Can a Working Group end an exclusion opportunity sooner than scheduled?
A Working Group can end an exclusion opportunity sooner than scheduled if all of the following are true: • No exclusions have been claimed during the exclusion opportunity. • All Working Group Participants (whatever the standing of their representatives) agree to waive any right to future exclusions with respect to the same reference material. For a participating Member, this statement is made by the Member’s Advisory Committee Representative. Silence does not imply consent to end the opportunity early. • The Working Group requests that the Director advance to Proposed Recommendation a document that includes the reference material covered by the exclusion opportunity. When all of the above are true, the exclusion opportunity ends with the request to the Director to advance to Proposed Recommendation. The Working Group’s request should mention the end of the exclusion opportunity. The Team Contact for the Working Group manages the process of gathering from Participants the agreements to
