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+## PR Checklist - Instructions
+
+Before submitting, ensure your PR meets the following requirements:
+
+- **Compliance:**
+    - Includes a detailed description of the changes.
+    - Assess and state the risk (Low | Medium | High) regarding existing functionality.
+
+- **Documentation:**
+    - Links to automated tests covering the new functionality.
+    - Provides manual testing instructions.
+    - Includes a GitBook documentation PR link, if applicable.
+
+- **Commit Guidelines:**
+    - The commit message is descriptive and uses `feat:` or `fix:` prefix when needed.
+      - Reference: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/ guidelines.
+
+- **Testing:**
+    - Ensures changes are covered by tests (acceptance/integration/smoke).
+
+## Review Process
+
+- PRs require thorough reviews, including code, documentation, and testing.
+- Manual testing is the submitter's responsibility.
+- For Node projects, ensure `package.json` updates align with `package-lock.json`.
+- Minimize dependencies; justify new ones.
+
+## PR Approval
+
+- Post-review, PRs are approved by code owners and merged by them or content writers for documentation.
+
+## Submission Fields
+
+- **What does this PR do?**
+
+- **Where should the reviewer start?**
+
+- **How should this be manually tested?**
+
+- **Any background context?**
+
+- **Relevant tickets?**
+
+- **Screenshots (if applicable):**
+
+- **Additional questions or comments:**
+