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      "The right to be named as the source when the record is reused."
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    "separate_arrangements": "Sponsorship, support or a bespoke deployment exists only if both parties sign an agreement first. None is offered, priced or advertised here.",
    "licence_terms": "https://apex-infrastructure.com/license",
    "trade_mark_policy": "https://apex-infrastructure.com/trademark",
    "withdrawn": "Until 3 September 2026 this manifest published a tiered royalty schedule (Tier A commons, Tier B AUD 0.30 per proof, Tier C negotiated annual deed) and a clause requiring a method-licence deed above 1,000 proofs per standard per year. Both were withdrawn on 4 September 2026. No charge was ever made under them and no deed was ever executed. Recorded in the corrections register."
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    },
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      "url": "https://apex-infrastructure.com/standards/psi-02"
    },
    {
      "id": "PSI-03",
      "title": "VPP Dispatch Conformance",
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      "jurisdiction": "AU",
      "url": "https://apex-infrastructure.com/standards/psi-03"
    },
    {
      "id": "PSI-04",
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    },
    {
      "id": "PSI-05",
      "title": "Financial Disclosure Integrity",
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    },
    {
      "id": "PSI-06",
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      "jurisdiction": "AU",
      "url": "https://apex-infrastructure.com/standards/psi-06"
    },
    {
      "id": "PSI-07",
      "title": "Organic Production Attestation",
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      "url": "https://apex-infrastructure.com/standards/psi-07"
    },
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      "id": "PSI-08",
      "title": "Health Records Access Attestation",
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    },
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    },
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      "name": "APEX Infrastructure",
      "domain": "Compliance Membership",
      "url": "https://apex-infrastructure.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "Global Consumer Shield",
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    }
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    "hash": "SHA-256 (FIPS 180-4)",
    "signature": "Ed25519 (RFC 8032)",
    "post_quantum_signature": "ML-DSA-65 (NIST FIPS 204)",
    "hash_based_signature": "LMS / HSS (RFC 8554)",
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    "AS/NZS series",
    "ISO 27001 / 9001 / 31000",
    "EU AI Act Annex III"
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}