ICEQC-GOV-007 — Translation and Language Control Rules

This document governs the language status, preparation, identification, publication, correction and precedence of every ICEQC translation and multilingual controlled document.

It applies to normative and informative text, structured reader content, downloadable representations, registers, certificates and public claims.

Its purpose is to make clear which text has legal and normative authority within the voluntary ICEQC system and to prevent translation from changing conformity.

Each language representation shall be identified as an authoritative language text, a co-authoritative language text, a controlled translation or an informative translation.

The document record shall state the source edition, language tag, status and precedence.

A language version shall not acquire authoritative status through frequent use, local publication, incorporation into a contract or absence of access to the authoritative text.

Unlabelled translations shall not be used as a certification basis.

The authoritative language is the language in which the approved normative meaning is controlled.

English is the authoritative language of an ICEQC document unless the document record expressly identifies another authoritative or co-authoritative language.

Where only one language is authoritative, conformity, interpretation, amendment and appeal questions concerning meaning shall ultimately be resolved by reference to that text.

The language designation does not diminish obligations to provide accessible and reliable translations where ICEQC publishes them.

Two or more language texts may be designated co-authoritative only where each has been developed or reconciled as part of the same controlled approval and the approval record states that they have equal normative effect.

Co-authoritative texts shall have aligned scope, clause structure, dates and lifecycle status.

A material divergence shall be addressed through a controlled interpretation, correction or amendment applicable to all co-authoritative texts; no one text shall be silently preferred unless the approval record establishes a tie-breaking rule.

A controlled translation is an ICEQC-published rendering of an authoritative source that has completed documented linguistic and subject-matter review but does not have equal normative authority.

It shall preserve the meaning, logical relationships, defined terms, normative verbal force, identifiers, tables, figures and cross-references of the source.

It shall visibly identify the authoritative source and state that the source prevails if a discrepancy remains.

An informative translation is provided to assist understanding and has no independent normative effect.

It shall be clearly and persistently labelled as informative and shall identify the authoritative source.

It shall not be used to create a nonconformity, expand a certification scope or support a public claim that would not be supported by the authoritative text.

Machine-assisted or third-party text may be published only with a status that accurately reflects the degree of control applied.

Each language version shall use a recognized language tag capable of distinguishing language and, where materially relevant, script or regional form.

Human-readable documents, structured data, downloads, permanent links and register records shall use consistent identifiers.

The title page or equivalent reader record shall show the language, status, source edition, publication or translation date and precedence statement.

File names alone are not sufficient language control.

A controlled translation shall retain stable clause and requirement identifiers so that a citation resolves to the equivalent provision in the source.

Numbering, lists, conditions, negation, exceptions, units, thresholds and logical connectors shall remain semantically equivalent.

Reordering for target-language clarity is permitted only where traceability is preserved.

Content shall not be omitted, summarized, expanded or culturally adapted in a manner that changes who is covered, what is required or the possible conformity result.

The target language shall use a controlled and consistent distinction between requirement, prohibition, recommendation, permission and capability.

The mapping shall preserve the effects assigned by ICEQC-GOV-005 to 'shall', 'shall not', 'should', 'may' and 'can'.

Where the target language lacks an exact grammatical equivalent, the translation shall use a stable formulation or qualifier that unambiguously preserves the category.

Politeness, customary style or local drafting convention shall not weaken or strengthen normative force.

Defined terms shall be translated through an approved and internally consistent terminology set for the document family.

The same concept shall receive the same preferred translation unless a linguistic reason requires a documented distinction.

Acronyms, proper names, document numbers, marks and certification claims shall be preserved or rendered according to their controlled public form.

A translator note may explain an unavoidable linguistic issue but shall not modify the requirement.

A controlled translation shall identify a competent translator or translation provider and an independent reviewer with the combined linguistic and subject-matter competence necessary for the text.

The review shall address terminology, normative force, completeness, internal consistency, clause alignment and usability by affected readers.

Identification may be by accountable function or organization where personal identification would be inappropriate, but the public status of the translation and the fact of independent review shall remain clear.

A person who identifies a possible discrepancy may request clarification through the published route.

