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@@ -1775,7 +1775,8 @@ Charter Refinement</h3>
 		(though only W3C [=Members=] and the [=Team=] can participate in any formal [[#Votes|vote]]).
 
 	The [=charter refinement=] phase concludes when there is either:
-	* A [=group decision=] or [=Team Decision=] to initiate [=AC Review=] of the [=charter draft=].
+	* A [=group decision=] or [=Team Decision=] to initiate [=AC Review=] of the [=charter draft=],
+		subject to [=Team=] verification that the expectations of [=charter refinement=] are fulfilled.
 	* A [=chair decision=] by the [=Chartering Facilitator=] to abandon the proposal.
 
 	Any [=Formal Objection=] filed during the  [=charter refinement=] phase--