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Subsidiary Documents

The Subsidiary Documents provide the detail behind the EECS Rules, addressing such matters as: registry databases, assessments & reviews, decision-making, member agents, change management and assignment of codes.
They are changed by decision of the EECS Unit (formerly requiring a decision of the General meeting).

SD01: Assessment Panels - release 4.1
This addresses convening, reporting, conduct, membership & composition, and terms of reference of Assessment Panels. This version was formally approved by the General Meeting of AIB members held on 19 June 2020. Its effective date is 20 June 2020.

SD02 Voting Rights - Release 2.2
This addresses admission, expulsion and changes to Documents. This version was formally approved by the General Meeting of AIB members held on 19 June 2020. Its effective date is 20 June 2020.

SD03: EECS Registration Databases - Release 8.2 (also known as HubCom)
This contains information about data standards, transfer interface protocol, performance standards and testing of systems and transfer links. This version was formally approved on 8 November 2022. The effective date of this EECS Rules subsidiary document is 9 November 2022.

SD04: Members Agents and Measurement Bodies - Release 2.1
This addresses processing of applications for Members' Agents and Measurement Bodies (by a Domain Scheme Assessment Panel). This version was formally approved by the General Meeting of AIB members held on 23 September 2011. Its (retrospective) effective date is 1 September 2011, subject to the provisions of EECS Rules section M11, "TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS".

SD05: Change Management - Release 3.3
This addresses applications for change, analysis, consideration and implementation of change. This version was formally approved by the General Meeting of AIB members held on 19 June 2020. Its effective date is 20 June 2020.

SD06: Assignment of Codes - Release 2.1
This addresses codes for Members, Domains and Technologies This version was formally approved by the General Meeting of AIB members held on 23 September 2011. Its (retrospective) effective date is 1 September 2011, subject to the provisions of EECS Rules section M11, "TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS".

SD07 Review Procedures - Release 6.3
This documents (and the proformas and guidance note) addresses audits and reviews within the EECS framework. This version was approved by the EECS Unit of AIB held on 11 May 2023.

SD07a Review Proformas - based on Release 6.3
These forms are provided for the use of reviewers of Domain Protocols according to SD07 (Review Procedures_Release 6.3) as a reporting template. This version was approved by the EECS Unit of AIB held on 11 May 2023.

SD09 Independent Criteria Schemes - release 3.0
This addresses the application for recognition of, and administration of Independent Criteria Schemes (ICS's). This version was approved by the AIB EECS Unit meeting held on 22 September 2022. 

SD10 Professional Reviewers - release 2.0
The purpose of this EECS Rules subsidiary document is to set out the detailed procedural and technical matters associated with Professional Reviewers. Specifically, this will include guidelines for appointing and monitoring Professional Reviewers and the terms of reference of the Professional Reviewers Group.

SD14 Internal Rules opf Operation for the EECS Unit and the Scheme Groups - release 2.0
This sets out the terms of reference for the EECS Unit and Scheme Groups. Approved by the AIB General Meeting on 19 June 2020, amended by the General meeting on 25 September 2020.

SD15 Internal Rules of Operation for the Information Systems Unit - release 1.0
This sets out the terms of reference for the ISU. Approved by the AIB General Meeting on 25 September 2020.

SD16 Internal Rules of Operation for the Communication and Public Affairs Unit - release 2.1 new name
This sets out the terms of reference for the Communication and Public Affairs Unit (formerly External Affairs Unit) (CPAU). Agreed at the EAU meeting on 26 January 2021, approved by the AIB General Meeting on 7 May 2021, and based on the decision to change the name of this Unit to CPAU by the Board on 4 April 2022.