\n\n19.2 Text governed by title drafting shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n19.3 Words such as Standard, Scheme, Procedure, Policy, Guidance and Register shall match the classification assigned under ICEQC-GOV-003.\n\n19.4 For title drafting, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n19.5 Promotional superlatives, claims of universal recognition and names likely to imply another issuer shall not be used.\n\n19.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with title drafting may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n19.7 Review shall compare the title across cover, reader metadata, citations, structured data and related documents.\n\n19.8 Technical review of title drafting shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-20","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"20","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-20","heading":"Foreword","bodyText":"20.1 A foreword may identify institutional context, responsible bodies, approval, development history and edition relationships and shall be classified as informative unless expressly stated otherwise.\n\n20.2 Text governed by foreword shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n20.3 It shall not contain certification requirements, scope exceptions or transitional obligations absent from numbered normative clauses.\n\n20.4 For foreword, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n20.5 Acknowledgement of contributors shall not imply that they or their organizations endorse every provision.\n\n20.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with foreword may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n20.7 Review shall confirm that removal of the foreword would not change conformity and that factual institutional claims are supportable.\n\n20.8 Technical review of foreword shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-21","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"21","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-21","heading":"Introduction","bodyText":"21.1 An introduction may explain need, context, intended users, principles and architecture before the normative scope.\n\n21.2 Text governed by introduction shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n21.3 It shall distinguish research or policy background from the propositions that determine conformity.\n\n21.4 For introduction, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n21.5 A diagram, narrative or example in the introduction shall not create an unnumbered mandatory condition.\n\n21.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with introduction may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n21.7 Review shall move any indispensable obligation to a numbered normative clause and preserve accessible context for international readers.\n\n21.8 Technical review of introduction shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-22","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"22","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-22","heading":"Scope boundaries","bodyText":"22.1 The scope shall define included subjects, intended objects, principal activities, material exclusions and the geographic, temporal or technological boundaries necessary for correct use.\n\n22.2 Text governed by scope boundaries shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n22.3 It shall state whether the document establishes requirements, a certification scheme, governance obligations or informative guidance.\n\n22.4 For scope boundaries, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n22.5 Detailed requirements shall not be placed only in scope and an exclusion shall not negate the document's stated protection.\n\n22.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with scope boundaries may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n22.7 Review shall test borderline examples and confirm that two readers would identify the same in-scope population.\n\n22.8 Technical review of scope boundaries shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-23","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"23","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-23","heading":"Applicability triggers","bodyText":"23.1 A conditional requirement shall identify observable characteristics that trigger application, including object, activity, population, delivery mode, technology, risk or jurisdiction where relevant.\n\n23.2 Text governed by applicability triggers shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n23.3 The trigger shall be independent of an applicant's preferred label and shall address combined or changing characteristics.\n\n23.4 For applicability triggers, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n23.5 A trigger shall not use open discretion that permits avoiding a difficult requirement or selecting a favorable module.\n\n23.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with applicability triggers may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n23.7 Review shall test positive, negative and borderline cases and shall identify the governing rule when several triggers apply.\n\n23.8 Technical review of applicability triggers shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-24","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"24","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-24","heading":"Normative-reference drafting","bodyText":"24.1 A normative reference shall be indispensable to application and shall identify the exact source and edition or the controlled rule for later editions.\n\n24.2 Text governed by normative-reference drafting shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n24.3 The referring clause shall state what effect the referenced material has and how access and transition are addressed.\n\n24.4 For normative-reference drafting, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n24.5 A bibliography, general hyperlink or statement of alignment shall not create incorporation by implication.\n\n24.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with normative-reference drafting may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n24.7 Review shall verify availability, rights, current identity, absence of circular dependence and compatibility with ICEQC authority.\n\n24.8 Technical review of normative-reference drafting shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-25","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"25","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-25","heading":"Informative references","bodyText":"25.1 An informative reference shall support context, rationale or further reading without becoming an independently assessable condition.\n\n25.2 Text governed by informative references shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n25.3 Bibliographic information shall permit retrieval and shall identify material version, date and authorship limitations.\n\n25.4 For informative references, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n25.5 Citation shall not imply sponsorship, adoption, recognition or agreement by the referenced source.\n\n25.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with informative references may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n25.7 Review shall confirm that removal or later withdrawal of the source would not silently change the published requirement.\n\n25.8 Technical review of informative references shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-26","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"26","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-26","heading":"Terms and definitions clause","bodyText":"26.1 A document shall define specialized, ambiguous or central terms needed for consistent interpretation and shall use the system-wide preferred term where one exists.\n\n26.2 Text governed by terms and definitions clause shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n26.3 Definitions shall state concepts, avoid circularity and remain grammatically substitutable for the term in material contexts.\n\n26.4 For terms and definitions clause, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n26.5 A definition shall not hide a requirement, permission, prohibition, assessment method or exception.\n\n26.