Apple votes Yes. Curt
> On Jun 14, 2017, at 10:01 AM, Jeremy Rowley via Public <[email protected]> > wrote: > > From the validation WG: > > Ballot 192 – Notary Revisions > The following motion has been proposed by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and > endorsed by Kirk Hall of Entrust and Rich Smith of Comodo. > > Currently, section 11.11.1(A)(ii) states, > > 11.11.1. Verified Legal Opinion > (1) Verification Requirements: Before relying on a legal opinion > submitted to the CA, the CA MUST verify that such legal opinion meets the > following requirements: > (A) Status of Author: The CA MUST verify that the legal opinion is > authored by an independent legal practitioner retained by and representing > the Applicant (or an in-house legal practitioner employed by the Applicant) > (Legal Practitioner) who is either: > … > (ii) A notary that is a member of the International Union of Latin Notaries, > and is licensed to practice in the country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of > Incorporation or Registration or any jurisdiction where the Applicant > maintains an office or physical facility (and that such jurisdiction > recognizes the role of the Latin Notary); > > The EV Guidelines already define “Latin Notary” appropriately and > sufficiently as “A person with legal training whose commission under > applicable law not only includes authority to authenticate the execution of a > signature on a document but also responsibility for the correctness and > content of the document. A Latin Notary is sometimes referred to as a Civil > Law Notary.” > > Whether a Latin Notary (or Civil Law Notary) is a member of the IULN should > not be dispositive as to whether the person is competent and qualified to > provide a legal opinion. The current wording of section 11.11.1(A)(ii) means > we cannot accept letters from proper Latin Notaries (individuals) who aren’t > members of the IULN. > > By deleting the requirement that a Latin Notary be a member of the > International Union of Latin Notaries, this ballot permits a more extensive > view on who can provide the type of legal opinion required by the EV > Guidelines. > > --MOTION BEGINS-- > > A. Effective immediately, modify 11.11.1(A) as follows: > > '''11.11.1. Verified Legal Opinion''' > > (1) '''Verification Requirements''': Before relying on a legal opinion > submitted to the CA, the CA MUST verify that such legal opinion meets the > following requirements: > > (A) '''Status of Author''': The CA MUST verify that the legal opinion is > authored by an independent legal practitioner retained by and representing > the Applicant (or an in-house legal practitioner employed by the Applicant) > (Legal Practitioner) who is either: > > (i) A lawyer (or solicitor, barrister, advocate, or equivalent) licensed to > practice law in the country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation > or Registration or any jurisdiction where the Applicant maintains an office > or physical facility, or > > (ii) A notary that is a member of the International Union of Latin Notaries, > and is Latin Notary who is currently commissioned or licensed to practice in > the country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Registration > or any jurisdiction where the Applicant maintains an office or physical > facility (and that jurisdiction recognizes the role of the Latin Notary); > > --MOTION ENDS— > > The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows: > > BALLOT 192 > > Start time (22:00 UTC) > > End time (22:00 UTC) > > Discussion (7 to 14 days) > > 15th June > 21st June > > Vote for approval (7 days) > > 21st June > > 28th June > > Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread on the Public > list. 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: https://cabforum.org/members/ > <https://cabforum.org/members/> > 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 shown on > CA/Browser Forum wiki. Under Bylaw 2.2(g), at least the required quorum > number must participate in the ballot for the ballot to be valid, either by > voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining. > > > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public > <https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public>
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