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   "text": "Amendment authority is centralized: the UDLC Governing Council holds the exclusive authority to amend any Book or provision of the Codex, while proposals may originate from the association bodies, registered legal experts, stakeholders or other authorities.",
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   "text": "The Codex builds in an automated maintenance loop: each year an AI language model reviews the Codex and recommends outdated or unused rules for removal, subject to a vote of the Governing Council.",
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