Pending resolution, the authoritative text governs and no adverse conformity conclusion shall rest solely on wording known to be disputed in a non-authoritative translation.

A material discrepancy shall be publicly corrected with identification of the affected language, clause, prior wording, corrected wording and date.

Where reliance on the error could have affected a decision, ICEQC shall determine and disclose the appropriate remedial treatment without retroactively inventing an obligation.

A translation shall carry the lifecycle status of the source edition only for the content it accurately represents.

When the source is amended, corrected, superseded or withdrawn, the translated record shall be updated or visibly marked as not incorporating the later action.

A translation lag shall not be concealed.

A transition notice shall state whether and when a controlled translation may be relied upon and shall ensure that an obsolete translation is not presented as the current complete text.

Published translations shall support accurate reading in the relevant script, including directionality, characters, line breaking, numbering and accessible alternatives for non-text content.

Meaning shall not depend on fonts or layouts unavailable to ordinary users.

Search, copy, citation and structured-data functions shall preserve the target-language text.

Public notices and disclaimers shall be displayed in the same language and prominence reasonably necessary for a reader to understand the translation's status.

A third party may describe its text as a translation of an ICEQC document only if the source document and edition are accurately identified and the text does not imply ICEQC approval, co-authorship or authoritative status.

ICEQC certification claims shall not be made on the basis of an uncontrolled third-party translation where meaning differs from the authoritative text.

Nothing in this provision transfers ownership of ICEQC marks or permits alteration of an ICEQC certificate, register record or controlled document.

ICEQC shall maintain a public language policy explaining how authoritative and translated texts are designated, controlled and accessed.

The policy shall support international understanding while preserving one unambiguous normative source or a formally approved set of co-authoritative sources.

The language record for iceqc language policy shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

English remains authoritative unless the exact document record states otherwise.

For iceqc language policy, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Availability of a translation shall not be represented as legal localization or approval in every jurisdiction.

A linguistic choice made in iceqc language policy shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Authoritative-language status shall be assigned through the same approval that authorizes the normative text or through a later change of equivalent authority.

The designation shall apply to the exact edition and shall not be inferred from drafting history, language of a meeting or frequency of use.

The language record for designation of authoritative language shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The title page, reader and Standards Register shall display the status prominently.

For designation of authoritative language, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Changing the authoritative language is a material governance action requiring impact, transition and treatment of existing decisions.

A linguistic choice made in designation of authoritative language shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Co-authoritative texts shall be developed or reconciled as equal components of one approval and shall carry identical normative effect.

Every material change shall be approved in all co-authoritative texts and any tie-breaking rule shall be stated before reliance.

The language record for co-authoritative approval shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

No text shall be described as a translation subordinate to another if the record assigns equal authority.

For co-authoritative approval, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A discovered divergence shall trigger immediate controlled reconciliation and protection against unequal conformity outcomes.

A linguistic choice made in co-authoritative approval shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A controlled translation shall receive competent linguistic and subject-matter review and ICEQC publication authorization while remaining subordinate to the authoritative source.

It shall preserve concept, logic, normative verbs, structure, thresholds, references and limitations rather than copy source word order mechanically.

The language record for controlled-translation status shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The precedence statement shall be visible wherever the translation can be read or downloaded.

For controlled-translation status, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Controlled status does not convert a translation into co-authoritative text.

A linguistic choice made in controlled-translation status shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

An informative translation may assist access where full controlled review has not been completed.

It shall be accurate to the reasonable level claimed and shall identify any machine assistance, incompleteness or known limitation material to reliance.

The language record for informative-translation status shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Its non-normative status and authoritative source link shall be persistent and prominent.

For informative-translation status, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

It shall not support nonconformity, certification scope or an official claim independently of the authoritative text.

A linguistic choice made in informative-translation status shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Machine translation may support discovery, early access or a translator's work but shall not independently produce an authoritative or controlled translation.

Automated output shall be reviewed for negation, modal force, terminology, numbers, references, ambiguity and culturally misleading meaning before controlled use.

The language record for machine-generated translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Unreviewed output shall be labelled informative or machine-generated and shall not replace the source.

