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Technical committees references

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Use IEC Technical Committee and IEC Subcommittee with capitals when followed by a number, but IEC technical committee and IEC subcommittee when writing about them in general

Examples1

Several IEC technical committees produce standards for virtual reality applications.
IEC Technical Committee 100 deals with audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment.

When writing out the technical committee number and its title, use a colon after the number, capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title, and always add a comma after the title

 

Use the same rule for subcommittees, working groups, working committees, joint technical committees, etc.

Examples1

IEC Technical Committee 114: Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water converters, prepares international standards for this promising sector.

 

The newly elected Chair of SC 61H: Safety of electrically-operated farm appliances, was an IEC 2010 Young Professional.

When mentioning ISO/IEC JTC 1 for the first time, write ISO/IEC JTC 1 is the joint technical committee on information technology established by IEC and ISO

 

When referring to ISO/IEC JTC 1 subcommittees, write ISO/IEC JTC 1 has several subcommittees, which cover specific information technologies, for example, SC 41: Internet of things and related technologies

 

If the title of a TC/SC is too long, rephrase to simplify the name [see examples 1]

Examples1

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IEC TC 114: Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters

  • IEC TC 114 produces international standards for marine energy, or
  • IEC TC 114: Marine energy, produces international standards for marine energy equipment.

 

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22: Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces

  • ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 22 develops standards for programming languages

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Several other IEC TCs develop standards for components found in wearable technology, for instance, IEC TC 21 covers batteries, IEC TC 47 is for testing, design, use and reuse of sensors, and IEC TC 110 deals with electronic display devices.

If a text is more than three pages or if there are new chapters, write out the full technical committee name again, so the reader remembers what it refers to

If you refer to TCs from other organizations be sure to mention the organization in the TC reference

Examples1

IEC TC 61 vs. ISO TC 61

Correct use of spaces and acronyms:

Examples1

✓ IEC SC 65E
✓ JWG 5
✓ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25
✓ TC 4/WG 30


✓ IEC technical committee (TC) and subcommittee (SC)


✓ IEC Technical Committee 86
✘ IEC Technical Committee (TC) 86
✓IEC Subcommittee 86A
✘ IEC Subcommittee (SC) 86A

✘ IEC Technical Committee 86/Subcommittee 86A
✘ IEC Technical Committee (TC) 86/Subcommittee (SC) 86A


✓ IEC Technical Committee 86 first in a text, then IEC TC 86 or TC 86
✓IEC Subcommittee 86A first, then IEC SC 86A or SC 86A


✓ ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1)
✘ ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1

✓ ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1/Subcommittee 25 (JTC 1/SC 25)
✘ ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1)/Subcommittee 25 (SC 25)
✘ ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1/Subcommittee (SC) 25
alternatively use Subcommittee 25 of ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25)

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