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with terms and definitions clause may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n26.7 Review shall compare use across the document family and identify synonyms, homonyms and translations capable of changing scope.\n\n26.8 Technical review of terms and definitions clause shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-27","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"27","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-27","heading":"Normative verbal forms","bodyText":"27.1 Requirements shall use shall, prohibitions shall use shall not, recommendations shall use should, permissions shall use may and capability statements shall use can in accordance with ICEQC-GOV-005.\n\n27.2 Text governed by normative verbal forms shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n27.3 One sentence shall not use several modal verbs in a way that obscures which action is mandatory.\n\n27.4 For normative verbal forms, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n27.5 Must, will, required to and equivalent informal substitutes shall not create competing normative categories.\n\n27.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with normative verbal forms may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n27.7 Review shall classify every modal occurrence and ensure that reader metadata reflects the actual normative effect.\n\n27.8 Technical review of normative verbal forms shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-28","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"28","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-28","heading":"Identified normative subject","bodyText":"28.1 Every requirement shall name or unambiguously establish the person, body, applicant, certified client, object, record or system to which the obligation attaches.\n\n28.2 Text governed by identified normative subject shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n28.3 A pronoun or passive construction may be used only where responsibility remains unmistakable.\n\n28.4 For identified normative subject, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n28.5 Collective terms shall not impose an obligation on a person who lacks authority or control to fulfil it.\n\n28.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with identified normative subject may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n28.7 Review shall ask who can be found nonconforming and whether that subject can reasonably produce or control the required outcome.\n\n28.8 Technical review of identified normative subject shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-29","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"29","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-29","heading":"Atomic obligations","bodyText":"29.1 A requirement should state one principal obligation and shall separate distinct actions where they can be fulfilled, evidenced or found nonconforming independently.\n\n29.2 Text governed by atomic obligations shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n29.3 Related steps may remain together where division would destroy the logical outcome, but each condition and result shall remain identifiable.\n\n29.4 For atomic obligations, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n29.5 Long sentences joined by and, or, including or except shall not conceal several independent obligations under one citation.\n\n29.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with atomic obligations may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n29.7 Review shall map each shall-statement to one clear binary conclusion and stable requirement key where it is assessable.\n\n29.8 Technical review of atomic obligations shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-30","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"30","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-30","heading":"Conditional logic","bodyText":"30.1 A conditional provision shall state the trigger before or with the resulting obligation and shall make clear whether the condition is necessary, sufficient or one of several alternatives.\n\n30.2 Text governed by conditional logic shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n30.3 Nested conditions shall be structured so the scope of each if, when, unless and except expression is unambiguous.\n\n30.4 For conditional logic, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n30.5 A condition shall not depend on a future event without stating the effect before that event occurs.\n\n30.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with conditional logic may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n30.7 Review shall express the logic in a decision table or equivalent test where prose alone permits conflicting paths.\n\n30.8 Technical review of conditional logic shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-31","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"31","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-31","heading":"Conjunctive and disjunctive logic","bodyText":"31.1 And shall connect conditions all of which apply, while or shall identify one or more alternatives unless exclusive choice is expressly stated.\n\n31.2 Text governed by conjunctive and disjunctive logic shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n31.3 The expression and/or shall be avoided where the intended set can be written precisely.\n\n31.4 For conjunctive and disjunctive logic, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n31.5 Lists shall state whether all items, any item, a minimum number or a specified combination is required.\n\n31.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with conjunctive and disjunctive logic may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n31.7 Review shall test every logical combination that could change applicability, permission or conformity and shall remove unintended gaps.\n\n31.8 Technical review of conjunctive and disjunctive logic shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-32","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"32","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-32","heading":"Quantifiers","bodyText":"32.1 Quantifiers including each, every, any, all, no, at least, no more than, one or more and only shall be selected for their exact logical effect.\n\n32.2 Text governed by quantifiers shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n32.3 The population, denominator, period and unit to which a quantity applies shall be stated.\n\n32.4 For quantifiers, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n32.5 Indefinite expressions such as generally, regularly, adequate and significant shall not substitute for an objective quantity where a fixed boundary is necessary.\n\n32.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with quantifiers may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n32.7 Review shall test zero, one, boundary and multiple cases and shall confirm equivalent meaning in tables and translations.\n\n32.8 Technical review of quantifiers shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-33","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"33","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-33","heading":"Negation","bodyText":"33.1 A prohibition shall state the prohibited act or state directly and shall avoid double or nested negatives that invert meaning unpredictably.\n\n33.2 Text governed by negation shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n33.3 The scope and duration of not, no, neither and except shall be grammatically clear.\n\n33.4 For negation, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n33.5 Absence of permission shall not be drafted as prohibition where the intended effect is simply that no right is conferred.\n\n33.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with negation may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n33.7 Review shall restate the proposition positively and negatively to confirm that translation and digital rule representation produce the same result.