For machine-generated translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Confidential or personal information shall not be submitted to an uncontrolled translation service.

A linguistic choice made in machine-generated translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A third party may prepare a translation only under rights and identity conditions that preserve the ICEQC source and do not imply approval.

The translation shall state its independent origin, source edition and non-authoritative status unless ICEQC later completes the controlled process.

The language record for third-party translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

An ICEQC language identifier, logo or certificate design shall not be used to disguise third-party status.

For third-party translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

ICEQC may identify material error or misuse while preserving lawful critical and scholarly reference.

A linguistic choice made in third-party translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A controlled translation project shall identify need, target audience, target language and script, source version, intended status, responsible body and expected lifecycle before work begins.

Authorization shall confirm that the source is sufficiently stable and that rights, competence and resources support reliable completion.

The language record for translation project authorization shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Starting translation does not freeze or approve the source unless a controlled source-freeze decision states that effect.

For translation project authorization, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A project that cannot maintain equivalence shall be paused, re-scoped or published with a lower truthful status.

A linguistic choice made in translation project authorization shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

The exact source text used for controlled translation shall be fixed by version identifier and content hash for the translation cycle.

Later source edits shall be assessed and incorporated through a recorded delta rather than silently replacing material during review.

The language record for source-text freeze shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The translated record shall identify whether every source amendment and correction is included.

For source-text freeze, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A source ambiguity discovered during translation shall be referred for controlled clarification rather than guessed independently in the target text.

A linguistic choice made in source-text freeze shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translation brief shall define audience, purpose, status, terminology sources, style, normative-verb mapping, required format, accessibility, confidentiality and review expectations.

It shall identify text that must remain unchanged, including document numbers, controlled marks and certain proper names.

The language record for translation brief shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The brief governs quality but shall not add public requirements absent from the source.

For translation brief, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A material departure shall be reconciled and recorded before publication.

A linguistic choice made in translation brief shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A controlled translation shall be prepared by a person or provider competent in the target language, source-language comprehension and professional standards drafting.

Collective competence shall include the education, certification, legal-interface and technical subject matter necessary for accurate concepts.

The language record for translator competence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A general language credential alone shall not establish competence for specialized normative text.

For translator competence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

The public record may identify the accountable function rather than personal details while preserving traceable responsibility.

A linguistic choice made in translator competence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A controlled translation shall receive review by a competent person not responsible for making all original translation choices.

Review shall challenge terminology, completeness, normative force and natural target-language meaning and shall have authority to require reconciliation.

The language record for reviewer independence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Independence does not prohibit discussion with the translator or source drafter but shall preserve critical judgment.

For reviewer independence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Self-review alone may support informative translation but shall not be represented as independent controlled review.

A linguistic choice made in reviewer independence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A subject-matter reviewer shall examine whether specialized education-quality, conformity-assessment, technical and legal-interface concepts retain their source meaning.

Review shall focus on consequences, not stylistic literalness, and shall test whether the target text could produce another scope or outcome.

The language record for subject-matter review shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A subject expert who lacks language competence shall not approve wording without linguistic collaboration.

For subject-matter review, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Unresolved conceptual disagreement shall be referred to the authoritative source authority.

A linguistic choice made in subject-matter review shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Translators and reviewers shall disclose interests capable of influencing wording toward a provider, jurisdiction, product, ideology or certification outcome.

A commercial translator may perform work under contract but shall not receive authority to adapt requirements for marketability.

The language record for conflict-of-interest control shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The language record shall reflect material independent review or recusal without unnecessary personal disclosure.

For conflict-of-interest control, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Sponsorship of translation shall not purchase preferred terminology or external endorsement claims.

A linguistic choice made in conflict-of-interest control shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Each document family shall use a controlled multilingual terminology base linking source terms, approved target terms, definitions, context and deprecated variants.

A term shall be selected for conceptual equivalence, professional acceptability and consistent inflection rather than surface similarity alone.

The language record for terminology base shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The terminology base assists translation but the approved document text remains authoritative for the edition.

For terminology base, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A term change capable of altering scope or understanding shall be controlled and propagated across affected clauses.

