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@@ -2279,13 +2279,17 @@ Registering Formal Objections</h3>
 	rationales,
 	and decisions <em class="rfc2119">should</em> also be recorded.
 
-	A record of each [=Formal Objection=] against a decision regarding a publicly-available document
+	No later than when the <a href="#team-fo-mediation">relevant Council is initiated</a>,
+	a record of each [=Formal Objection=] against a decision regarding a publicly-available document
 	<em class="rfc2119">must</em> be made <a href="#confidentiality-change">publicly available</a>;
 	likewise, a record of each [=Formal Objection=] against a [=Member-only|Member-visible=] decision
 	<em class="rfc2119">must</em> be made <a href="#confidentiality-change">available to Members</a>.
 	A Call for Review to the Advisory Committee
 	<em class="rfc2119">must</em> identify any [=Formal Objections=]
 	related to that review.
+	This requirement is waived
+	if the [=Formal Objection=] is resolved to the satisfaction of the objector
+	before its <a href="#confidentiality-change">confidentiality is changed</a>.
 
 	Note: [=Formal Objections=] against matter in a [=technical report=]
 	are required to be addressed before <a href="#rec-advance">requesting advancement</a>