PAS - Publicy Available Specification

Identification
Name
Publicy Available Specification
Acronym
PAS
Definition (1)
Source
Henk de Vries, 1999. Standards for the Nation: Analysis of National Standardization Organizations. Kluver Academic Publishers, 1999.
Description
"De facto standard that has become formal standard by FSO approval."
Definition (2)
Source
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. "Procedures for the technical work". Eight Edition 2011.
Description
A Publicly Available Specification (PAS) is published to respond to an urgent market need, representing either the consensus of the experts within a working group, or a consensus in an organization external to ISO.
As with Technical Specifications, they are published for immediate use and also as a means to obtain feedback for an eventual transformation into an International Standard.
They also have a lifetime of six years before being transformed or withdrawn.
It is possible to have a number of Publically Available Specifications covering the same subject. These could be conflicting documents in some senses, since they are produced before consensus has been reached, but they should not conflict with an existing International Standard.
From the directive:

A PAS may be an intermediate specification, published prior to the development of a full International Standard, or, in IEC may be a “dual logo” publication published in collaboration with an external organization. It is a document not fulfilling the requirements for a standard.

A proposal for submission of a PAS may be made by an A-liaison or D-liaison or by any P-member of the committee.

The PAS is published after verification of the presentation and checking that there is no conflict with existing International Standards by the committee concerned and following simple majority approval of the P-members voting of the committee concerned.

At the same time, in IEC the PAS is entered into the regular work programme of the committee concerned with a view to transform it into an International Standard, using the regular procedures described in 2.4 to 2.8 or the Fast-Track Procedure (see F.2). In the case of an externally developed PAS, the PAS submitter should be invited to nominate the project leader.

A PAS shall remain valid for an initial maximum period of 3 years. The validity may be extended for a single 3-year period, following which it shall be revised to become another type of normative document, or shall be withdrawn.

Definition (3)
Source
ISO Directives Part 2: Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards (2004).
Description
Document published by ISO or IEC to respond to an urgent market need, representing either

a consensus in an organization external to ISO or IEC, or
a consensus of experts within a working group

NOTE 1: A Publicly Available Specification is not allowed to conflict wih an existing Internal Standard.
NOTE 2: Competing Publicly Available Specifications on the same subject are permitted.

Identification
Name	Publicy Available Specification
Acronym	PAS
Definition (1)
Source	Henk de Vries, 1999. Standards for the Nation: Analysis of National Standardization Organizations. Kluver Academic Publishers, 1999.
Description	"De facto standard that has become formal standard by FSO approval."
Definition (2)
Source	ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. "Procedures for the technical work". Eight Edition 2011.
Description	A Publicly Available Specification (PAS) is published to respond to an urgent market need, representing either the consensus of the experts within a working group, or a consensus in an organization external to ISO. As with Technical Specifications, they are published for immediate use and also as a means to obtain feedback for an eventual transformation into an International Standard. They also have a lifetime of six years before being transformed or withdrawn. It is possible to have a number of Publically Available Specifications covering the same subject. These could be conflicting documents in some senses, since they are produced before consensus has been reached, but they should not conflict with an existing International Standard.
From the directive:	A PAS may be an intermediate specification, published prior to the development of a full International Standard, or, in IEC may be a “dual logo” publication published in collaboration with an external organization. It is a document not fulfilling the requirements for a standard. A proposal for submission of a PAS may be made by an A-liaison or D-liaison or by any P-member of the committee. The PAS is published after verification of the presentation and checking that there is no conflict with existing International Standards by the committee concerned and following simple majority approval of the P-members voting of the committee concerned. At the same time, in IEC the PAS is entered into the regular work programme of the committee concerned with a view to transform it into an International Standard, using the regular procedures described in 2.4 to 2.8 or the Fast-Track Procedure (see F.2). In the case of an externally developed PAS, the PAS submitter should be invited to nominate the project leader. A PAS shall remain valid for an initial maximum period of 3 years. The validity may be extended for a single 3-year period, following which it shall be revised to become another type of normative document, or shall be withdrawn.
Definition (3)
Source	ISO Directives Part 2: Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards (2004).
Description	Document published by ISO or IEC to respond to an urgent market need, representing either a consensus in an organization external to ISO or IEC, or a consensus of experts within a working group NOTE 1: A Publicly Available Specification is not allowed to conflict wih an existing Internal Standard. NOTE 2: Competing Publicly Available Specifications on the same subject are permitted.

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