Technical Report (TR)

Identification
Name
Technical Report
Acronym
TR
Definition (1)
Source
CEN.
Description
"Document adopted by CEN/CENELEC containing informative material not suitable to be published as a European Standard or a Technical Specification."
Note
A TR may include, for example, data obtained from a survey carried out among the CEN/CENELEC national members, data on work in other organizations, or data on the "state-of-the-art" in relation to national standards on a particular subject.
Definition (2)
Source
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. "Procedures for the technical work". Eight Edition 2011.
Description
A Technical Report (TR) contains information of a different kind from that of the previous two publications.
It may include data obtained from a survey, for example, or from an informative report, or information on the perceived “ state of the art ”.
A Technical Report does not have a pre-defined lifetime.
Situation

When a technical committee or subcommittee has collected data of a different kind from that which is normally published as an International Standard (this may include, for example, data obtained from a survey carried out among the national bodies, data on work in other international organizations or data on the "state of the art" in relation to standards of national bodies on a particular subject), the technical committee or subcommittee may decide, by a simple majority vote of P-members voting, to request the Chief Executive Officer to publish such data in the form of a Technical Report. The document shall be entirely informative in nature and shall not contain matter implying that it is normative. It shall clearly explain its relationship to normative aspects of the subject which are, or will be, dealt with in International Standards related to the subject. The Chief Executive Officer, if necessary in consultation with the technical management board, shall decide whether to publish the document as a Technical Report.

When the P-members of a technical committee or subcommittee have agreed upon the publication of a Technical Report, the draft report shall be submitted in machine-readable form by the secretariat of the technical committee or subcommittee to the Chief Executive Officer within 4 months for publication.

It is recommended that Technical Reports are regularly reviewed by the committee responsible, to ensure that they remain valid. Withdrawal of a Technical Report is decided by the technical committee or subcommittee responsible.

Definition (3)
Source
ISO Directives Part 2: Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards (2004).
Description
Document published by ISO or IEC containing collected data of a different kind from that normally published as an International Standard or Technical Specification.
NOTE 1: Such data may include, for example, data obtained from a survey carried out among the national bodies, data on work in other international organizations or data on the "state of the art" in relation to standards at national bodies, on a particular subject.
NOTE 2: Prior to mid-1999, Technical Reports were designed as Technical Reports type 3.

Identification
Name	Technical Report
Acronym	TR
Definition (1)
Source	CEN.
Description	"Document adopted by CEN/CENELEC containing informative material not suitable to be published as a European Standard or a Technical Specification."
Note	A TR may include, for example, data obtained from a survey carried out among the CEN/CENELEC national members, data on work in other organizations, or data on the "state-of-the-art" in relation to national standards on a particular subject.
Definition (2)
Source	ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. "Procedures for the technical work". Eight Edition 2011.
Description	A Technical Report (TR) contains information of a different kind from that of the previous two publications. It may include data obtained from a survey, for example, or from an informative report, or information on the perceived “ state of the art ”. A Technical Report does not have a pre-defined lifetime.
Situation	When a technical committee or subcommittee has collected data of a different kind from that which is normally published as an International Standard (this may include, for example, data obtained from a survey carried out among the national bodies, data on work in other international organizations or data on the "state of the art" in relation to standards of national bodies on a particular subject), the technical committee or subcommittee may decide, by a simple majority vote of P-members voting, to request the Chief Executive Officer to publish such data in the form of a Technical Report. The document shall be entirely informative in nature and shall not contain matter implying that it is normative. It shall clearly explain its relationship to normative aspects of the subject which are, or will be, dealt with in International Standards related to the subject. The Chief Executive Officer, if necessary in consultation with the technical management board, shall decide whether to publish the document as a Technical Report. When the P-members of a technical committee or subcommittee have agreed upon the publication of a Technical Report, the draft report shall be submitted in machine-readable form by the secretariat of the technical committee or subcommittee to the Chief Executive Officer within 4 months for publication. It is recommended that Technical Reports are regularly reviewed by the committee responsible, to ensure that they remain valid. Withdrawal of a Technical Report is decided by the technical committee or subcommittee responsible.
Definition (3)
Source	ISO Directives Part 2: Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards (2004).
Description	Document published by ISO or IEC containing collected data of a different kind from that normally published as an International Standard or Technical Specification. NOTE 1: Such data may include, for example, data obtained from a survey carried out among the national bodies, data on work in other international organizations or data on the "state of the art" in relation to standards at national bodies, on a particular subject. NOTE 2: Prior to mid-1999, Technical Reports were designed as Technical Reports type 3.

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