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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOTICE OF REVIEW PERIOD – BALLOT SMC06</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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This Review Notice is sent pursuant to Section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s Intellectual Property Rights Policy (v1.3). This 30-day Review Period is for the Final Maintenance Guideline that is attached to this Review Notice.<br>
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Ballot for Review: Ballot SMC06, redline at <a href="https://cabforum.org/posts/2024/2024-04-11-SMCWG-ballot-SMC06/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.4-redline.pdf">
https://cabforum.org/posts/2024/2024-04-11-SMCWG-ballot-SMC06/CA-Browser-Forum-SMIMEBR-1.0.4-redline.pdf</a>
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Start of Review Period: April 11, 2024<br>
End of Review Period: 2359 UTC on May 11, 2024<o:p></o:p></p>
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