scope:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this document is to facilitate NATO's use of civil standards in accordance with the NATO Policy for Standardization and AAP-032 by providing information about relevant civil standards characteristics and SDO procedures. This document:

1. Describes different types of civil standards and the civil SDOs that develop them.

2. Provides advice on Tasking Authority (TA), Delegated Tasking Authority (DTA) or NATO Body involvement in the development, adoption and use of civil standards.

3. Clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the TA, DTA, and Custodians or NATO Points of Contact when they participate in civil SDO activities on behalf of NATO.

4. Identifies criteria for the transfer of an existing NATO standardization document to a civil SDO.