15.6 Stabilised Standards

A stabilised standard is one that has ongoing validity and effectiveness but is mature and insofar as can be determined will not require further maintenance of any sort. While a standard is in stabilised status it will no longer be subject to periodic maintenance but will be retained to provide for the continued viability of existing products or servicing of equipment that is expected to have a long working life.

15.6.1 At least one five-year review cycle must pass after the last modification to an existing standard before it can recommended for stabilisation by the owning Sub Committee or other standards owning body within JTC 1..

15.6.2 An SC or other standards owning body within JTC 1 may recommend that a standard it owns be put in stabilised status as a result of any regular review of that standard.. In each case the recommendation is accompanied by a statement of rationale and results in a JTC 1 letter ballot as is done in the case of a reaffirmation recommendation.

15.6.3 Once a standard is stabilised it will be recorded on a master list of stabilised standards kept by the ISO Central Secretariat and available to the JTC 1 Secretariat and to all Sub Committee Secretariats. This record will include the date of first addition to the list and the rationale provided as above. Stabilised standards will also be indicated as such on the ISO Catalogue.

15.6.4 Where a Sub Committee,National Body or other standards owning body within JTC 1 becomes aware that a stabilised standard is no longer in use or its use has been superseded or it now unsafe to continue to use the standard, the Sub Committee ,National Body or other standards owning body within JTC 1 may request JTC 1 to issue an immediate 60 day letter ballot to reclassify the standard as withdrawn.

15.6.5 If a new work proposal is generated and adopted against a stabilised standard, the standard is automatically removed by the Secretariat from the list of stabilised standards. A new work proposal against a stabilised standard must explicitly note that the standard is stabilised and that the effect of adoption of the new work proposal will be to return the standard to active status. To be eligible once again for stabilisation the standard must go through the same process as it did initially, including no modification for at least one five year maintenance cycle.

15.6.6 The owning JTC 1 Sub Committee may act to remove a standard from stabilised status at any time and it may request a 60 day letter ballot to reinstate the standard as current.

JTC 1 stabilized standards

List of Stabilized Standards