DIN 820-4:2014-06

The standard specifies the working procedure for the standardization at DIN, the German Institute for Standardization e. V. It specifies all processing stages between the proposal for standards work and the publication of the standard. This standard differs from DIN 820-4:2010-07 as follows: a) in Clause 2 a new introductory text is used; b) in the German original the terms "Organ des DIN" has been changed to "Normungsorgan des DIN" (the English translation of this term, "body of DIN" or "DIN body" has not been changed); c) in the German original the term "Norm-Projekt" has been changed to "Normungsvorhaben" starting from 4.1.2 (the English translation of this term, "standards project" has not been changed); d) 4.5.1.1 now specifies that a check shall be made to see if there is interchangeability for the superseding document, and describes the procedure to be taken if this is not the case; it also now requires the written approval by the convenor when releasing a document for publication; e) 4.5.1.2 has been revised; f) 4.6 has been revised; g) in 6.1.2 "a period of currency of a preliminary publication" is now "a period of currency"; h) 6.3 has been revised; i) Clause 8 has been fully revised; j) the Bibliography has been updated; k) the standard has been editorially revised. The responsible standardization committee is Working Committee NA 173-00-02 AA "Gestaltung von Normen" ("Presentation of standards") at the Principles of Standardization Standards Committee (NAGLN).