Anyone can have access to the documents if they participate in the process. The usual problem (and I'm not saying is your case) is that people want access only to the finished/near finished product, but they are not willing to participate in the development of the standard.
Hi Marcelo,
To clarify, when you say "anyone", there are many qualifiers, no?
First, you have to go through a national member organization, and these, in turn, dictate the "technical committees" that are involved with development of specific standards. Do I have this correct?
The bottom-line is that, it seems (correct me if I'm wrong), to be involved in the development of a specific standard that you're interested in is not a simple matter for the vast majority of small-to-medium sized manufacturers.
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Unrelated, looking at the
ISO members list, it is interesting to see the distribution of TC participation. Does this participation necessarily translate into influence on standards' development (i.e. do certain countries with high participation exercise disproportionate influence on the decision making process)?