6 | | (Placeholder for TC37 SC4 resolution in this matter) |
| 6 | === Eligibility criteria === |
| 7 | (from ISO Directives, 1.17.3) |
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| 9 | When an organization applies for a liaison with an ISO technical committee/subcommittee, the Central Secretariat will check with the member body in the country in which the organization is located. If the member body does not agree that the eligibility criteria have been met, the matter will be referred to the TMB to define the eligibility. |
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| 11 | The Central Secretariat will also ensure that the organization meets the following eligibility criteria: |
| 12 | * it is not-for-profit; |
| 13 | * is a legal entity — the Central Secretariat will request a copy of its statutes; |
| 14 | * it is membership-based and open to members worldwide or over a broad region; |
| 15 | * through its activities and membership demonstrates that it has the competence and expertise to contribute to the development of International Standards or the authority to promote their implementation; and |
| 16 | * has a process for stakeholder engagement and consensus decision-making to develop the input it provides to ISO (see Guidance for ISO liaison organizations — Engaging stakeholders and building consensus http://www.iso.org/iso/guidance_liaison-organizations.pdf). |
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| 18 | === Resolution 2016-03.2 of ISO TC37 SC4, June 2016: === |
| 19 | '''Liaison Type-A with CLARIN-ERIC ''' |
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| 21 | SC 4 requests Key-Sun Choi, secretary of SC 4, assisted by Andreas Witt, WG 6 convenor, to initiate a Type-A liaison with CLARIN--ERIC (Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure—European Research Infrastructure Consortium) for cooperative work in the area of language resource management. |
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| 23 | === Steps necessary to establish the liaison now === |
| 24 | (Quoting after SC4 Secretary, Mr. Key-Sun Choi, cf. ISO Directives 1.17.2): |
| 25 | 1. letter from the CLARN-ERIC President about CLARIN-ERIC’s willingness to be A-Liaison with ISO/TC37/SC4, |
| 26 | 1. containing information on whether CLARIN-ERIC is a legal entity (in what kind of legal seat) |
| 27 | 1. appointing CLARIN-ERIC’s internal committee for liaison with SC4, to deal with all of SC4 documents |
| 28 | 1. appointing a contact person in CLARIN-ERIC |
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