Hard facts

Calibration and standards

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  • 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