ECO.9:4.2 - Construct alternatives with a viable continuation

Compare retaining the rule, amending it and using a different arrangement. For each, state who can act, what they must learn or supply, how expectations and commitments change, and what happens to existing participants during the transition. Include entry, exit and the effects on people whose interests the initial proposal omits.

Trace interactions with the rules and practices that the alternative actually depends on. If a new procedure requires a capability, service or resource unavailable to some users, provide it, change the proposal or state the resulting exclusion. A rule change cannot create that capability by declaration.

Use C.36 to distinguish making a variant, transmitting it, selecting among variants and retaining the contribution over repeated use. A single project’s decision can change a local arrangement; wider adoption remains a separate process.