A linguistic choice made in terminology base shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A defined term shall receive one preferred target-language equivalent throughout the document unless grammar requires a documented variant.

The target definition shall describe the same concept and shall not rely on a local legal term with broader or narrower effect without qualification.

The language record for defined-term equivalence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Defined status shall remain visible through typography or glossary links without depending solely on capitalization.

For defined-term equivalence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A missing exact equivalent shall use a stable explanatory formulation approved through linguistic and subject review.

A linguistic choice made in defined-term equivalence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

The target language shall distinguish requirement, prohibition, recommendation, permission and capability with controlled forms mapped to shall, shall not, should, may and can.

The mapping shall account for grammar, politeness and legal drafting convention while preserving force rather than literal words.

The language record for normative-verb mapping shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A translation note may explain the mapping but shall not become a separate rule.

For normative-verb mapping, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Every modal occurrence shall be reviewed and ambiguous future or imperative forms shall be avoided.

A linguistic choice made in normative-verb mapping shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Negation shall preserve its exact grammatical scope and relationship to quantifiers, alternatives, exceptions and modal verbs.

Double negatives and source structures unnatural in the target language shall be reformulated where needed without changing logical effect.

The language record for negation equivalence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The review shall test positive and negative restatements and boundary examples.

For negation equivalence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Loss or movement of not, no, unless or except shall be treated as a potentially normative discrepancy.

A linguistic choice made in negation equivalence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

And, or, only if, if, unless, either and equivalent target-language connectors shall preserve necessary, sufficient, inclusive and exclusive relationships.

Lists shall state whether all, any, one or a specified combination applies and shall not rely on punctuation conventions that vary by language.

The language record for logical-connective equivalence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The source and target may use different syntax where the resulting truth conditions are the same.

For logical-connective equivalence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A disputed logical connector shall be escalated before conformity is determined.

A linguistic choice made in logical-connective equivalence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

All, each, any, at least, no more than, only, including and other quantifiers shall retain population, inclusiveness and boundary meaning.

Singular and plural forms shall not accidentally limit or expand the persons or objects covered.

The language record for quantifier equivalence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Examples introduced by including shall remain non-exhaustive unless the source expressly closes the list.

For quantifier equivalence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Review shall test zero, one, multiple and boundary cases in both languages.

A linguistic choice made in quantifier equivalence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A controlled translation shall preserve source clause, subclause, list, table, figure and annex identifiers so bilingual citation resolves to equivalent content.

Reordering within a provision may support natural language but shall not break identifier-level traceability.

The language record for clause alignment shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

No source provision shall be omitted, duplicated or combined in a way that conceals separate obligations.

For clause alignment, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Any unavoidable structural difference shall be documented in the language record and reader navigation.

A linguistic choice made in clause alignment shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translated heading shall describe the same subject and shall not add normative effect, marketing language or a broader institutional claim.

Short and full titles shall follow controlled terminology and shall remain distinguishable from other ICEQC documents in the target language.

The language record for heading equivalence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Headings may be adapted for natural grammar while document and clause numbers remain unchanged.

For heading equivalence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A heading discrepancy shall not govern over correctly translated body text and shall be corrected promptly.

A linguistic choice made in heading equivalence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Introductory text and lettered or numbered list items shall remain grammatically connected and shall preserve cumulative, alternative and conditional structure.

Punctuation may follow target-language convention only where it does not change dependency or sentence completion.

The language record for list and syntax alignment shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

An item shall not become a standalone requirement if the source depends on the introduction.

For list and syntax alignment, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Reader rendering and line direction shall keep markers associated with the correct text.

A linguistic choice made in list and syntax alignment shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Tables shall preserve data, units, row and column relationships, footnotes, normative status and accessible linear meaning.

Headings may expand in translation and layout may change, but no cell shall be truncated, merged differently or detached from a qualifier.

The language record for table translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Numbers and symbols shall follow controlled localization without changing value.

For table translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Independent review shall compare every cell and footnote with the source and structured representation.

A linguistic choice made in table translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Figure labels, legends, callouts, sequence and alternative text shall be translated while preserving visual relationships and normative or informative status.

Text embedded in images shall not remain untranslated where it is material to understanding.