\n\n33.8 Technical review of negation shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-34","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"34","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-34","heading":"Exceptions","bodyText":"34.1 An exception shall identify the general rule, exact qualifying conditions, authorized effect, duration and any protection that continues to apply.\n\n34.2 Text governed by exceptions shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n34.3 The exception shall be no broader than necessary and shall be located with or directly referenced from the rule it limits.\n\n34.4 For exceptions, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n34.5 Expressions such as where appropriate or at discretion shall not create an unbounded unpublished exception.\n\n34.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with exceptions may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n34.7 Review shall test whether the exception could swallow the rule, create unequal treatment or permit avoidance merely because evidence is difficult.\n\n34.8 Technical review of exceptions shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-35","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"35","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-35","heading":"Discretion","bodyText":"35.1 Where a provision grants discretion, it shall identify the competent authority, permissible considerations, boundaries, required reasons and any review or transparency necessary for fair use.\n\n35.2 Text governed by discretion shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n35.3 Discretion shall operate within the document's purpose and shall not authorize waiver of a requirement reserved to another authority.\n\n35.4 For discretion, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n35.5 Absolute, sole or unfettered discretion shall not be claimed where impartiality, contract, law or due process imposes limits.\n\n35.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with discretion may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n35.7 Review shall determine whether comparable cases can receive comparable treatment and whether an affected reader can understand the possible outcomes.\n\n35.8 Technical review of discretion shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-36","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"36","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-36","heading":"Performance-based requirements","bodyText":"36.1 Requirements shall state the necessary performance, protection, capability or outcome where multiple methods can reliably achieve it.\n\n36.2 Text governed by performance-based requirements shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n36.3 The criteria shall be sufficiently precise to distinguish conformity without prescribing one organizational design.\n\n36.4 For performance-based requirements, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n36.5 A method shall not become mandatory merely because it is common, easy to assess or used in an example.\n\n36.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with performance-based requirements may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n36.7 Review shall examine alternative technologies and resource contexts and shall identify when a prescribed method is genuinely indispensable.\n\n36.8 Technical review of performance-based requirements shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-37","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"37","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-37","heading":"Technology neutrality","bodyText":"37.1 A requirement shall remain neutral among technologies capable of achieving the defined outcome unless interoperability, validity, safety, security or legal necessity justifies a specific constraint.\n\n37.2 Text governed by technology neutrality shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n37.3 References to digital functions shall describe capability and controlled characteristics rather than a current interface or vendor workflow.\n\n37.4 For technology neutrality, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n37.5 A proprietary platform shall not be required because ICEQC happens to use or prefer it.\n\n37.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with technology neutrality may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n37.7 Review shall consider foreseeable technological change and ensure that obsolescence of an example does not make the normative rule unusable.\n\n37.8 Technical review of technology neutrality shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-38","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"38","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-38","heading":"Trade names and products","bodyText":"38.1 A trade name may appear only where necessary for accurate identification, compatibility or an informative example and shall be accompanied by a generic description where practicable.\n\n38.2 Text governed by trade names and products shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n38.3 The text shall not recommend or endorse a supplier through normative placement.\n\n38.4 For trade names and products, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n38.5 Equivalent products or services shall not be excluded unless objective requirements make equivalence impossible.\n\n38.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with trade names and products may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n38.7 Review shall address intellectual-property rights, conflicts of interest, market accessibility and the possibility that a named product changes or disappears.\n\n38.8 Technical review of trade names and products shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-39","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"39","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-39","heading":"Numerical values","bodyText":"39.1 A numerical requirement shall identify quantity, unit, scope, aggregation, reference period and relevant measurement or calculation basis.\n\n39.2 Text governed by numerical values shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n39.3 Values shall use consistent decimal notation and significant figures and shall distinguish exact from approximate quantities.\n\n39.4 For numerical values, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n39.5 A number shall not be selected solely because it appears precise where the evidence cannot support that precision.\n\n39.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with numerical values may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n39.7 Review shall verify sources, conversions, edge cases and agreement among prose, tables, formulas, examples and structured data.\n\n39.8 Technical review of numerical values shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-40","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"40","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-40","heading":"Thresholds and boundary values","bodyText":"40.1 A threshold shall state whether equality satisfies the boundary and shall define treatment immediately above and below it.\n\n40.2 Text governed by thresholds and boundary values shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n40.3 Where several thresholds form categories, the ranges shall be exhaustive or intentional gaps shall be explained and shall not overlap unintentionally.\n\n40.4 For thresholds and boundary values, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n40.5 A threshold shall not be hidden in guidance or changed by rounding practice.\n\n40.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with thresholds and boundary values may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n40.7 Review shall test exact boundary values, missing data and values outside the expected range and shall assess whether the threshold remains proportionate to the outcome.\n\n40.8 Technical review of thresholds and boundary values shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-41","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"41","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-41","heading":"Tolerances and uncertainty","bodyText":"41.1 A measurement-based requirement shall state any permitted tolerance, confidence, uncertainty or repeatability condition relevant to conformity.