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11. Changelog

11.1 2024 November release (24.11)

  • Criteria 1.3.2: only allow ISO 3166-2 information for headquarter localisation
  • Criteria 3.1.18: add CISPE as permissible standard
  • Criteria 3.1.18, 3.1.19: for Label level 2 and 3, allow declarations until additional permissible standards are approved by the Gaia-X Association
  • Editorial changes

11.2 2024 June release (24.06)

  • The Compliance Document is the new name of the PRC specifications document, which in the previous version was named as Policy Rules Conformity Document (PRCD).
  • Consistent use of “Compliance scheme” instead of conformity, labels, and other variations.
  • Replace “Conformity”/”Basic Conformity” by “Gaia-X Standard Compliance”.
  • Update of the Gaia-X Trust Anchors chapter with the inclusion of the decision flowchart to determine which type of Trust Anchor must be defined for a given criteria and with the requirements for TSPs (Trust Service Providers) and the selection process for CABs.
  • Introduction of the new chapter “List of Gaia-X Conformity Assessment Bodies” where all CABs, which are accredited to attest conformity against a permissible standard by the respective organizations body are listed.
  • Update of the chapter Gaia-X Compliance Criteria for Cloud Services, with the detail of the required evidence for the first two compliance levels (Declaration evidence).
  • Update of the chapter “Proposed Compliance for Data Exchange Services” with the specification of the conformity assessment required for the different schemes.

11.3 2024 April release (24.04)

  • The PRCD is a combination of the previous Policy Rules and Labelling Document (PRLD) and Trust Framework, which are now obsolete.
  • New “Executive Summary” chapter.
  • New chapter on the Process description for how to become a Gaia-X conformant user.
  • New chapter on the Self-Declaration of Conformity.
  • Definition of Conformity and related criteria.
  • New criteria and attributes (mandatory and optional) on “Sustainability”.
  • New chapter on Proposed Data Exchange Criteria.
  • Update and refinement of Permissible and Example Standards for Gaia-X Labels.
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