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17/31/98This standard, which is both a new International Standard and a EuropeanStandard, has been given positive votes by both the International and Europeancommittees and can now proceed to being a full published standard
It is unlikelythat this will be the case for all parts until mid 1998 at the earliest
It should be noted, that because of the approval given by the European committee,this standard will replace existing national standards such as BS5493 and DIN55928
The main problem I see at the moment is that it appears unlikely that the US basedspecifying houses will use the specification, but will continue to use SSPC andNACE guidelines
ISO 12944 states that it is designed for use by engineers who have some technicalknowledge in the area o