GUIDE 17 Firstedition 2016-03-01 Guide for writing standards taking into account the needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises Guidede redaction des normes pour lapriseencomptedesbesoins des micro, petitesetmoyennes entreprises Referencenumber ISO/IECGUIDE17:2016(E) IEC Intemational Organization for Standardization IG INSTOFSTANDARDIZATION C15956617 @IS0/IEC2016 Not for Resale, 2016/4/26 02:39:26 No reproduction or itted without license from IHS IS0/IECGUIDE17:2016(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0/IEC2016,PublishedinSwitzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISo copyright office Ch.de Blandonnet 8.CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +4122 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org Uicensee-ZHEJIANG INST OF STANRAJSAANFEC3d6 -All rights reserved etworking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale, 2016/4/26 02:39:26 IS0/IECGUIDE17:2016(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction.. 1 Scope.. 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Generalconsiderations. .2 5 Issuestoconsiderduringthestandardsdevelopmentprocess .2 5.1 General .2 5.2 Preparation ofa new work item .2 5.2.1 Market relevance .2 5.2.2 Stakeholders .2 5.3 Issues to be considered during the preparation of a standard .3 5.3.1 Implementationcost-effectivenessofstandardsforSMEs .3 5.3.2 Availabilityofelements 3 5.4 Developing the content of the standard. .3 5.4.1 Performance approach .3 5.4.2 Introduction 4 5.4.3 Scope 4 5.4.4 Testing. 4 5.4.5 Verification methods .4 5.5 Structure and presentation of the content .5 5.5.1 .5 Length 5.5.2 Structure 5 5.5.3 Presentation and figures .5 5.5.4 Clear language 5 5.5.5 References .6 5.5.6 Revision 6 5.6 Final review .7 5.6.1 Transition period .7 5.6.2 Supportiveimplementationassistance .7 6 Checklist .7 Annex A (informative) Definitions of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises .9 Bibliography. .12 ntemationa ganizatin@S&EG2016-All rights reserved iii See=ZHEJIANG INSTOF STANDARDIZATION C15956617 ithout license from IHS