ISO/IEC 15897:2011
(Main)Information technology — User interfaces — Procedures for the registration of cultural elements
Information technology — User interfaces — Procedures for the registration of cultural elements
lSO/IEC 15897:2011 specifies the information that can appear in a Cultural Specification and defines the procedures for registering such specifications. The Cultural Specifications can include freeform Narrative Cultural Specifications and Repertoiremaps as described in lSO/IEC 15897:2011, POSIX Locales and Charmaps conforming to ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945, and other machine-parsable specifications such as FDCC-sets, Repertoiremaps and Charmaps following the recommendations of ISO/IEC TR 14652, and Cultural Specifications formatted using SGML or XML. The registry is in printed and electronic form. lSO/IEC 15897:2011 sets out the procedures for registering cultural elements, both as narrative text and in a more formal manner, using the techniques of ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945, and other machine-processable formats such as those specified in ISO/IEC TR 14652. lSO/IEC 15897:2011 registers amongst other items Narrative Cultural Specifications and Repertoiremaps, POSIX Locales and POSIX Charmaps as defined in ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945, and other machine-parsable Cultural Specifications such as ISO/IEC TR 14652 FDCC-sets, Charmaps and Repertoiremaps, and Cultural Specifications in SGML or XML.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 15897
Second edition
2011-10-01
Information technology — User
interfaces — Procedures for the
registration of cultural elements
Technologies de l'information — Interfaces utilisateur — Procédures
pour l'enregistrement des éléments culturels
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ISO/IEC 2011
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Contents Page
Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 International Register . 3
4.1 Content . 3
4.2 Format. 3
4.3 Indices to the registrations . 3
4.4 Identification of an approved registration . 4
4.5 No modification nor deletion of registrations . 4
5 ISO/IEC supervisory body . 4
6 Registration Authority . 4
6.1 Appointment . 4
6.2 Responsibilities . 5
6.3 Identity . 5
7 Sponsoring Authority . 6
7.1 Identity . 6
7.2 Responsibilities . 6
8 Source of Information . 7
8.1 Identity . 7
8.2 Responsibilities . 7
9 The Registration Authority's Joint Advisory Committee . 7
9.1 Membership . 7
9.2 Appointment . 7
9.3 Responsibilities . 7
10 Types and relationships of Cultural Specifications . 8
10.1 Types of Cultural Specifications . 8
10.2 Relations between registration types . 8
11 Format of a Narrative Cultural Specification . 9
12 Contents of a Narrative Cultural Specification (informative) . 11
12.1 Mandatory clauses . 11
12.2 Optional clauses . 12
13 Format of a Repertoiremap . 15
14 Rules for Cultural Specifications . 15
15 Specification of the token identifier . 17
16 Initial registration procedures . 18
17 Processing of an approved application . 19
18 Appeal procedures . 20
18.1 Appeals against rejection . 20
18.2 Appeals against registration . 20
18.3 Invalid reasons for an appeal . 20
18.4 Procedure for filing an appeal . 20
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18.5 Resolution of an appeal .20
19 Revisions .21
20 Additions of token identifiers to an existing registration .21
21 Withdrawal .21
21.1 Withdrawal of an application for registration .21
21.2 Withdrawal of an entire existing registration .21
21.3 Procedures for parts .22
Annex A (normative) Application form for a Cultural Specification .23
Annex B (informative) Sample application for a Cultural Specification .24
Annex C (normative) External references to Cultural Specifications .25
Annex D (informative) Example of a Narrative Cultural Specification .26
Annex E (normative) "reorder-after" construct in LC_COLLATE .35
Annex F (informative) Information on "reorder-after" construct in LC-COLLATE .37
Annex G (informative) Sample POSIX Locale specification for Danish .39
Annex H (informative) Differences from ISO/IEC 15897:1999 and CEN ENV 12005:1996 .42
Bibliography .44
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of
ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC
technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental
and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information
technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as
an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 15897 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 35, User interfaces.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 15897:1999), which has been technically
revised. ISO/IEC 15897:1999 was the result of a “fast-track” adoption of ENV 12005:1996.
This second edition adds support for registering specifications meant for machine processing, such as
ISO/IEC TR 14652 specifications, SGML and XML. It enlarges the group of organizations that may be
Sponsoring Authorities, and an effort has been made to align it with the registration procedures of
ISO/IEC 2375. The changes to the first edition are outlined in Annex H.
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Introduction
Cultural differences throughout the world make it necessary to adapt IT equipment to each local culture.
Standard methods being developed by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 make such adaptation easier. Registering the
local conventions in a globally available registry makes it still easier. CEN/TC 304 was the first committee to
start work on such a registry and the European prestandard ENV 12005:1996 was the result.
ISO/IEC 15897:1999 was the result of the “fast-track” adoption of DS/ENV 12005, a Danish Standards
Association standard publication equivalent to ENV 12005.
This International Standard registers amongst other items Narrative Cultural Specifications and
Repertoiremaps, POSIX Locales and POSIX Charmaps as defined in ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945, and other machine-
parsable Cultural Specifications such as ISO/IEC TR 14652 FDCC-sets, Charmaps and Repertoiremaps, and
Cultural Specifications in SGML or XML.
The registration will be free-of-charge and the registered cultural elements will also be freely available on the
Internet (see 6.3). This will make information on cultural conventions freely and easily available to producers
in the IT market. Some of these specifications may even be applied without any change by downloading the
formatted specifications and processing them, for example by POSIX-compliant software.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15897:2011(E)
Information technology — User interfaces — Procedures for the
registration of cultural elements
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the information that can appear in a Cultural Specification and defines
the procedures for registering such specifications. The Cultural Specifications can include freeform Narrative
Cultural Specifications and Repertoiremaps as described in this International Standard, POSIX Locales and
Charmaps conforming to ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945, and other machine-parsable specifications such as FDCC-sets,
Repertoiremaps and Charmaps following the recommendations of ISO/IEC TR 14652, and Cultural
Specifications formatted using SGML or XML. The registry is in printed and electronic form.
Each cultural convention registration has unique identifiers in a particular standard format defined in this
International Standard. A numeric identifier and a token identifier are assigned to each registered cultural
convention specification, POSIX Locale, POSIX Charmap and Repertoiremap, FDCC-set and
ISO/IEC TR 14652 Charmap, and other machine-processable descriptions of cultural conventions. These
identifiers are for unique identificati
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