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`The NSOs carry out the Public Enquiry. This involves consultation and submission of the national
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`After a successful vote, the Secretariat publishes the standard.
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`The Two-step Approval Procedure- this is used when an EN has been produced jointly with a co(cid:173)
`operating partner, such as the other European standards organizations, CEN and CENELEC. In this
`precedure the NSOs perform the Public Enquiry initially and return their comments to the Secretariat and
`a vote is conducted separately.
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`Voting
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`Votes are considered to be successful if at least 710/o of the weighted votes cast are in favour of the
`draft. This applies to all types of documents, with the possible exception of some Group Specifications.
`For European Standards the vote of each nation is weighted as agreed by the ETSI General Assembly.
`For other types of document the vote of each ETSI member is weighted as agreed between the
`members.
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`Our standards are updated as required to take account of the latest developments and revised versions
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`Full details of the approvals process are outlined in the ETSI Directives, in particular the Technical
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