{"id":4349,"date":"2014-11-19T23:04:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T04:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2014-11-19T23:04:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T04:04:08","slug":"iso-doubles-down-on-restricting-waivers-to-annex-sl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/iso-doubles-down-on-restricting-waivers-to-annex-sl\/","title":{"rendered":"ISO Doubles Down on Restricting Waivers to Annex SL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"annexsl2\"ISO has strengthened language in its\u00a0ISO\/IEC Directives, Part 1, Consolidated ISO Supplement<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>regarding whether ISO Technical Committees (TCs) may deviate from the new “high level structure”\u00a0(HLS)\u00a0requirements of Annex SL.<\/p>\n

The HLS was originally part of ISO Guide 83, developed not by an ISO Technical Committee, but by the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB). Guide 83 never made it out of draft<\/a>, and the TMB instead moved the language into Annex SL of the Consolidated ISO Supplement. Because the Supplement defines the mandatory rules for operating TCs, this effectively made the former Guide 83 language compulsory. As a result, some ISO TC representatives have decried the move, alleging it restricts\u00a0their role as standards developers, and allows the TMB to trump the TC consensus development process.<\/p>\n

The HLS was added to Annex SL with the third edition<\/a>\u00a0of the Supplement, in 2011. The Supplement is now in its fifth edition, and the language regarding Annex SL\u00a0deviations has been edited multiple times. Originally, the Supplement\u00a0allowed for some level of deviation of the HLS:<\/p>\n

SL.8.2.3.2 Managing deviations<\/p>\n

\u2014 Any future MSS (new and revisions) shall, in principle, follow the structure and guidance included in the HLS (taking into account the flexibility already proposed in the JTCG recommendations included as Appendices 2 to 4 to this Annex SL). Deviations are permissible on the condition that these are reported to the ISO\/TMB through the ISO\/TMB Secretary at tmb@iso.org, with detailed rationale<\/p>\n

\u2014 This means that a deviation in the use of the HLS, already permitted by the JTCG recommendations contained in document (included as Appendices 2 to 4 of this Annex SL), does not need to be reported to the ISO\/TMB (adding a clause, insertions, etc.), allowing more flexibility in the implementation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was consistent with TMB Resolution 18\/2012<\/a> which resolved that:<\/p>\n

[TMB] Decides that any future MSS (new and revisions) shall, in principle, follow the structure and guidance included in this document (JTCG N316) but decides to permit deviations on the condition that these are reported to the TMB, with detailed rationale<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, in January 2013, ISO’s Stefan Marinkovic deleted the paragraph SL.8.2.3.2 entirely. The resulting 4th edition thus lacked any such allowance, and instead defaulted to rules included in the opening sections of the Supplement:<\/p>\n

Deviations from the procedures set out in the present document shall not be made without the authorization of the Chief Executive Officers of ISO or IEC, or the authorization of the ISO\/IEC\u00a0Joint Technical Advisory Board (JTAB).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The 5th edition inserted new\u00a0language regarding “non applicability”, but remains highly restrictive:<\/p>\n

SL.9.3 Non applicability<\/p>\n

If due to exceptional circumstances the high level structure or any of the identical core text, common
\nterms and core definitions cannot be applied in the management system standard then the TC\/PC\/SC
\nneeds to notify ISO\/TMB through the ISO\/TMB Secretary at tmb@iso.org of the rationale for this and
\nmake it available for review by ISO\/TMB.<\/p>\n

NOTE TC\/PC\/SC strive to avoid any non-applicability of the high level structure or any of the identical core\u00a0text, common terms and core definitions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wheras the original TMB Resolution 18\/2012 indicated deviations would have to be “reported” to the TMB, newer language now requires a “review” by the TMB, which implies a result of that review. Oxebridge asked the TMB for clarification on what “review” means in this context, and whether the\u00a0result of that review may include\u00a0overruling requests for\u00a0deviations, but received contradictory answers from different TMB representatives. Oxebridge is currently seeking clarifications.<\/p>\n

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