R-CHG: Change Governance Rules

Change Governance Rules
These rules govern how the framework itself evolves. Stability is a feature — downstream systems (EU customs, carbon registries, AI agents) depend on predictable interfaces.
  
R-CHG-01
  ⅔ Supermajority for Major Changes
Changes to core framework elements — governance model, role definitions, FPIC requirements, compliance mappings, standards layer — require a ⅔ supermajority of the Governance Board. Minor changes (clarifications, bug fixes, new regulatory appendices) require simple majority.
  Implementation: Change classification defined in the Framework Versioning Policy (Appendix A). Voting recorded in governance ledger with member DIDs. Results publicly verifiable.
  
R-CHG-02
  Community Panel Structural Veto
The Community Sovereignty Panel holds a structural veto on any change that affects FPIC rules, community data rights, or benefit-sharing requirements. This veto cannot be overridden by any vote of any other body, including a unanimous Governance Board.
  Implementation: Veto encoded as a constitutional constraint in the framework charter, not as an OPA rule. Legal enforceability governed by Colombian Law 70/1993 and ILO Convention 169.
  
R-CHG-03
  Emergency Patch Protocol
Critical security or compliance fixes may be deployed by CTH Data Stewards within 48 hours without a board vote. The patch must be (a) narrowly scoped to the security/compliance issue, (b) announced to all board members immediately, (c) ratified or reversed by formal board vote within 30 days.
  Implementation: Emergency patch log in governance ledger. Automatic 30-day ratification deadline enforced by scheduled task. Unratified patches auto-revert.
Version Type
Example
Approval Required
Notice Period
Major (X.0.0)
New role type, FPIC rule change
⅔ supermajority + Community Panel
90 days
Minor (x.Y.0)
New regulatory mapping, additional standard
Simple majority
30 days
Patch (x.y.Z)
Clarification, typo, bug fix
Steward + 1 board member
7 days
Emergency
Security/compliance critical
Steward (ratify within 30d)
Immediate