MCC-001 Charter and Constitution — Amendment 1: Governance Architecture and Host-Country Rule (v2.0 → v2.1)

Instrument: Amendment to MCC-001 Charter and Constitution v2.0 (Tier 1; cl. 0079: supermajority with documented stakeholder consultation and ninety (90) days' public notice; cl. 0095: entry into force no earlier than 30 days after adoption) Status: v0.2 DRAFT 26 August 2026 — NOT ADOPTED. Resolved as an intention by the Governing Board at its constituting meeting of 26 August 2026 (GB-2026-001, Resolution 3.1) and published the same day as the start of the 90-day notice under cl. 0079. Enters into force at the end of the notice period unless the Board resolves otherwise on the basis of comments received. The English text of the amendments is authoritative; the Norwegian working draft of 24 August 2026 is superseded. Basis: FD-2026-08-24 items D8, D11, D15; rulebook audit of 24 August 2026 (K2); MCC-700 Governance and Appeals v3.1 and Amendment 1 (consulted in parallel, 60 days, cl. 0080)

Background

The rulebook audit of 24 August 2026 found four governance architectures in circulation, with the Board's decision threshold stated both as two-thirds and as unanimity, and quorum stated both as 50 % + 1 and as two-thirds. FD-2026-08-24 item D11 designates MCC-700 as the programme's sole governance architecture. This amendment brings the Charter into line, and carries the host-country rule of item D8 into the two Charter clauses that still state an absolute authorisation requirement.

Amendments

A1.1 — New clause 0044a. "Programme governance, decision thresholds, quorum, appeals and delegation are governed exclusively by MCC-700 Governance and Appeals (current adopted version). Where any other programme document states a different governance rule, MCC-700 prevails."

A1.2 — Clause 0044 is replaced by: "Board decisions require a two-thirds majority of votes cast. Amendments to this Charter and to the MCC-100 series require a two-thirds majority of all Board members. The Board is quorate when more than half of its members participate." (Replaces "consensus or documented supermajority approval", which conflicted with MCC-700.)

A1.3 — Host country (item D8), clauses 0034 and 0061. The absolute requirement in cl. 0034 (Fundamental Principles: "No MCC credit shall be issued … unless the host country has provided authorisation or documented non-objection") and in cl. 0061 (Programme Commitments: "No credit shall be issued without evidence of host country engagement and authorisation") — both verified against Charter v2.0 on 25 August 2026 — is replaced in both clauses by: "Host country authorisation is required where a corresponding adjustment is sought or credits are to be used in compliance schemes. For contribution-basis units carrying no climate claim, documented host country engagement and notification is required, and authorisation status is recorded as NOT_APPLICABLE."

A1.4 — Normative order (item D15). Foundational Decisions v1.0, Programme Bible v2.0 and Ten Operational Umbrella Methodologies v1.0 have the status HISTORICAL and no normative effect.

Transitional note

Until this amendment enters into force, MCC-700 governs everything the Charter does not expressly regulate (FD-2026-08-24 D11; GB-2026-001). The conflicts found in the audit arose mainly from the documents retired under item D15, not from the Charter itself.

Entry into force

Intention resolution: GB-2026-001, 26 August 2026. Public notice published: on signature of GB-2026-001. In force: at the end of the 90-day notice period, on the same day as MCC-700 Amendment 1. Consolidated as MCC-001 v2.1.

Consultation questions

1. Does the two-thirds-of-all-members threshold for Charter and MCC-100-series amendments (A1.2) give sufficient protection while the Board is below its eleven-member target (MCC-700 §4.1.5 as amended)?
2. Should A1.3 name the recording standard for "documented host country engagement" (MCC-100 cl. 0102–0122) in the Charter itself?

Change log — v0.1 (24 Aug 2026, Norwegian working draft) · v0.2 (26 Aug 2026): English public text; BDR references removed (annulled under D16); intention-resolution and notice dates tied to GB-2026-001.