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2017-05

ISO/IEC Directives Part 1 + IEC Supplement

Procedures for the technical work Procedures specific to IEC

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

ISO/IEC DIR 1:2017 edition 13.0 consolidated with IEC SUP:2017 edition 11.0

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSOLIDATED VERSION ........................................................... 9 FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... 10 1 Organizational structure and responsibilities for the technical work ............................... 12

1.1 Role of the technical management board .............................................................. 12 1.2 Advisory groups to the technical management board ............................................ 12 1.3 Joint technical work .............................................................................................. 13

1.3.1 Joint Technical Advisory Board (JTAB) .......................................................... 13 1.3.2 Joint Technical Committees (JTC) and Joint Project Committees (JPC) ......... 13

1.4 Role of the Chief Executive Officer ....................................................................... 13 1.5 Establishment of technical committees .................................................................. 14 1.6 Establishment of subcommittees ........................................................................... 16 1.7 Participation in the work of technical committees and subcommittees ................... 16 1.8 Chairs of technical committees and subcommittees .............................................. 17

1.8.1 Appointment .................................................................................................. 17 1.8.2 Responsibilities ............................................................................................. 18 1.8.3 Vice-Chairs of technical committees and subcommittees ............................... 19

1.9 Secretariats of technical committees and subcommittees ...................................... 19 1.9.1 Allocation ...................................................................................................... 19 1.9.2 Responsibilities ............................................................................................. 20 1.9.3 Change of secretariat of a technical committee .............................................. 21 1.9.4 Change of secretariat of a subcommittee ....................................................... 21

1.10 Project committees ............................................................................................... 22 1.11 Editing committees ............................................................................................... 22 1.12 Working groups ..................................................................................................... 22 1.13 Groups having advisory functions within a committee............................................ 24 1.14 Ad hoc groups....................................................................................................... 25 1.15 Liaison between technical committees .................................................................. 25 1.16 Liaison between ISO and IEC ............................................................................... 26 1.17 Liaison with other organizations ............................................................................ 26

1.17.1 General requirements applicable to all categories of liaisons ......................... 26 1.17.2 Different categories of liaisons ....................................................................... 27 1.17.3 Eligibility ........................................................................................................ 28 1.17.4 Acceptance (Category A, B and D liaisons) .................................................... 28 1.17.5 Rights and obligations ................................................................................... 29 1.17.6 Carrying over liaisons when a project committee is converted into

a technical committee or a subcommittee ...................................................... 29 2 Development of International Standards ........................................................................ 29

2.1 The project approach ............................................................................................ 29 2.1.1 General ......................................................................................................... 29 2.1.2 Strategic business plan.................................................................................. 29 2.1.3 Project stages ............................................................................................... 30 2.1.4 Project description and acceptance ............................................................... 30 2.1.5 Programme of work ....................................................................................... 30 2.1.6 Target dates .................................................................................................. 31 2.1.7 Project management ...................................................................................... 32

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2.1.8 Project leader ................................................................................................ 32 2.1.9 Progress control ............................................................................................ 32

2.2 Preliminary stage .................................................................................................. 32 2.3 Proposal stage ...................................................................................................... 33 2.4 Preparatory stage ................................................................................................. 35 2.5 Committee stage ................................................................................................... 35 2.6 Enquiry stage ........................................................................................................ 37 2.7 Approval stage ...................................................................................................... 39 2.8 Publication stage .................................................................................................. 40 2.9 Maintenance of deliverables ................................................................................. 40

2.9.1 Definitions ..................................................................................................... 40 2.9.2 Review .......................................................................................................... 41 2.9.3 Maintenance .................................................................................................. 41

2.10 Corrections and amendments ............................................................................... 42 2.10.1 General ......................................................................................................... 42 2.10.2 Corrections .................................................................................................... 42 2.10.3 Amendments ................................................................................................. 43 2.10.4 Avoidance of proliferation of modifications ..................................................... 43 2.10.5 Interpretation sheets ...................................................................................... 43

2.11 Maintenance agencies .......................................................................................... 45 2.12 Registration authorities ......................................................................................... 45 2.13 Copyright .............................................................................................................. 46 2.14 Reference to patented items (see also Annex I) .................................................... 46

3 Development of other deliverables ................................................................................. 47 3.1 Technical Specifications ....................................................................................... 47 3.2 Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) ................................................................. 47 3.3 Technical Reports ...............