Proposal stage From the proposal (NP = new work item proposal) up to the acceptance of a new standardisation project
Preparatory stage From the acceptance of the standardisation project up to the decision on registration as a committee draft
Committee stage From the committee draft (CD, several possible) up to submission to the enquiry (international standard draft)
Enquiry stage From the acceptance as an enquiry (international standard draft (DIS = Draft International Standard or CDV = Committee Draft for Voting) up to the decision on the final draft
Approval stage From the acceptance as a final draft (FDIS = Final Draft International Standard) up to the adoption as an international standard
Publication stage From the acceptance as an international standard up to publication as an ISO, IEC or ISO/IEC standard