"All background information in a WordprocessingML document is stored using the Vector Markup Language (VML) syntax."
We are advised that VML is deprecated and a legacy spec. This is confusing technically (Part 1, 8.6.3 Page 15 (27), Line 
Remove reference to VML syntax and use DrawingML to specify Background information
Page 3 (14), Line 29 - 31
Part 3, Section 2.3.1
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Proposed Disposition of DIS 29500 Comment MY-0001 (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 , DE-0109 , DK-0006 , DK-0007 , DK-0008 , DK- 0009 , DK-0022 , FR-0049 , GB-0174 , GB-0178 , GR-0069 , IN-0049 , KE-0048 , KE-0053 , US-0119 , US-0124 , VE-0014
NB13 seems to be the National Body of Malaysia : the properties of the comment file shows the company “SIRIM Berhad”, which is the organisation in charge of standards in Malaysia.
great, thanks for identifying that.
The disposition doesnt clarify where all the “each positions” where the VML is replaced with DrawingML.
The wholesale rip and replace is a good move, but may require an additional timeframe for verification.
We do not know if the Annex is used for normative text, or just informative.