Type — select all that apply:
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feat— New content, template, or framework section -
fix— Factual, legal, regulatory, or structural correction -
docs— Documentation improvement (style, clarity, structure) -
policy— Policy template addition or revision -
i18n— Translation or localisation -
chore— Tooling, CI, metadata, repository hygiene -
governance:proposal— Significant change · triggers 14-day review period -
governance:constitutional— Constitutional change · triggers 30-day consultation period
Severity (for fix type only):
- Critical — Incorrect guidance that could cause legal or regulatory exposure
- High — Material inaccuracy in compliance or normative content
- Moderate — Inaccuracy with limited immediate impact
- Low — Minor correction, broken link, formatting
| Instrument | Article / Section | Relevance to this PR |
|---|---|---|
| File | Nature of Change |
|---|---|
Complete all items applicable to your contribution type before requesting review. Leave N/A items unchecked with a note if genuinely not applicable.
- All factual, legal, and technical claims are accurate and verified against authoritative sources
- Regulatory references cite specific articles/sections, not document titles alone
- RFC 2119 keywords (
MUST,SHOULD,MAY,SHALL) are used correctly and consistently - No proprietary vendor dependencies introduced without open-source alternatives
- Language is institutional English — clear, precise, and accessible to technical and non-technical audiences
- Technical or legal terminology is explained on first use where necessary
- No informal, colloquial, or marketing language
- Headings use ATX style (
#,##,###) - Tables include header rows and
|---|separators - Code blocks use fenced syntax with language identifiers
- All internal and external links are valid and accessible
- New documents are referenced from
README.mdor the appropriate parent document
- Placeholders follow the
[ORGANISATION NAME]/[DATE]convention - Template includes an applicability statement (target organisation types)
- Template includes a version history table at the end
- All contributed content is original or derived from sources with a licence compatible with EUPL-1.2
- Third-party content is identified, attributed, and carries a REUSE-compliant copyright header
- Commits are signed off:
git commit -s(Developer Certificate of Origin)
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CHANGELOG.mdupdated under[Unreleased]with a concise description of this change
- Searched existing issues and PRs — this is not a duplicate
- For
governance:proposalchanges: issue opened and 14-day comment period observed - For
governance:constitutionalchanges: issue opened and 30-day consultation period observed - Relevant affiliations or conflicts of interest declared below (if any)