\n\n41.2 Text governed by tolerances and uncertainty shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n41.3 The text shall identify whether tolerance belongs to the required value, measurement method or decision rule.\n\n41.4 For tolerances and uncertainty, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n41.5 An assessor shall not invent an uncertainty allowance or treat all measurement error adversely where the document is silent.\n\n41.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with tolerances and uncertainty may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n41.7 Review shall confirm that the available method can support the stated decision and that equivalent laboratories or data systems can reproduce it.\n\n41.8 Technical review of tolerances and uncertainty shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-42","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"42","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-42","heading":"Percentages and ratios","bodyText":"42.1 A percentage, rate or ratio shall define numerator, denominator, eligible population, exclusions, period and treatment of missing or duplicate observations.\n\n42.2 Text governed by percentages and ratios shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n42.3 The rounding method and minimum sample or denominator shall be stated where they can affect a threshold.\n\n42.4 For percentages and ratios, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n42.5 A favorable percentage shall not conceal absolute harm or an excluded subgroup material to the requirement.\n\n42.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with percentages and ratios may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n42.7 Review shall recalculate examples and examine zero denominators, very small populations and changes in population composition.\n\n42.8 Technical review of percentages and ratios shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-43","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"43","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-43","heading":"Dates and periods","bodyText":"43.1 A date requirement shall use unambiguous calendar notation and shall distinguish publication, effective, decision, issue, expiry, review and transition dates.\n\n43.2 Text governed by dates and periods shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n43.3 A period shall identify its starting event, included or excluded day, calendar or business-day basis and treatment of a non-business deadline where relevant.\n\n43.4 For dates and periods, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n43.5 Promptly, annually and periodic shall not replace a fixed time rule where rights or status depend on exact timing.\n\n43.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with dates and periods may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n43.7 Review shall test leap years, month length, time zones and overlapping certification or transition periods.\n\n43.8 Technical review of dates and periods shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-44","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"44","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-44","heading":"Frequency","bodyText":"44.1 A recurring obligation shall state the event frequency, permitted window, trigger for the first occurrence and treatment of interruption or material change.\n\n44.2 Text governed by frequency shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n44.3 Where risk determines frequency, the factors and maximum interval shall be defined sufficiently for consistent application.\n\n44.4 For frequency, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n44.5 Regular, ongoing and from time to time shall not be used as the only frequency for an assessable requirement.\n\n44.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with frequency may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n44.7 Review shall distinguish continuous control from periodic evidence and shall prevent several activities in one short period from satisfying a requirement intended to ensure coverage over time.\n\n44.8 Technical review of frequency shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-45","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"45","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-45","heading":"Sampling language","bodyText":"45.1 A requirement permitting sampling shall define the population, selection basis, minimum coverage, risk factors, exclusions, expansion conditions and inference limits appropriate to the subject.\n\n45.2 Text governed by sampling language shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n45.3 Sampling shall not be described as complete verification and shall preserve attention to high-risk and materially different units.\n\n45.4 For sampling language, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n45.5 A fixed sample shall not be specified where it would be misleading across widely different population sizes without an objective rationale.\n\n45.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with sampling language may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n45.7 Review shall assess representativeness, bias, traceability and whether an adverse or inconsistent result requires expanded examination.\n\n45.8 Technical review of sampling language shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-46","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"46","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-46","heading":"Evidence-neutral drafting","bodyText":"46.1 A technical requirement shall state what condition must be demonstrated and shall avoid mandating one document title, file type or organizational artifact unless the artifact itself is essential.\n\n46.2 Text governed by evidence-neutral drafting shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n46.3 Permitted evidence shall be capable of authentication, relevance, currency and linkage to the defined scope.\n\n46.4 For evidence-neutral drafting, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n46.5 A checklist example shall not become a closed evidence list or exclude objectively equivalent reliable evidence.\n\n46.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with evidence-neutral drafting may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n46.7 Review shall confirm that evidence expectations do not turn a performance requirement into document possession or reward volume over substance.\n\n46.8 Technical review of evidence-neutral drafting shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-47","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"47","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-47","heading":"Method validity","bodyText":"47.1 Where a specified test, survey, assessment or analytical method is necessary, the document shall define validity, competence, calibration, population, conditions and reporting elements relevant to reliance.\n\n47.2 Text governed by method validity shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n47.3 A reference method and an alternative-equivalence route shall be distinguished where both are permitted.\n\n47.4 For method validity, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n47.5 A method shall not claim to measure an outcome beyond its validated purpose or population.\n\n47.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with method validity may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n47.7 Review shall examine bias, accessibility, reproducibility, limitations and the consequences of method change during a certification period.\n\n47.8 Technical review of method validity shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-48","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"48","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-48","heading":"Data-quality language","bodyText":"48.1 A data requirement shall define accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, lineage and protection characteristics necessary for the intended decision.\n\n48.2 Text governed by data-quality language shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n48.3 Terms such as reliable or valid shall be accompanied by factors or conditions proportionate to the use.