Is ISO 15022, second edition an official standard?
ISO has a strict process that must be followed to develop official standards. The main steps in this process are: The development of a Working Draft (by a Working Group) The distribution of this Working Draft as a Committee Draft to a Sub-Committee or Technical Committee (after approval by the Working Group) The distribution of this Committee Draft as a Draft International Standard to the full ISO community (after approval by a Sub-Committee or by a Technical Committee) The publication of this Draft International Standard as an International Standard (after approval by the full ISO community) So far ISO 15022, second edition has gone through the following phases: Approval of the Working Draft by WG10 (January 2002) Approval of the Committee Draft by ISO TC68/SC4 (October 2002) The standard has been distributed as a Draft International Standard to the entire ISO community in November 2002. It is open to comments and voting for a five months period (ending 28 April 2003).