ISO Directives Part I, excerpt

2.5.6 The decision to circulate an enquiry draft (see 2.6.1) shall be taken on the basis of the
consensus principle.

It is the responsibility of the chairman of the technical committee or subcommittee, in

consultation with the secretary of his committee and, if necessary, the project leader, to judge
whether there is sufficient support bearing in mind the definition of consensus given in
ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004.
CD vote in
CD Vote was words

Devel
oping P- Industry
Population of memb simpl AB rep in
countr voting rights
er of
e YES NO national
countries count S
y WG SR ctee

Algeria IANOR 35.5 1 new

Argentina IRAM 1 39.7 1 1 1 yes 1
Armenia SARM 1 3.8 1 1 silent 0
Australia SA 20.3 1 1 1 yes 1
Austria ON 8.3 1 1 1 no 1
Azerbaijan AZSTAND 1 8.7 1 1 silent 1
Bahrain BSMD 1 0.7 1 1 1 yes 1
Bangladesh BSTI 1 124.4 1 1 silent 1
Barbados BNSI 1 0.272 1 1 silent 0
Belarus BELST 1 9.7 1 1 1 no 0
Belgium NBN 10.7 1 1 1 yes 1
Bosnia and BAS
Herzegovina
2.4 1 new
Botswana BOBS 1.8 1 new
Brazil ABNT 1 187.1 1 1 1 yes 1
Bulgaria BDS 1 7.6 1 1 1 abstain 0
Cameroon CDNQ 15.8 1 1 new 1
Canada SCC 31.6 1 1 1 yes 1
Chile INN 1 15.2 1 1 1 yes 1
China SAC 1 1,314.50 1 1 1 no 1
Colombia ICONTEC 1 43.9 1 1 1 yes 1
Congo, The OCC
Democratic
Republic of 42.2 1 new
the
Costa Rica INTECO 1 4.2 1 1 1 yes 1
Croatia HZN 4.5 1 new
Cuba NC 1 11.2 1 1 1 no 0
Cyprus CYS 0.766 1 new
Czech UNMZ
Republic
10.2 1 1 1 yes 0
Côte-d'Ivoire CODINORM 1
17.1 1 1 1 yes 1
Denmark DS 5.5 1 1 1 yes 1
Ecuador INEN 1 12.1 1 1 1 yes 1
Egypt EOS 1 72.6 1 1 1 yes 1
Ethiopia QSAE 74 1 new
Fiji FTSQCO 1 0.8 1 1 1 no 0
Finland SFS 5.2 1 1 1 yes 1
France AFNOR 60.8 1 1 1 yes 1
Germany DIN 82.5 1 1 1 yes 1
Ghana GSB 1 18.9 1 1 1 abstain 0
Greece ELOT 10.9 1 1 1 yes 1
Hungary MSZT 10 1 new
Iceland IST 0.313 1 new
India BIS 1 1,147.70 1 1 1 no 1
Indonesia BSN 1 217.4 1 1 1 no 1
Iran, Islamic ISIRI 1
Republic of
70.5 1 1 new 0
Iraq COSQC 25.9 1 new
Ireland NSAI 4.2 1 1 1 yes 1
Israel SII 6.9 1 1 1 yes 1
Italy UNI 58.7 1 1 1 yes 1
Jamaica BSJ 1 2.6 1 1 1 no 0
Japan JISC 127.8 1 1 1 yes 1
Jordan JISM 1 5.1 1 1 1 yes 1
Kazakhstan KAZMEMST 1
15.6 1 1 1 yes 0
Kenya KEBS 1 33.9 1 1 1 yes 1
Korea, Democratic CSK
People's Republic 24 1 new
Korea, KATS
Republic of
47.3 1 1 1 no 1
Kuwait KOWSMD 2.3 1 new
Lebanon LIBNOR 1 3.7 1 1 1 abstain 0
Libyan Arab LNCSM 1
Jamahiriya
5.7 1 1 1 yes 0
Lithuania LST 3.5 1 new 0
Luxembourg ILNAS 0.483 1 new
Malaysia DSM 1 23.3 1 1 1 no 1
Malta MSA 0.404 1 new
Mauritius MSB 1 1.2 1 1 1 no 0
Mexico DGN 103.3 1 1 1 no 1
Mongolia MASM 2.4 1 new
Morocco SNIMA 1 29.9 1 1 1 yes 1
Netherlands NEN 16.3 1 1 1 no 1
New Zealand SNZ 4.1 1 new
Nigeria SON 1 140 1 1 1 yes 1
Norway SN 4.6 1 1 1 yes 1
Oman DGSM 1 2.6 1 1 1 yes
Pakistan PSQCA 133 1 new
Panama COPANIT 1 3.3 1 1 1 yes 1
Peru INDECOPI 1 27.4 1 1 1 no 0
Philippines BPS 1 68.6 1 1 1 no 0
Poland PKN 38.2 1 1 1 yes 1
Portugal IPQ 10.4 1 1 1 yes 1
Qatar QS 1 0.8 1 1 1 yes 0
Romania ASRO 1 21.6 1 1 1 yes 1
Russian GOST R
Federation
142 1 1 silent 1
Saint Lucia SLBS 1 0.164 1 1 silent 1
Saudi Arabia SASO 1 22.7 1 1 1 abstain 1
Serbia ISS 1 7.5 1 1 1 yes 1
Singapore SPRING SG 1 4 1 1 1 yes 1
Slovakia SUTN 5.5 1 new
Slovenia SIST 1.96 1 new
South Africa SABS 1 48.5 1 1 1 yes 1
Spain AENOR 44.7 1 1 1 yes 1
Sri Lanka SLSI 18.8 1 new
Sudan SSMO 39.2 1 new
Sweden SIS 9 1 1 1 yes 1
Switzerland SNV 7.4 1 1 1 yes 1
Syrian Arab SASMO 1
Republic
19.9 1 1 1 no 0
Tanzania, United TBS
Republic of 40.7 1 new
Thailand TISI 1 62.8 1 1 1 yes 1
The former ISRM
Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia 2.02 1 new