\n\n48.4 For data-quality language, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n48.5 Availability of data shall not justify collection beyond legitimate purpose or conceal missing groups material to fairness.\n\n48.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with data-quality language may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n48.7 Review shall consider source systems, corrections, versioning, aggregation, missingness and whether the data can support a binary conformity conclusion.\n\n48.8 Technical review of data-quality language shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-49","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"49","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-49","heading":"Proportionality","bodyText":"49.1 A requirement shall be proportionate to the education-quality outcome, risk, scale and burden and shall avoid unnecessary restriction on legitimate models or innovation.\n\n49.2 Text governed by proportionality shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n49.3 Proportionality may affect method or evidence but shall not permit compensation for failure of the required outcome.\n\n49.4 For proportionality, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n49.5 Cost or inconvenience alone shall not remove a necessary learner or public protection.\n\n49.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with proportionality may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n49.7 Review shall consider smaller organizations, low-resource contexts, different jurisdictions and equivalent approaches and shall publish rationale for a material restrictive choice.\n\n49.8 Technical review of proportionality shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-50","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"50","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-50","heading":"Legal interfaces","bodyText":"50.1 A provision touching regulated activity shall separate the ICEQC quality requirement from applicable law and shall identify external legal evidence only within ICEQC's competence and purpose.\n\n50.2 Text governed by legal interfaces shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n50.3 Jurisdiction-specific language shall not be universalized unless the stated scope is limited accordingly.\n\n50.4 For legal interfaces, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n50.5 Conformity shall not be described as legal approval, licensing, accreditation or complete compliance by another authority.\n\n50.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with legal interfaces may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n50.7 Review shall address current legal identity, territorial variation, change risk and whether the text directs any person toward conflict with law.\n\n50.8 Technical review of legal interfaces shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-51","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"51","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-51","heading":"Intellectual-property references","bodyText":"51.1 Text using protected standards, methods, data or creative material shall identify rights and access conditions necessary for lawful implementation and review.\n\n51.2 Text governed by intellectual-property references shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n51.3 Permission to reproduce shall be obtained where required and attribution shall be accurate.\n\n51.4 For intellectual-property references, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n51.5 A hidden paywalled method shall not become unavoidable certification content without a disclosed justified solution.\n\n51.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with intellectual-property references may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n51.7 Review shall examine copyright, trademark, patent and license implications and shall separate factual citation from endorsement.\n\n51.8 Technical review of intellectual-property references shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-52","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"52","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-52","heading":"Patent and essential-technology provisions","bodyText":"52.1 Where a known patent or licensed technology may be essential to fulfilment, the draft shall identify the dependency and consider fair availability and objective alternatives before approval.\n\n52.2 Text governed by patent and essential-technology provisions shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n52.3 The requirement shall state performance rather than patented implementation wherever reliable equivalence is possible.\n\n52.4 For patent and essential-technology provisions, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n52.5 ICEQC shall not warrant patent freedom or negotiate private rights through certification text.\n\n52.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with patent and essential-technology provisions may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n52.7 Review shall assess disclosures, conflicts, market restriction, transition and the effect if rights or technology later become unavailable.\n\n52.8 Technical review of patent and essential-technology provisions shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-53","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"53","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-53","heading":"Accessible language","bodyText":"53.1 Normative text shall use clear professional English compatible with technical precision and accessible to informed international readers.\n\n53.2 Text governed by accessible language shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n53.3 Sentences, headings and lists shall be structured for navigation and assistive technology and shall define necessary specialist terms.\n\n53.4 For accessible language, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n53.5 Meaning shall not depend on idiom, humor, cultural reference, colour, position or sensory ability.\n\n53.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with accessible language may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n53.7 Review shall include accessibility of equivalent digital and downloadable representations and shall test whether simplification has accidentally changed normative scope.\n\n53.8 Technical review of accessible language shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-54","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"54","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-54","heading":"Inclusive and respectful terminology","bodyText":"54.1 Terminology shall describe persons, communities, disabilities, cultures and educational contexts accurately and respectfully and shall avoid unnecessary stigmatizing or exclusionary assumptions.\n\n54.2 Text governed by inclusive and respectful terminology shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n54.3 A demographic term shall be used only where relevant to scope, protection, evidence or fairness and shall be defined where interpretations vary.\n\n54.4 For inclusive and respectful terminology, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n54.5 Inclusive drafting shall not conceal a material difference needed to protect a group or evaluate disparate effect.\n\n54.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with inclusive and respectful terminology may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n54.7 Review shall consider affected perspectives, translation, legal terminology and change over time and shall permit controlled updating without rewriting historical text.\n\n54.8 Technical review of inclusive and respectful terminology shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-55","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"55","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-55","heading":"Translation-ready drafting","bodyText":"55.1 The authoritative English text shall avoid unnecessary idiom, ambiguous phrasal verbs, unexplained wordplay and syntactic structures likely to alter logical force in translation.\n\n55.2 Text governed by translation-ready drafting shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n55.3 Defined terms, modal verbs, references and list dependencies shall remain stable and capable of terminology mapping.