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8.0 General Requirements
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*[This section contains policies and requirements that apply to the GF as a whole, and does not include requirements or policies that belong to specific controlled documents.]*

- **[8.1 Code of Conduct](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/H123BB0mo)**
- **8.2 Inclusion**
In keeping with the Inclusive by Design principles:

  - **8.2.1** Access to the documentation of the Operations Treasury MUST be open to all Individuals and Organizations on a comparable basis without intentional exclusion of specific persons.

  - **8.2.2**  Governance designers and participants, as well as projects funded by the Operations Treasury SHOULD design for different capabilities in different contexts considering:
    - Digital Exclusion (e.g., access to connected devices)
    - Physical or Cognitive Exclusion (e.g., disability or incapacity)
    - Political & Social Status (e.g., stateless individuals; being a child or a woman)
    - Financial Status (e.g., having no income)
    - Literacy & Language (e.g., low literacy or not speaking local language)
- **8.3 Required Documentation**
In keeping with the principle of Open Standards and Transparency the Trustees:
  - MUST maintain an opensource repository for all documentation
  - MUST publish this adopted Governance Framework
  - MUST publish the following controlled documents under Governance Requirements:
    - TIPs Protocols
    - [Governing Body Policies](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/SynfeL8Xo/https%3A%2F%2Fhackmd.io%2F%40PA-vPATreasury%2FSyGFLERQi)
    - [Governing Body Charter Templates](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/SynfeL8Xo/https%3A%2F%2Fhackmd.io%2F%40PA-vPATreasury%2FSyGFLERQi)
    - [List of all current Governing Body headers from their Charters](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/SynfeL8Xo/https%3A%2F%2Fhackmd.io%2F%40PA-vPATreasury%2FSyGFLERQi)
  - MUST publish the following controlled documents under Trust Assurance Requirements:
    - [Trust Assurance Framework](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/SynfeL8Xo/https%3A%2F%2Fhackmd.io%2F%40PA-vPATreasury%2FrkCzUERmo)
    - Trust Assurance and Conformance Matrix
    - Audit Form Template and Guide
  - MUST publish a single Treasury Administration Group Charter as a critical Governing Body under Business Requirements if such a Special Working Group is established



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