Trinidad and TTBS 1

Tobago
1.3 1 1 silent 1
Tunisia INNORPI 10.2 1 new
Turkey TSE 70.6 1 1 1 no 1
USA ANSI 299.4 1 1 1 no 1
Ukraine DSSU 1 46.2 1 1 silent 1
United Arab ESMA 1
Emirates
4.1 1 1 1 yes 1
United BSI
Kingdom
61 1 1 1 yes 1
Uruguay UNIT 1 3.4 1 1 1 yes 1
Uzbekistan UZSTANDARD
27.4 1 new

Venezuela FONDONORMA 1
23 1 1 1 yes 1
Viet Nam STAMEQ 1 84.2 1 1 1 no 1
Zimbabwe SAZ 1 11.6 1 silent 1

52 5879.682 79 106 46 19 4

CD vote
votes cast 65

needed 2/3= 43.3

given Yes 46

Voters
 105 ISO members
DIS voting
rights

P-
member
YES NO ABS of WG YES NO ABS from CD vote to DIS vote
SR

1 1 new to the process and abstained

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 silent on CD vote, no Industry in ctee, YES without comm

1 1 1 1 always YES

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to Abstention

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 silent on both votes

1 1 1 1 YES on CD, NO on DIS

1 1 1 1 silent on CD, now YES without comments

1 1 1 1 silent on CD vote, no Industry in ctee, YES without comm

1 1 1 1 changed fromNO to YES, no industry in ctee

1 1 1 1 YES on CD, YES on DIS without comments

silent
1
1 silent

1 1 1 1 YES on CD, YES on DIS with comments

1 1 1 1 ABS on CD, no industry in ctee, YES with comments

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 new to the process and silent