\n\n55.4 For translation-ready drafting, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n55.5 Translation convenience shall not reduce technical accuracy or remove a distinction necessary in English.\n\n55.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with translation-ready drafting may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n55.7 Review shall identify high-risk terms, negation, culture-bound concepts and layout dependencies and shall coordinate with ICEQC-GOV-007.\n\n55.8 Technical review of translation-ready drafting shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-56","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"56","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-56","heading":"Tables and matrices","bodyText":"56.1 A normative table shall state its controlling clause, units, row and column logic, empty-cell meaning, footnotes and whether conditions combine cumulatively or alternatively.\n\n56.2 Text governed by tables and matrices shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n56.3 Repeated headers and accessible linear reading shall preserve meaning across pages and devices.\n\n56.4 For tables and matrices, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n56.5 Colour coding, merged cells and visual proximity shall not be the only carriers of obligation or exception.\n\n56.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with tables and matrices may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n56.7 Review shall compare every cell with prose, formulas and structured data and shall test sorting or responsive layout for accidental change.\n\n56.8 Technical review of tables and matrices shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-57","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"57","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-57","heading":"Figures and process diagrams","bodyText":"57.1 A figure shall be identified, titled, referenced and labelled normative or informative and shall have an accessible textual equivalent for material meaning.\n\n57.2 Text governed by figures and process diagrams shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n57.3 Sequence, choice, repetition, boundary and responsibility shall be represented unambiguously where the figure describes a process.\n\n57.4 For figures and process diagrams, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n57.5 An illustrative diagram shall not prescribe a single organization chart or technology unless the normative text requires it.\n\n57.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with figures and process diagrams may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n57.7 Review shall verify consistency with clauses and ensure that resizing, monochrome rendering or translation does not change interpretation.\n\n57.8 Technical review of figures and process diagrams shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-58","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"58","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-58","heading":"Formulas and algorithms","bodyText":"58.1 A formula or algorithm shall define input, output, variable, operator order, unit, boundary, rounding, missing-data and error treatment needed for reproducible application.\n\n58.2 Text governed by formulas and algorithms shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n58.3 Any human judgment entering the calculation shall have stated criteria and responsibility.\n\n58.4 For formulas and algorithms, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n58.5 Source code, spreadsheet behavior or a proprietary tool shall not become the only statement of the normative algorithm.\n\n58.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with formulas and algorithms may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n58.7 Review shall use independent calculation and representative edge cases and shall verify equivalence among mathematical, prose and machine-readable forms.\n\n58.8 Technical review of formulas and algorithms shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-59","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"59","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-59","heading":"Examples","bodyText":"59.1 An example shall be visibly identified and shall illustrate one or more possible applications without creating an exclusive safe harbor or an additional requirement.\n\n59.2 Text governed by examples shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n59.3 Facts and assumptions shall be sufficient for a reader to understand why the example is relevant.\n\n59.4 For examples, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n59.5 An example shall not use shall except in a quoted normative extract and shall not contain an exception absent from the rule.\n\n59.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with examples may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n59.7 Review shall confirm that removal of the example would not change conformity and that the example does not imply endorsement of a named organization or product.\n\n59.8 Technical review of examples shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-60","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"60","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-60","heading":"Notes","bodyText":"60.1 A note shall provide explanation, warning or context and shall be placed close to the material it assists while remaining explicitly informative.\n\n60.2 Text governed by notes shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n60.3 It may clarify ordinary consequences but shall not state a mandatory action, threshold or evidence condition.\n\n60.4 For notes, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n60.5 A note shall not be used to soften a prohibition or create discretion not present in the clause.\n\n60.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with notes may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n60.7 Review shall convert any indispensable content to normative text and shall ensure notes remain correctly associated in digital and translated views.\n\n60.8 Technical review of notes shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-61","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"61","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-61","heading":"Rationale","bodyText":"61.1 Rationale may explain the evidence, public-interest purpose and alternatives considered for a provision and shall be distinguishable from the requirement itself.\n\n61.2 Text governed by rationale shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n61.3 It shall accurately acknowledge material uncertainty and shall not overstate consensus or external endorsement.\n\n61.4 For rationale, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n61.5 A rationale shall not be used to enforce an intention that the adopted words do not express.\n\n61.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with rationale may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n61.7 Review shall check continued accuracy after amendments and shall update or qualify rationale that would otherwise mislead later readers.\n\n61.8 Technical review of rationale shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-62","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"62","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-62","heading":"Normative annexes","bodyText":"62.1 A normative annex shall be expressly identified as normative, scoped by the parent document and structured with stable citable provisions.\n\n62.2 Text governed by normative annexes shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n62.3 The referring clause shall explain when it applies and how it combines with the main text.\n\n62.4 For normative annexes, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n62.5 An annex shall not be used to hide material requirements from the ordinary reader or avoid appropriate consultation.\n\n62.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with normative annexes may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n62.7 Review shall include annex content in conflict, translation, transition, accessibility and digital-equivalence checks.