AV> Not only references, but the requirements like "dialup nodes must AV> support EMSI protocol as defined in FSC-0056", "IP nodes must support AV> binkp protocol as defined in FTS-1026", "email-based nodes must reply AV> to the PING requests as defined in section 5.10 of FTS-5001 in at most AV> 3 days (72 hours)", "the message editor should support multi-level AV> quoting as defined in FSC-0032" etc.
The FTSC does not have the power to enact or enforce such restrictions. The *Cs would have to act to do so, probably by proposing an updated FidoNet Policy document and getting it ratified.