The language record for figure translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Directionality changes shall not reverse process arrows or conceptual order accidentally.

For figure translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A translated figure shall retain the source identifier and shall be reviewed with the surrounding clause.

A linguistic choice made in figure translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Equations, operators, variables and numerical values shall remain mathematically identical while explanatory labels and definitions are translated.

Decimal and grouping notation may be localized only where the value cannot be misread and structured data remains unambiguous.

The language record for formula translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Variable letters shall not be translated if doing so breaks formula identity unless all references change consistently.

For formula translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Examples shall be independently recalculated rather than copied without verification.

A linguistic choice made in formula translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Dates shall use an unambiguous localized form with machine-readable identity, and numbers, currencies and units shall preserve exact values and conversion status.

A converted value shall state whether it is exact, rounded or informative and which value governs.

The language record for dates, numbers and units shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Calendar, business-day, time-zone and measurement conventions shall not be assumed from locale where the source states another rule.

For dates, numbers and units, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Boundary values and deadlines shall receive targeted bilingual verification.

A linguistic choice made in dates, numbers and units shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

ICEQC controlled names, body titles, document titles and certification terminology shall use approved target forms and retain the English form where needed for identity.

A translated body title shall not imply governmental status, legal form or authority absent from the source.

The language record for names and institutional titles shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Personal and organization names shall follow verified preferred transliteration or public form.

For names and institutional titles, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A translated institutional name shall remain connected to the ICEQC-only issuer and shall not resemble another organization misleadingly.

A linguistic choice made in names and institutional titles shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

ICEQC logos, certification marks, document numbers, certificate numbers and verification codes shall not be translated or altered except through approved language variants.

Surrounding explanatory text shall state the same scope and limitations as the source.

The language record for marks and protected identifiers shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A script rendering shall preserve legibility and protected clear space without creating a new composite mark.

For marks and protected identifiers, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Language publication does not grant additional mark rights or territorial certification status.

A linguistic choice made in marks and protected identifiers shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A legal or regulatory term shall be translated for conceptual accuracy while preserving that ICEQC does not determine universal legal effect.

Where the target jurisdiction uses a formally defined term with different scope, the translation shall qualify or retain the source term rather than imply equivalence.

The language record for legal and regulatory terms shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Translator notes may identify jurisdictional variation and remain informative.

For legal and regulatory terms, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Legal ambiguity affecting mandate or claims shall be referred for competent review and source clarification.

A linguistic choice made in legal and regulatory terms shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Terms for accreditation, licensing, authorization, recognition, equivalency and approval shall preserve the explicit boundary that ICEQC certification does not confer those statuses.

A target-language word commonly used for both certification and accreditation shall be qualified to avoid public misunderstanding.

The language record for accreditation and recognition terminology shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Marketing familiarity shall not justify a broader or more official translation.

For accreditation and recognition terminology, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Certificate, register and mark translations shall use the same controlled boundary terminology.

A linguistic choice made in accreditation and recognition terminology shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Examples, roles and education-system references shall be translated without assuming that one country's institution or qualification has an exact international equivalent.

A neutral explanation may replace an inaccessible culture-bound reference where the informative function remains the same.

The language record for cultural and contextual equivalence shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Normative requirements shall not be localized by substituting a lower or different local expectation.

For cultural and contextual equivalence, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A jurisdiction-specific adaptation requires a controlled module or edition rather than an unmarked translation choice.

A linguistic choice made in cultural and contextual equivalence shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translation shall read as clear professional target-language text and shall not preserve awkward source syntax where it obscures meaning.

Clarity shall coexist with precision, stable terminology and faithful normative force.

The language record for plain-language quality shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Simplification shall not remove conditions, exceptions, uncertainty or technical distinctions.

For plain-language quality, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Reader testing may be used to detect ambiguity while final wording remains subject to competent normative review.

A linguistic choice made in plain-language quality shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Translated readers and downloads shall preserve headings, navigation, reading order, alternative text, table associations and other accessibility features.

Status and precedence notices shall appear in the target language and at equivalent prominence.

