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Online Standards Proposal Portal
Proposals for standards work are discussed within the responsible DIN body. The User does not have any rights to a specific result of such discussions, nor to the publication of a DIN Standard or any other result of standards work.

Draft Standards Portal
The sole purpose of the Draft Standards Portals is the review and commenting of draft DIN Standards. Public access to draft standards is provided for this purpose. Because the final version of a standard can deviate from the draft version, the use of a draft standard shall be agreed separately.

DIN-TERMinology Portal
The DIN-TERMinology Portal contains terms and definitions taken from current standards and specifications, draft standards and withdrawn documents. The User has the right to cite the information provided on this portal within the scope of § 51 of the Urheberrechtsgesetz - UrhG (German Copyright Act). The source to be given in accordance with § 63 of the Urheberrechtsgesetz is:  http://www.din-term.din.de/. The User is not granted any rights other than such as are prescribed by law.