CREATING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING A STANDARD

Before a standard can be adopted as a new standard, it is normally preceded by a Technical Specification (TS). This is initiated by a National Committee (NC) submitting what is known as a New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) to the Chair's Advisory Group (CAG) or at the TC 31 Plenary Meeting. A Project Team is then put together which continues the work by drafting a corresponding TS. The NWIP then goes through the following draft steps until it can be adopted as a TS.

Before the work can begin, a survey is started amongst the National Committees. To do this, a Document for Comments (DC) is prepared which is distributed for discussion. A document with the status Committee Draft (CD) is then compiled which contains the technical comments. This takes place in at least one voting session.

In the next step, a first vote is held on the draft with the status Committee Draft for Voting (CDV), whereby the National Committees can introduce editorial changes.

Then the final vote on the draft takes place with the status Final Draft International Standard (FDIS). The National Committees then vote for or against the new draft.

The final decision on the publication of the TS is made at the annual Plenary Meeting.

CREATING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING A STANDARD

CREATING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING A STANDARD

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CREATING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING A STANDARD