1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, with comments

1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, with comments

1 1 1 1 NO on both, with comments

1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, with comments

silent

1 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, with comments

1 1 1 1 new, new P-member,YES with comments

1 1 1 1 both NO, with comments, no industry involved

1 1 0 0 0 new, new O-member, NO with comments

YES on both votes, with comments
1 1 1 1

YES on both, no comments

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, with comments

1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, with comments

1 1 1 1 YES on both votes, without comments

1 0 0 0 silent

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 NO on CD , silent on DIS vote

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from YES to ABS

1 1 1 1 changed from ABS to YES with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 new, YES with comments

1 1 new, ABS with comments

1 1 1 1 NO on both, with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to YES

new, NO with comments, no industry on ctee
1 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 new, silent

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from YES to ABS, with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 changed from NO to silent

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 YES, without comments

changed from YES to NO, no industry in ctee
1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 0 0 0 new and silent

changed from NO to YES with comments

1 1 1 1

1 1 new, NO with comments

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 silent P-member; voted ABS on CD

 changed from YES to NO, no industry in ctee
1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0 0 new, new O-member, YES with comments

1 1 1 1 new, new P-member, YES without comments

1 1 1 1 both NO, with comments

1 0 0 0 new and silent

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to Abstention

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to YES with comments

1 1 1 1 new, new P-member, YES without comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to YES with comments

1 1 0 0 0 new, new O-member, ABS without comments

1 1 1 1 YES, and YES without comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from YES to NO with comments

1 1 new, YES without comments

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 changed from YES to silent

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to YES with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to YES with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from YES to NO with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

changed from SILENT to YES with comments
1 1 1 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 kept silent

1 1 1 1 changed from ABS to NO with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, no comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 new, NO with comments

1 0 0 0 new, silent

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 new, new P-member, YES, with comments

1 0 0 0 new, silent

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, without comments

 changed from NO to SILENT
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 new, new P-member, YES, no comments

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

new, YES with comments
1 1

changed from SILENT to YES without comments

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 new P-member, YES without comments

1 1 1 1 both NO with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from NO to YES with comments

1 1 1 1 changed from SILENT to YES with comments

changed from YES to NO with comments
1 1 1 1

changed from YES to abstain

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 both YES, with comments

new and silent
1 0 0 0

silent; no ISO member body at this moment

0 0 0

1 1 1 1 both NO with comments

1 0 0 0 kept silent
60 18 8
105 86 84 56 15 5
part'n 82 % 76
part'n 90.5 %

Vote ISO member bodies Vote P-members

votes cast 78 votes cast 71
needed 3/4= 58.5 needed 2/3= 47.3
given 60 given 56
given % 77 75% given % 78.9 66%

Voters 60 Voters 56
18 15
8 5
in sum 86 in sum 76
out of 105 out of 84
non voters 19 non voters 8
ustry in ctee, YES without comments

thout comments
ustry in ctee, YES without comments
no industry in ctee
thout comments

th comments
n ctee, YES with comments
S with comments
s, no industry involved
O with comments

ut comments

S with comments

, no industry on ctee

S, with comments

, no industry in ctee

with comments
, no industry in ctee

ES with comments
S without comments

with comments
S without comments

with comments
BS without comments

with comments

with comments
with comments

with comments

YES with comments

with comments

S, with comments
S, no comments

YES without comments

hout comments

with comments
YES with comments
with comments

ody at this moment

Remark on language:
enquiry draft is the document
with which the DIS phase starts
Explanations of columns:

A country
B ISO member body's name
C Type of membership
D Developing country
E free
F having voting right on CD1, i.e. holds a P-Membership in WG SR
G double-check count of 160 ISO member bodies
H left free
I YES ( Blue figures indicate the most
J NO ( probable or confirmed vote
K ABSTAIN ( in these three columns