a) The members of the Editing Committee should have a good knowledge of the rules for drafting European Standards (CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations – Part 3 (E, F, D) and some skills in editing documents. They should know the field of activity covered by the TC or SC.
The objective of the Editing Committee is to support the drafters in the application of the presentation rules, allowing a smooth assimilation within the draft of the requirements of the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations – Part 3. Its advice, at an early stage, is of particular value in avoiding difficulties that otherwise create delays at the next stages of development of the draft.
In general, the input of the Editing Committee should ensure, specifically:
- the conformity of the draft with CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations - Part 3;
- the real need of the quoted normative references;
- the use of the quoted normative references in accordance with CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations;
- the correct title of these quoted normative references (Cf. as given in the catalogue(s) of their producer(s));
- the use of a consistent terminology in the draft or the preparation, with the Project Leader or other suitable person of good technical terminology with which to update the version being checked;
- the accuracy of the cross-references;
- the legibility and coherence of tables, figures and texts;
- an acceptable format for a working document (every future standard should be structured logically and the intended meaning of the text is clearly and unambiguously.
b) The involvement of the following in meetings of the Editing Committee may add to the efficiency of the process and the quality of the draft: