[J3] (SC22WG5.6340) Fwd: 2021 Directives part 2 change regarding TRs

[Van Snyder]

On Thu, 2021-05-27 at 20:22 -0400, Steve Lionel via J3 wrote:
>     Not that we're doing any TRs at the moment, but in case we do...

Instead of a TR, do an optional part of the standard. Then, in the next
revision, fold the optional part into Part 1.
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>             2021 Directives part 2 change regarding TRs
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>             Date: 
>             Thu, 27 May 2021 17:07:19 -0700
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>             From: 
>             David Keaton <dmk at dmk.com>
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>             Bill Ash <bash at itic.org>
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>       Dear SC 22 Convenors,
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>       There is a change in the 2021 Directives part 2 that affects
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>       SC 22 TRs. TRs are now forbidden to contain recommendations.
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>       "Note 3 to entry" below is new as of this month.
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>       3.1.8
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>       Technical Report
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>       TR
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>       document (3.1.1) published by ISO or IEC containing collected
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>       of a different kind from that normally published as an
>       International Standard (3.1.4) or Technical Specification
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>       Note 1 to entry: Such data may include, for example, data
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>       from a survey carried out among the national bodies, data on
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>       in other international organizations or data on the state of
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>       art (3.4) in relation to standards of national bodies on a
>       particular subject.
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>       Note 2 to entry: Prior to mid-1999, Technical Reports were
>       designated as Technical Reports of type 3.
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>       Note 3 to entry: The content of a Technical Report is not
>       permitted to include requirements (3.3.3), recommendations
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>       or permissions (3.3.5).
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>       It was always understood that TRs could not contain normative
>       text, but this goes further. TRs that contain guidance, as some
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>       22 TRs do, will need to become International Standards if they
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>       revised. New editions will be scrutinized according to the
>       prohibition against recommendations.
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>       I hope this will save you from finding out at the last minute
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>       extra work will be required when revising some TRs.
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>       David
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