[odf-discuss] Definition of International Standards

[Peter Vandenabeele]

On 3/23/07, Lars D. Noodén <lars at umich.edu> wrote:
> Is there an EU or EC document with a short and sweet definition of an
> International Standard?
>
> Obviously ISO/IEC standards would qualify, but what about the IETF and the
> W3C?

Hmmm ....

>From this page:
  http://www.cen.eu/boss/support/support+processes+-+index/notification+procedure+-+notifications/index.asp

it would seem that only CEN, CENELEC and ETSI  etc. are officially recognized.

This text:

  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/consleg/1998/L/01998L0034-20040501-en.pdf

seems to confirm on page 14 that only CEN, CENELEC and ETSI are formally
recognized. This is related to Directive 98/48/EC amending Directive 98/34/EC

  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/1998/l_217/l_21719980805en00180026.pdf

I assume IDABC is working on extending this list.

HTH,

Peter