\n\n62.8 Technical review of normative annexes shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-63","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"63","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-63","heading":"Informative annexes","bodyText":"63.1 An informative annex shall be labelled informative and may provide mappings, examples, bibliography, background or explanatory tools.\n\n63.2 Text governed by informative annexes shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n63.3 Any dated assumption or external edition material to its usefulness shall be identified.\n\n63.4 For informative annexes, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n63.5 It shall not contain a shall-statement, conformity threshold or hidden applicability decision.\n\n63.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with informative annexes may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n63.7 Review shall ensure reader metadata and cross-references preserve informative status and shall remove statements that contradict normative text.\n\n63.8 Technical review of informative annexes shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-64","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"64","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-64","heading":"Cross-references","bodyText":"64.1 A cross-reference shall resolve to an existing stable clause, annex, table, figure or external document and shall state enough context to avoid circular or mistaken application.\n\n64.2 Text governed by cross-references shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n64.3 Specific references shall be used where exact dependency matters; general references may be used only where the whole subject genuinely applies.\n\n64.4 For cross-references, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n64.5 See above, below and page-based references shall be avoided as the only locator.\n\n64.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with cross-references may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n64.7 Review shall verify links, numbering, edition, reciprocity and the effect of insertion, deletion, translation and digital rendering.\n\n64.8 Technical review of cross-references shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-65","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"65","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-65","heading":"Links and external resources","bodyText":"65.1 A hyperlink may facilitate access but shall accompany a durable citation or description sufficient to identify the resource if the link changes.\n\n65.2 Text governed by links and external resources shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n65.3 The document shall state whether the resource is normative, informative, dynamic or accessed on a stated date.\n\n65.4 For links and external resources, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n65.5 A link shall not silently import all current and future content of a webpage as certification requirements.\n\n65.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with links and external resources may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n65.7 Review shall assess availability, security, accessibility, version control and whether external change requires an ICEQC amendment.\n\n65.8 Technical review of links and external resources shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-66","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"66","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-66","heading":"Machine-readable equivalence","bodyText":"66.1 Structured reader content shall preserve the same headings, numbering, text, normative kinds, relationships and status as the approved human-readable document.\n\n66.2 Text governed by machine-readable equivalence shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n66.3 Machine fields shall use controlled values whose public meaning is documented and shall retain punctuation and logical structure material to interpretation.\n\n66.4 For machine-readable equivalence, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n66.5 An automated schema shall not add default obligations or omit text that is visually present.\n\n66.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with machine-readable equivalence may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n66.7 Review shall compare rendered and structured forms, validate identifiers and hashes and test that exports do not change normative meaning.\n\n66.8 Technical review of machine-readable equivalence shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6600},{"id":"cl-gov-004-67","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"67","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-67","heading":"Privacy-aware drafting","bodyText":"67.1 A requirement involving personal information shall state legitimate purpose, relevant data subjects, minimum necessary information, control outcome and any material transparency or rights condition within ICEQC scope.\n\n67.2 Text governed by privacy-aware drafting shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n67.3 It shall distinguish education-quality controls from a claim of complete legal compliance.\n\n67.4 For privacy-aware drafting, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n67.5 A standard shall not require publication or indefinite retention of personal data merely to simplify assessment.\n\n67.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with privacy-aware drafting may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n67.7 Review shall consider children, vulnerable persons, cross-border context, data minimization, alternative evidence and whether examples expose real individuals.\n\n67.8 Technical review of privacy-aware drafting shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6700},{"id":"cl-gov-004-68","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"68","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-68","heading":"Security-aware drafting","bodyText":"68.1 A security-related requirement shall state the protected asset, threat or outcome, responsibility, relevant lifecycle and evidence of control without publishing exploitable operational detail.\n\n68.2 Text governed by security-aware drafting shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n68.3 Risk-based language shall identify factors and minimum outcomes sufficient for consistent conformity.\n\n68.4 For security-aware drafting, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n68.5 Certification shall not be described as a guarantee that no incident can occur.\n\n68.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with security-aware drafting may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n68.7 Review shall consider changing threats, coordinated disclosure, accessibility, proportionality and whether a public criterion remains assessable without revealing secrets.\n\n68.8 Technical review of security-aware drafting shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6800},{"id":"cl-gov-004-69","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"69","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-69","heading":"Binary conformity","bodyText":"69.1 Every certification requirement shall support a conclusion of conformity or nonconformity when applicable, with justified non-applicability determined separately under published conditions.\n\n69.2 Text governed by binary conformity shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n69.3 The requirement shall not rely on points, compensation, averages, ranks, grades or tiers to excuse failure.\n\n69.4 For binary conformity, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n69.5 Recommendations and opportunities for improvement shall remain outside the binary decision unless a separate shall-statement is not fulfilled.\n\n69.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with binary conformity may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n69.7 Review shall test whether unrelated strength could improperly offset failure and shall align clause metadata with the binary model.