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1. SHOULD serve as a guide to the development of any Policies Directives based on each Principle ("Principles guide Policies Directives").
2. SHOULD refer to existing Principles—whether defined by ToIP-Compatible GFs or by other bodies—whenever possible.
3. SHOULD be referenced (along with any other relevant parts of the GF) in any Legal Agreement between Members and the Governance Authority.
4. SHOULD NOT include language for which conformance can be directly tested — those statements should be included as Policies "MUST" Directives.

Primary Policies  General Directives (since there can be

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SHOULDs and

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MAYs here, I think Directive is a better word than requirement)

This section contains the Policies Directives that apply to the GF as a whole and not just in the context of a particular detailed directive section of a Controlled Document. It:

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