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    Ballot 8 – Foreign Organization Name
    February 12, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 8 – Foreign Organization Name (Passed) Motion Tony Berman has accepted amendments to his motion: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Appendix F Foreign Organization Name Guidelines NOTE: This appendix is only relevant to EV applications from countries that do not have Latin character organization name registrations. More specific information for particular countries may be added to this appendix in the future.
    Ballot 7 – Parent Subsidiary
    February 3, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 7 – Parent Subsidiary (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tony Berman has made the following motion, and Peri Drucker and Bruce Morton have endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Section 16 (a) (1) Add: “or a Parent/Subsidiary Company”. The revised section shall read: “(a) Address of Applicant’s Place of Business (1) Verification Requirements To verify Applicant’s physical existence and business presence, the CA MUST verify that the physical address provided by
    Ballot 6 – Non Commercial Entity Type
    February 3, 2008 by Ben WilsonBallot 6 – Non Commercial Entity Type (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tony Berman has made the following motion, and Peri Drucker and Bruce Morton have endorsed it: Motion begins The Guidelines should be amended by the following erratum. Erratum begins Section 5 of the guidelines Add the following subsection: “(e) Non-Commercial Entity Subjects The CA MAY issue EV Certificates to Non-Commercial Entities who do not qualify under subsections (b), (c) and (d) but satisfy the following requirements:
    Ballot 9 – Physical Address
    February 1, 2008 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
    Ballot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English Encoding Requirement From Business Category
    September 11, 2007 by Ben WilsonBallot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English encoding requirement from business category (Passed – 91% of CAs, 100% Browsers) The following motion was made by Tony Berman Strike “in UTF-8 English” from Section 6(a)(3) of the EV Guidelines
    Ballot 1 – Version 1.0 of Extended Validation Guidelines Approved
    June 7, 2007 by Ben WilsonOn June 7, 2007, the draft CA/Browser Forum’s Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates Version 1.0 passed unanimously pursuant to Ballot 1.
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