The language record for accessible translated content shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Accessibility shall not depend on a font, plugin or image unavailable to ordinary users.

For accessible translated content, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

An accessible alternative shall reproduce the same target text and shall not become an unofficial paraphrase.

A linguistic choice made in accessible translated content shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A right-to-left language representation shall control bidirectional text so document numbers, Latin identifiers, formulas, dates and punctuation remain correctly ordered.

Navigation, list markers, tables and mixed-language citations shall preserve logical relationships and accessibility.

The language record for right-to-left scripts shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Visual mirroring shall not reverse a process or mathematical sequence where direction has substantive meaning.

For right-to-left scripts, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Rendering shall be tested in representative browsers, downloads and assistive technologies before controlled publication.

A linguistic choice made in right-to-left scripts shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A controlled publication shall use fonts and encoding capable of representing every target character, combining mark, diacritic and punctuation without substitution or loss.

Text shall remain searchable, copyable and extractable and shall not rely on rasterized images for ordinary content.

The language record for font and character integrity shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Unicode normalization shall not create different identifiers or break content hashes unknowingly.

For font and character integrity, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Missing-glyph, line-break and copy-paste testing shall form part of publication review.

A linguistic choice made in font and character integrity shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Translated titles, summaries and keywords may support discovery while document number, edition, language tag and status remain controlled.

Localized metadata shall describe the same scope and shall not make promotional or recognition claims absent from the source.

The language record for search and metadata localization shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Search results shall distinguish authoritative and non-authoritative languages.

For search and metadata localization, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A metadata translation error shall be corrected and shall trigger reliance review where it could lead to the wrong normative text.

A linguistic choice made in search and metadata localization shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Internal links shall resolve to the equivalent target-language clause where available and shall provide access to the authoritative source.

External citations shall preserve source identity and may add target-language resources without replacing the cited authority.

The language record for link and cross-reference localization shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A missing translation shall not cause a link to unrelated or newer content.

For link and cross-reference localization, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Edition-specific and language-specific URIs shall remain stable across later publication.

A linguistic choice made in link and cross-reference localization shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Every source heading, paragraph, list item, note, table, figure, annex, footnote, status notice and metadata element shall be accounted for before a translation is classified as complete.

A deliberate omission shall be expressly authorized and shall prevent controlled status if it affects substantive equivalence.

The language record for completeness verification shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Word count or automated alignment alone shall not establish completeness.

For completeness verification, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

The review record shall identify non-translatable elements and their equivalent treatment.

A linguistic choice made in completeness verification shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Controlled review shall compare source and target provision by provision for meaning, normative category, logic, terminology, numbers and cross-references.

The comparison shall consider target text independently as a reader would understand it, not only whether every source word appears.

The language record for bilingual comparison shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Material issues shall be reconciled and rechecked in context.

For bilingual comparison, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Approval shall apply to the final target text after changes, not an earlier reviewed draft.

A linguistic choice made in bilingual comparison shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Back translation may be used as a risk-based diagnostic for critical provisions, unfamiliar terms or languages lacking direct reviewer availability.

It shall reveal possible conceptual divergence but shall not replace competent target-language review because natural translations need not reproduce source wording.

The language record for back translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The method and limitations shall be recorded where relied upon materially.

For back translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A back-translated phrase shall not be published as another authoritative language version without its own control.

A linguistic choice made in back translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

ICEQC may consult target-language stakeholders on clarity, terminology and unintended cultural or technical effects before controlled publication.

Comments shall be evaluated with the authoritative source and shall not permit local preference to change normative scope through translation.

The language record for target-language public review shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The consultation status and exact target draft shall be identified.

For target-language public review, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Material source ambiguity discovered through the review shall be resolved for all languages, not only patched locally.

A linguistic choice made in target-language public review shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Where a consultation accepts comments in several languages, each substantive comment shall receive equivalent reasoned consideration regardless of submission language.

Translation used for disposition shall preserve the contributor's technical proposition and uncertainty.

The language record for multilingual comment handling shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A contributor shall not be disadvantaged by a translation error attributable to the process.

For multilingual comment handling, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Public disposition may summarize in the authoritative consultation language while identifying the accepted multilingual route.

