This British Standard was published by British Standards Institution (BSI) and came into effect on 31 October 2006. Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1. 96p. ISBN: 0 580 49398
9. This British Standard specifies requirements for the preparation of all forms of technical product specification. The requirements cross-refer substantially to International and European Standards which have been implemented as British Standards either in the BS ISO, BS EN, BS EN ISO series or as International Standards re-numbered as British Standards. The requirements are supplemented by commentary and recommendations on technical matters that are considered to be of assistance to users of this standard in the UK and which do not conflict with published International Standards in this field.