Standards authorities
Drafting and technical work
Develops and examines proposals, evidence, terminology, applicability and implementation consequences.
Impartiality review
Examines whether stakeholder, commercial or participation interests have distorted the proposed requirement or process.
Approval authority
Determines whether the controlled approval conditions are met and records the authorized disposition.
Publication authority
Confirms the approved text, metadata, edition, status, effective information and public formats before release.
Certification authorities
Assessment
Collects and evaluates evidence and records findings within the assigned scope.
Technical review
Checks the completeness, consistency, evidence sufficiency and procedural integrity of the assessment record.
Certification decision
Makes the authorized determination independently of the assessment activity.
Appeal authority
Determines an eligible appeal independently of the assessment, decision and commercial functions involved in the original matter.