Add release-plan.yaml and CHANGELOG directory structure

CHANGELOG/README.md

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+# Changelog
+
+Release changelogs are organized by release cycle and will be created and updated during the automated release process (see https://github.com/camaraproject/ReleaseManagement/tree/main/documentation).

CODEOWNERS

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 # Owners of the CODEOWNER and Maintainer.md files are the admins of CAMARA (to allow them to keep the teams within the CAMARA organization in sync in case of changes)
 /CODEOWNERS @camaraproject/admins
 /MAINTAINERS.MD @camaraproject/admins
-
-# The following lines ensure that the release-management_reviewers team will automatically added as reviewers
-# if a pull requests is changing the CHANGELOG file (aka "release PR") and that such PRs can only be merged with an approval from a team member.
-/CHANGELOG.MD @camaraproject/release-management_reviewers
-/CHANGELOG.md @camaraproject/release-management_reviewers

release-plan.yaml

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+# CAMARA Release Plan
+# This file declares release intentions for this repository.
+# It replaces manual wiki tracking with automated tooling.
+#
+# Update this file; CI validates it; releases are generated from this plan.
+# Docs: https://github.com/camaraproject/ReleaseManagement/tree/main/documentation
+
+repository:
+  # How this repository participates in CAMARA releases
+  # Options: independent (default) | meta-release
+  release_track: independent
+
+  # Uncomment and set when planning a meta-release participation:
+  # meta_release: Sync26
+
+  # Release tag -- first release for a repository is r1.1
+  # - New release cycle (increment first number, reset second to 1)
+  # - Progression in same cycle (increment second number)
+  target_release_tag: r1.1
+
+  # Release type being prepared (must be set before release can be triggered)
+  # Options: none | pre-release-alpha | pre-release-rc | public-release | maintenance-release
+  target_release_type: none
+
+# Dependencies on Commonalities and ICM releases
+# Update per ReleaseManagement requirements for each release cycle
+dependencies:
+  commonalities_release: r4.1
+  identity_consent_management_release: r4.1
+
+# APIs in this repository
+# Replace the placeholder below when planning a release:
+# - api_name: kebab-case identifier (used as filename in code/API_definitions/)
+# - target_api_status: draft | alpha | rc | public (draft allows no file yet)
+apis:
+  - api_name: placeholder-entry
+    target_api_version: 0.1.0
+    target_api_status: draft
+    main_contacts: