VOTE ON NEW WORK ITEM PROPOSAL	
		Date of circulation
2/20/08	Reference number
ISO/TC 172 / SC 5	N 439	
		Closing date for voting
6/23/08		
		Member body voting   US	

ISO/TC 172 / SC 5
Title
Optics and optical instruments		Circulated to P-members of the committee for vote and to O‑members for information.

P-members of the technical committee or subcommittee concerned have an obligation to vote.	
Secretariat	DIN			
Please send this form, duly completed at all points, to the Secretariat indicated above (not to ISO Central Secretariat).  MS Word is advised.

NOTE 1
All P members of the committee must vote and complete all questions on this form or their votes may be invalidated and not counted in the decision on this proposal.

Title of proposal	
English title	Revision of ISO 9344:1996 "Microscopes - Graticules for eyepieces".	
French title
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1 We agree that a globally relevant International Standard on this subject is feasible and therefore agree to the addition of the proposed new work item to the program of work of the committee:

 Yes  (If “Yes”, please check one of the following):

 a. We agree to the addition of the proposed work item as a preliminary project (stage 0).
 b. We agree to advance this item for further development of a working draft within a working group (stage 20).
 c. We accept the attached draft document as a working draft for further development within a      working group (stage 20).
 d. We agree to the circulation of the attached draft document as a Committee Draft (CD)
 e. We agree to the circulation of the attached draft document as a Draft International Standard (DIS)
NOTE 2 
The latter three options above are applicable only in those cases where an additional vote for adoption of a draft is indicated by the committee secretariat on the ISO Form 4 under the section "Voting information”.

Please now complete sections 2, 3 and 4 below and submit vote.

 No.  Please submit technical reasons under section 3 below and submit vote.

 Abstention/Have no interest

2	Relevant documents

Standard(s), regulation(s), and other relevant documentation existing in our country, with any remarks concerning their application if necessary and consequences for global relevance, as well as copyright information on these documents, are attached:

 Yes

 No

If "Yes", please give references here, or as a separate annex:

     

3	Comments

Please submit any additional comments that you wish to make, either immediately below or indicate immediately below that you have attached an annex providing additional comments.

     

4	Participation

We are committed to participate actively in the development of the project, at least by commenting on working drafts:

 Yes

 No

NOTE 3
All P-members voting "Yes" above must nominate an expert or this vote will not be counted.

NOTE 4
P-members voting "No" above may nevertheless nominate experts.  

Name(s) and contact information of nominated expert(s)

     

	An annex is attached to this form
Member body voting
Date	US
     	
Name