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<strong>Ballot 174 - Reform of Requirements Relating to Conflicts
with Local Law </strong> <o:p></o:p>
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<p class="line862">The following motion has been proposed by
Gervase Markham of Mozilla and endorsed by Kirk Hall of Entrust
and Moudrick Dadashov of SSC: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874"><font face="serif,Times New Roman,Times"><b>Statement
of Intent:</b> The purpose of this change is to reform
section 9.16.3 of the BRs, titled "Severability", which deals
with what a CA must do when it encounters a conflict between
the requirements of a jurisdiction under which it operates and
the requirements of the BRs. At the moment, this clause is
triggered only by a court determination rather than by the CA
encountering a conflict, which makes it unlikely to ever be
triggered, and it requires notification to the CAB Forum but
not documentation of the outcome. The current clause is:</font></p>
<p class="line874"><tt>9.16.3. Severability</tt><tt><br>
</tt></p>
<p class="line874"><tt>If a court or government body with
jurisdiction over the activities covered by these Requirements
determines that the performance of any mandatory requirement
is illegal, then such requirement is considered reformed to
the minimum extent necessary to make the requirement valid and
legal. This applies only to operations or certificate
issuances that are subject to the laws of that jurisdiction.
The parties involved SHALL notify the CA / Browser Forum of
the facts, circumstances, and law(s) involved, so that the
CA/Browser Forum may revise these Requirements accordingly.</tt><br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">--Motion Begins-- <br>
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif"><br>
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">Delete section 9.16.3 from the Baseline
Requirements in its entirety and replace it with the
following:<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">9.16.3.
Severability <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">In the event of a
conflict between these Requirements and a law, regulation or
government order (hereinafter 'Law') of any jurisdiction in
which a CA operates or issues certificates, a CA MAY modify any
conflicting requirement to the minimum extent necessary to make
the requirement valid and legal in the jurisdiction. This
applies only to operations or certificate issuances that are
subject to that Law. In such event, the CA SHALL immediately
(and prior to issuing a certificate under the modified
requirement) include in Section 9.16.3 of the CA’s CPS a
detailed reference to the Law requiring a modification of these
Requirements under this section, and the specific modification
to these Requirements implemented by the CA.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">The CA MUST also
(prior to issuing a certificate under the modified requirements)
notify the CA/Browser Forum of the relevant information newly
added to its CPS by sending a message to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:questions@cabforum.org">questions@cabforum.org</a>
and receiving confirmation that it has been posted to the Public
Mailing List and is indexed in the Public Mail Archives
available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cabforum.org/pipermail/public/">https://cabforum.org/pipermail/public/</a>
(or such other email addresses and links as the Forum may
designate), so that the CA/Browser Forum may consider possible
revisions to these Requirements accordingly.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Any modification
to CA practice enabled under this section MUST be discontinued
if and when the Law no longer applies, or these Requirements are
modified to make it possible to comply with both them and the
Law simultaneously. An appropriate change in practice,
modification to the CA’s CPS and a notice to the CA/Browser
Forum, as outlined above, MUST be made within 90 days.<o:p></o:p><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">CAs are required to make this change to
their processes by a date 90 days from the date this ballot
passes.<o:p><br>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">--Motion Ends--<br>
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">The review period for this ballot shall
commence immediately and close at 2200 UTC on Monday 22nd
August. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review
period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter
and will close at 2200 UTC on Monday 29th August. Votes must
be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">A vote in favor of the motion must indicate
a clear 'yes' in the response. A vote against must indicate a
clear 'no' in the response. A vote to abstain must indicate a
clear 'abstain' in the response. Unclear responses will not be
counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a
voting member before the close of the voting period will be
counted. Voting members are listed here: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">In order for the motion to be adopted, two
thirds or more of the votes cast by members in the CA category
and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in the
browser category must be in favor. Quorum is currently ten
(10) members – at least ten members must participate in the
ballot, either by voting in favor, voting against, or
abstaining.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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