\n\n69.8 Technical review of binary conformity shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6900},{"id":"cl-gov-004-70","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"70","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-70","heading":"Justified non-applicability","bodyText":"70.1 A provision permitting non-applicability shall define the objective absence of a trigger and the effect on scope and evidence.\n\n70.2 Text governed by justified non-applicability shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n70.3 The text shall preserve the intended protection and shall distinguish not applicable from not implemented, unknown and nonconforming.\n\n70.4 For justified non-applicability, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n70.5 Lack of resources, evidence or readiness shall not establish non-applicability.\n\n70.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with justified non-applicability may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n70.7 Review shall test whether the condition can be verified consistently and whether module or scope changes require reassessment.\n\n70.8 Technical review of justified non-applicability shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7000},{"id":"cl-gov-004-71","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"71","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-71","heading":"Assessment-unit designation","bodyText":"71.1 A clause intended for certification assessment shall be designated as an assessment unit only where it contains an applicable, objectively assessable requirement for the certification object.\n\n71.2 Text governed by assessment-unit designation shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n71.3 Governance obligations on ICEQC, definitions, notes and informative content shall not be presented as applicant assessment units.\n\n71.4 For assessment-unit designation, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n71.5 Technical convenience shall not combine unrelated requirements into one unit or split one indivisible outcome artificially.\n\n71.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with assessment-unit designation may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n71.7 Review shall compare the reader metadata, evidence relationship and finding model and shall ensure every applicable unit must conform before positive decision.\n\n71.8 Technical review of assessment-unit designation shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7100},{"id":"cl-gov-004-72","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"72","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-72","heading":"Internal consistency review","bodyText":"72.1 The complete draft shall be reviewed for consistent scope, defined terms, modality, subjects, dates, identifiers, references, thresholds and relationships across all clauses and annexes.\n\n72.2 Text governed by internal consistency review shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n72.3 The review shall identify provisions that duplicate, contradict or silently override one another.\n\n72.4 For internal consistency review, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n72.5 A general precedence clause shall not be used to leave avoidable internal conflict unresolved.\n\n72.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with internal consistency review may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n72.7 Review shall include structured and translated representations and shall document resolution of every conflict capable of changing conformity or public meaning.\n\n72.8 Technical review of internal consistency review shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7200},{"id":"cl-gov-004-73","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"73","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-73","heading":"Cross-document coherence review","bodyText":"73.1 A normative draft shall be compared with the Charter, governance rules, common certification rules, applicable core requirements, schemes and modules that it may affect.\n\n73.2 Text governed by cross-document coherence review shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n73.3 Consequential changes and transition dependencies shall be identified before approval.\n\n73.4 For cross-document coherence review, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n73.5 A new term or model shall not be introduced as if it already controlled other published documents.\n\n73.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with cross-document coherence review may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n73.7 Review shall preserve the certification boundary, independent decision, binary conformity, public register authority and exact edition scope across the architecture.\n\n73.8 Technical review of cross-document coherence review shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7300},{"id":"cl-gov-004-74","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"74","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-74","heading":"Reader testing","bodyText":"74.1 A draft of material complexity should be tested with representative informed readers who did not write it to identify ambiguity, navigation barriers, translation risk and unintended interpretation.\n\n74.2 Text governed by reader testing shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n74.3 Testing shall include persons from materially different stakeholder and resource contexts where the document is international in scope.\n\n74.4 For reader testing, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n74.5 Reader preference shall not replace technical evidence or permit a dominant audience to remove protections for others.\n\n74.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with reader testing may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n74.7 Review shall record material issues and disposition and shall repeat testing where major restructuring creates new uncertainty.\n\n74.8 Technical review of reader testing shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7400},{"id":"cl-gov-004-75","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"75","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-75","heading":"Editorial review","bodyText":"75.1 Editorial review shall address grammar, punctuation, capitalization, style, terminology, numbering and clarity without changing approved normative effect.\n\n75.2 Text governed by editorial review shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n75.3 An editorial change proposed after technical agreement shall be escalated where it could alter obligation, scope, exception, sequence or translation.\n\n75.4 For editorial review, a reasonable reader shall not be required to infer a material obligation from layout, custom, drafting history, private explanation or professional preference.\n\n75.5 Copyediting shall not substitute a preferred phrase for a defined term or remove deliberate repetition needed for standalone meaning.\n\n75.6 Examples, notes, rationale and implementation options associated with editorial review may assist understanding but shall not narrow, enlarge or replace the normative proposition.\n\n75.7 Review shall compare final text with the agreed draft and preserve an attributable record of post-consensus changes.\n\n75.8 Technical review of editorial review shall determine whether the provision can be cited, translated, represented digitally and applied consistently without creating a result different from the approved intent; unresolved material ambiguity shall be corrected before publication.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7500},{"id":"cl-gov-004-76","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"76","stableKey":"gov-004-clause-76","heading":"Change marking and correspondence","bodyText":"76.1 A substantive revision shall provide a change summary and, where useful, marked text or a clause correspondence table sufficient to identify additions, deletions and changed effect.\n\n76.2 Text governed by change marking and correspondence shall identify the subject, action or condition and the circumstances in which the provision applies, using controlled terminology and normative verbal forms.\n\n76.3 Change presentation shall distinguish editorial movement from normative alteration.\n\n76.4 For change marking and 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