A linguistic choice made in multilingual comment handling shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Any person may report a suspected discrepancy by identifying the language, document, edition, clause and differing meaning as far as reasonably possible.

ICEQC shall route the issue for linguistic and subject review and shall identify whether interim reliance protection is needed.

The language record for translation discrepancy report shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Submission shall not require certification status or payment.

For translation discrepancy report, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A report does not itself amend text, but a known material discrepancy shall not be ignored because no case outcome has yet occurred.

A linguistic choice made in translation discrepancy report shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

While a material discrepancy is under review, the authoritative text governs and the affected non-authoritative wording shall be marked or temporarily restricted where reliance could cause harm.

Assessment shall not issue an adverse finding solely from wording known to be credibly disputed in a translation.

The language record for interim treatment of discrepancy shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Existing cases shall receive consistent notice and a route to present evidence against the authoritative meaning.

For interim treatment of discrepancy, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Interim treatment shall be no broader or longer than necessary and shall not prejudge final correction.

A linguistic choice made in interim treatment of discrepancy shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translation correction shall identify source, target language, clause, prior and corrected wording, reason, classification and date.

The record shall state whether source text changes and whether any certification, deadline or public claim could have been affected.

The language record for translation correction shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Purely linguistic correction may retain source edition while producing a new translation integrity value.

For translation correction, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A change that adapts normative meaning beyond the source requires source amendment or formal co-authoritative action.

A linguistic choice made in translation correction shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Where a person reasonably relied on an ICEQC-controlled translation error, ICEQC shall assess the effect on participation, assessment, decision, certificate or claim.

Remedy may include corrected notice, additional time, reconsideration, reassessment or other proportionate treatment consistent with learner protection and authoritative requirements.

The language record for remedy for reliance on translation error shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Reliance cannot create certification contrary to the authoritative basis but shall not be used unfairly against the person.

For remedy for reliance on translation error, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

The systemic cause and other affected records shall also be reviewed.

A linguistic choice made in remedy for reliance on translation error shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translated certificate shall be identified as a translation, preserve holder, object, scope, documents, editions, dates, status and limitations and link to the authoritative certificate and register.

It shall not replace the authoritative certificate or create a new certificate identifier.

The language record for certificate translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Certification and accreditation terminology shall follow the controlled language glossary.

For certificate translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

An inaccurate or stale certificate translation shall be corrected or withdrawn and shall never override current register status.

A linguistic choice made in certificate translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translated public claim or mark statement shall preserve the authorized wording, current status, scope and institutional boundary.

It shall not use a locally prestigious term that implies government, accreditation, degree recognition or broader approval.

The language record for certification-claim translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Where no safe concise equivalent exists, a longer controlled explanatory statement shall be used.

For certification-claim translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

The certified client remains responsible for accuracy of its translations and ICEQC may require correction under ICEQC-GOV-009.

A linguistic choice made in certification-claim translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A translated register view shall reproduce the same controlled status, scope, dates, identifiers and limitations as the authoritative record.

Localized status labels shall map to one controlled value and shall not soften suspension, withdrawal or expiry.

The language record for public-register translation shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Search and filtering shall not omit records because of script or transliteration difference.

For public-register translation, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

If language views conflict, the authoritative record governs and the discrepancy shall be corrected visibly.

A linguistic choice made in public-register translation shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Structured data shall link each translated clause to the source clause, edition, language tag, status and integrity identity.

Fields containing normative text shall not fall back silently to another language without a visible indicator.

The language record for structured translation data shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Interface schema version and standard edition shall remain distinct.

For structured translation data, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A data migration shall verify completeness, character integrity, relationships and precedence before the translated interface is represented as controlled.

A linguistic choice made in structured translation data shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

A source amendment shall identify every translation requiring update and shall state whether translation publication is simultaneous or delayed.

A translated consolidated view shall list amendments incorporated and shall not display future or omitted changes as current.

The language record for amendments and translations shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

The transition shall provide language users sufficient access to changed obligations before exclusive application where risk permits.

For amendments and translations, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A lag notice shall remain until full controlled equivalence is restored.

