This says that "The layout properties of this embedded object are specified using the VML syntax". However, in Part 1, Section 8.2.6 says, "VML should be considered a deprecated format included in Office Open XML for legacy reasons only and new applications that need a file format for drawings are strongly encouraged to use preferentially DrawingML" Certainly a new document creating an OLE embedding should not be using VML. Otherwise, all OOXML consumers will need to support VML, even where legacy documents are not present.

Define layout properties of embedded objects using DrawingML rather than VML
VML remains in the standard for compatibility reasons. However, new software shall not use VML. VML shall be used only for backward compatibility reasons to enable the migration of older documents to Open XML. One possibility would be to move VML to a separate section as an informative annex or save as part

- Part 4, Section 2.3.3.19

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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment DE-0109 (Modified: 2008-01-03) Agreed; deprecated markup should not be required in Part 4, §2.3.3.19 and §2.3.3.21 (or at any other location within WordprocessingML). At each location where VML is required, VML will be deprecated and replaced with an alternative in the DrawingML format. This is addressed in detail within the disposition of the following comments: CA-0076, CL-0025, CL-0206, CO-0076, CO-0223, CZ-0004, CZ-0011, DE-0018, DE-0020, DE-0021, DE-0115, DE-0116, DK-0058, DK-0095, DK-0150, DK-0155, FI-0008, GB-0177, GB-0190, GB-0476, GB-0477, GR-0087, IE-0009, JP-0030, KE-0047, KE-0064, MX-0006, US-0092, US-0152, UY-0002, VE-0013, and ZA-0016. Similar Comments: CA-0016 , CL-0140 , CO-0085 , CO-0086 , DE-0019 , DE-0022 , DK-0006 , DK-0007 , DK-0008 , DK-0009 , DK- 0022 , FR-0049 , GB-0174 , GB-0178 , GR-0069 , IN-0049 , KE-0048 , KE-0053 , MY-0001 , US-0119 , US-0124 , VE-0014