Ballot 55 – Romanization of Japanese Corporate Names

Ballot overview

• Ballot 55 addresses Romanization of Japanese Corporate Names.
• The ballot page states it passed unanimously.
• The motion was made by Akira Machida and endorsed by Ben Wilson and jay Schiavo.

What the ballot changes

• Updates Appendix F by renaming Foreign Organization Name Guidelines to Country-Specific Interpretative Guidelines.
• Revises the note in Appendix F to describe alternative interpretations of the EV Guidelines for countries with a language, cultural, technical, or legal reason to deviate from a strict interpretation.
• Adds and renames section titles in Appendix F, including Organization Names and Country-Specific Procedures.
• Expands acceptable Japanese Romanization methods to include Revised Hepburn, Kunrei-shiki, and Nihon-shiki methods described in ISO 3602.
• Expands CA verification options to include Romanized, translated, or other recognized Roman-letter substitute names, using QIIS, Verified Legal Opinion, or Verified Accountant Letter where applicable.
• Adds provisions allowing reliance on a Romanized, translated, or other recognized Roman-letter substitute name stored in the ROBINS database operated by JIPDEC for EV issuance or renewal without repeating the listed procedures.
• Adds definitions and verification requirements for Accounting Practitioner in Japan and Legal Practitioner in Japan.

Timing stated in the ballot

• The ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 5 Nov 2010 and closes at 2100 UTC on 12 Nov 2010.
• Unless withdrawn during review, the voting period starts immediately afterward and closes at 2100 UTC on 19 Nov 2010.
• The motion text says: Effective immediately.

Compliance date interpretation

• The evidence explicitly states the motion is effective immediately.
• No separate phased compliance date is given in the evidence.