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ICEQC-GOV-004:2026

Standards Drafting Rules

Development Edition 0.1 · EN

Development
Pre-publication development edition

This document is provided to show the standards architecture. It is not an approved or effective certification basis.

Edition summary

Controls scope, structure, clause drafting, objective testability and separation of requirements from guidance.

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Requirement · Mandatory

Objective testability

Every normative requirement shall describe a condition that can be evaluated using objective evidence as conforming or nonconforming. Guidance, examples and notes shall be visibly separated from requirements.

Applicability

All normative ICEQC standards and schemes.

Evidence expectation

Clause-level obligation type, evidence expectation and technical review record.

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