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NEW WORK ITEM PROPOSAL (NP)
Proposer:	Date of proposal:
Date of circulation:	Closing date for voting:
IEC
Secretariat:	Secretary:
Need for IEC coordination:	Proposed horizontal standard:
Other TC/SCs are requested to indicate their interest, if any, in this NP to the TC/SC secretary
Functions concerned:
EMC	Environment	Quality assurance	Safety
Title of proposal:
Standard	Technical Specification	Publicly Available Specification
Proposed project number:
Scope (as defined in ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, 14):
Purpose and justification including the market relevance and whether it is proposed to be a horizontal standard. Market relevance should be addressed by indicating the need for the corresponding standards work and its global relevance (see ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 Annex C) If proposed as a horizontal standard, identify as possible, the corresponding applicable Guide(s) and associated Advisory Committee(s) (See Guide 108).
Please select any UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that this document will support. For more information on SDGs, please visit our website at https://www.iec.ch/sdg/
GOAL 1: No Poverty GOAL 2: Zero Hunger GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being GOAL 4: Quality Education GOAL 5: Gender Equality GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure GOAL 10: Reduced Inequalities GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production GOAL 13: Climate Action GOAL 14: Life Below Water GOAL 15: Life on Land GOAL 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions GOAL 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Target date(s)	for first CD:	for publication:
Estimated number of meetings:	Frequency of meetings:	Date of first meeting:	Place of first meeting:
per year
Relevant documents to be considered:
Relationship of project to activities of other international bodies:
Liaisons with international bodies:	Need for ISO coordination:
Document maturity:
a draft is attached for comment*	an outline is attached
* Recipients of this document are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Concerns known patented items (see ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1)	Yes	No
Patent description:

Recipients of this document are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any local regulations or technical reasons that may exist and should be considered should this proposal proceed, recognizing that failure to address such requirements could result in the need for “in some countries” clauses.
CONCERNS LOCAL REGULATIONS OR TECHNICAL DIFFERENCES (SEE AC/22/2007)	Yes	No
Description:
We nominate a project leader in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1
Last name:	First name:	E-mail:	Country:
Comments and recommendations from TC/SC officers:
Work allocation:
New project team	New working group	Existing working group:
If approved, the next stage should be:
CD
Remarks from TC/SC officers:
Approval criteria Approval of the new work item proposal by a 2/3 majority of the P-members voting; At least 4 P-members in the case of a committee with 16 or fewer P-members, or at least 5 P-members in the case of committees with more than 17 P-members, have nominated or confirmed the name of an expert and approved the new work item proposal.