ECMA-328 2nd edition Invitation for open review Ecma/GA/2006/074 ECMA-328 2nd edition Invitation for open review For Ecma’s comments and dispositions to DIS in ISO/IEC JTC 1’s fast track procedure

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Open-328 review procedure Invitation to help: • Review the final draft ECMA-328 2nd edition; Solicit technical comments; • Draft, review and compile dispositions until one month before JTC 1’s end-of-ballot. Thereafter: Ecma will issue technical comments and dispositions to ISO/IEC JTC 1‘s fast track to be addressed in the Ballot Resolution Meeting. How to comment: Send (ISO/IEC formatted) comments to mailto:Open-328@Ecma-International.org; Open-328 archive contains final draft. Who: Experts from ISO/IEC/JTC 1 SC28, IEC/TC 108 and IEC/TC 111 who register at http://www.Ecma-International.org/memento/TC38-TG1-M.htm; Mr. Van Heiningen, Océ, International Editor, TC38-TG1 convenor, coordinates. Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 3

JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Submitter is a JTC 1 P-member or JTC 1 Class A-liaison holder is the only party that decides to submit to JTC 1’s Fast-Track; not a JTC 1 decision. may submit a published standard, amendment or Technical Report may solicit advance informal comments from SC’s either directly or via the JTC 1 Secretariat recommends assignment of the publication to an SC identifies an International editor Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 4

JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure ITTF Settles copyright and trademark situation; Registers the Fast-Track proposal; Includes DIS number allocation Helps assignment to an SC or JTC 1 itself; JTC 1 Secretariat assigns Starts the 30-day review period; May result in perceived contradictions that ITTF settles Starts the 5-month letter ballot; Publishes Final DIS text as ISO/IEC publication. ITTF: ISO/Central Office IT Task Force Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 5

JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure SC Upon assignment to an SC: The SC administers the new project in its work programme and maintenance list; SC Secretariat: Distributes ballot results to the SC’s NBs and all voters Within two months after ballot closure Calls the ballot resolution meeting, appoints the Convener Required in case of “disapprove” votes and/or contentious technical comments, but not earlier than 2,5 months after ballot closure Appoints the international Editor Who drafts the (proposed and) final DIS text and (proposed and) final Disposition of Comments report within 1 month after ballot resolution meeting Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 6

JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Voting and Voters Two-staged: 30-day review period, to determine perceived contradictions; 5-month letter ballot (DIS or DAM), which is a combined voting process. Voters, one per country: all NBs of ISO may vote; all NCs of IEC may vote; all P-members JTC 1’s shall vote. Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 7

JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Ballot criteria Ballot pass criteria:  1/2 of JTC 1’s P-members voted (approve, disapprove or abstain) and  2/3 of JTC 1’s P-member “approve” and Three or more “approve” votes per “disapprove” vote cast by all voters. Disapproval: On technical grounds only; Must include justification; Should include proposed fix for identified technical problem; Requires attendance of ballot resolution meeting. Currently JTC 1 has 27 P-members. 50% Criterion: 14 or more P-members vote either approve, disapprove or abstain. 2/3 criterion: the number of P-members: (approve / (approve + disapprove)) is 2/3 or more; abstains are not counted. ¼ criterion: less than one disapprove vote cast per approve from P-member, NB, NC one per country. Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 8

JTC 1 Fast-Track Procedure Ballot resolution meeting SC shall call a ballot resolution meeting in case of negative votes or contentious technical comments; NO-voters must attend; To turn NO-votes into YES-votes. By approving disposition of comments; Preferably by consensus, otherwise by majority vote. NB or NC shall confirm their vote change to “approve” to ITTF in writing. Within one month following the meeting, the International Editor drafts: the final DIS text; and Disposition of Comments report from proposal versions (as modified and approved in the meeting). Rue du Rhône 114 - CH-1204 Geneva - T: +41 22 849 6000 - F: +41 22 849 6001 - www.ecma-international.org 9

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