A linguistic choice made in amendments and translations shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

When a source edition is superseded or withdrawn, each translation shall carry corresponding status and successor information.

A translation may remain accessible for historical use but shall not appear as a current standalone standard.

The language record for supersession and withdrawal of translations shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Withdrawal of one defective translation does not necessarily withdraw the authoritative edition, and the distinction shall be clear.

For supersession and withdrawal of translations, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Identifiers and archived content shall remain traceable and shall not be reassigned.

A linguistic choice made in supersession and withdrawal of translations shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Where an urgent protective change cannot be fully translated before effectiveness, ICEQC shall publish a clear target-language notice of status, affected provisions and authoritative source as soon as reasonably possible.

The notice shall not pretend to be a complete controlled translation and shall identify expected follow-up.

The language record for emergency language publication shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Risk, accessibility and affected populations shall determine priority.

For emergency language publication, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Emergency language handling shall not become routine justification for excluding language communities from material changes.

A linguistic choice made in emergency language publication shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Every controlled and informative translation shall remain associated with its exact source, status period, corrections and successor in the archive.

The archive shall preserve characters, layout-dependent meaning, metadata and hashes or equivalent integrity.

The language record for translation archive shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A historical translation shall display the status that applied and shall not be relabelled as though current.

For translation archive, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Migration shall verify links and searchability across scripts and shall retain discrepancy and correction history.

A linguistic choice made in translation archive shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

The multilingual terminology base shall be reviewed when documents change, discrepancies recur, professional usage evolves or a target term becomes misleading or offensive.

A preferred-term change shall consider all affected documents and shall distinguish editorial improvement from conceptual change.

The language record for terminology maintenance shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Deprecated terms may remain searchable and historically mapped but shall not be reused for a different concept.

For terminology maintenance, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Material changes shall be approved and communicated with the same care as the translated provisions they affect.

A linguistic choice made in terminology maintenance shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Each significant translation shall be reviewed periodically with the source edition or earlier where amendment, error, reader evidence, legal terminology or technology creates risk.

Review shall consider accuracy, completeness, accessibility, current terminology, reader usability and representation consistency.

The language record for systematic language review shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Confirmation shall be recorded and shall not conceal unresolved known limitations.

For systematic language review, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

The outcome may confirm, correct, retranslate, downgrade status or withdraw the translation while preserving authoritative source access.

A linguistic choice made in systematic language review shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Where a requested translated component is unavailable, a reader may fall back to the authoritative language only with a visible language-change notice and without combining target-language and source text as if one complete controlled translation.

Fallback shall preserve the exact edition and clause and shall not redirect to a newer or unrelated language version.

The language record for language fallback shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Critical status and precedence information shall be understandable in the requested language where reasonably practicable.

For language fallback, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A fallback is an access aid, not evidence that translation obligations or review are complete.

A linguistic choice made in language fallback shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Transliteration may assist search and reading of names across scripts but shall remain distinct from translation and from the verified legal or public name.

A controlled record shall identify which form is primary for the certificate or document and shall link accepted variants without merging different entities.

The language record for transliteration shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

Transliteration shall follow a recognized consistent system where practicable and shall preserve document and certificate identifiers unchanged.

For transliteration, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

A variant shall not create a separate certification claim or conceal identity uncertainty.

A linguistic choice made in transliteration shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.

Publication of a controlled translation shall be an attributable event identifying the final target content, source hash, target hash, reviewers, status, precedence, dates and authorization.

The event shall confirm that reader, download and structured forms correspond to the reviewed text.

The language record for translation publication record shall identify the source document and edition, target language tag, language status, responsible translation function, independent review and relevant dates.

A later layout export or technical copy shall not be treated as a new translation unless content changes.

For translation publication record, equivalent human-readable, downloadable and structured representations shall preserve clause identifiers, normative force, status and precedence.

Publication authorization shall be withheld while a material discrepancy, missing component or status conflict remains unresolved.

A linguistic choice made in translation publication record shall not expand or narrow scope, create a requirement, remove an exception, alter a threshold or support an adverse conformity outcome that the authoritative text does not support.