The following is the fourth part of the Designer Council Charter.
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IV.  Interaction with Other Bodies on Design Standards and
Activities

 A.   The Designers Council recognizes that standards-developing
     organizations have their own procedures for approval of
     standards. In most cases, these procedures have been
     approved by the American National Standards Institute
     (ANSI), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
     and the International Organization for Standards (ISO), and
     meet all recognized consensus requirements

 B.    Representatives from the Designers Council shall be assigned
     as liaison representatives to all known design standards
     committees or groups involved in development, design,
     concurrent engineering or design for manufacturing
     activities.
     
 C.   In those cases where the Designers Council makes a
     recommendation to a design standardization body, it would be
     requested that feedback or response be sent to the Executive
     Board within four (4) months. Comments on proposed
     standards, by individual chapters, to standards-developing
     organizations are sent directly to the responsible
     organizations with a courtesy copy to the Executive Board. 
     
 D.    On evidence that a recommended standard has been approved by
     a standards-developing organization and, is in accord with
     the organizations  approval procedure, the Designers Council
     will officially acknowledge and if possible endorse the
     standard.
     
     V.   Committees and Other Activities

 A.   Designers Council Committees, such as promotion, education,
     and designers certification, should have a standard
     committee structure (chairman, vice-chairman, and
     secretary), and report to the Executive Board.
     
     The Designers Council Executive Board shall set the goals
     for the designers certification activity and review all
     programs of certification. The chairman of the Executive
     Board shall sign the certification report based on the
     recommendations of the Designers Certification Committee and
     the details described in the approved certification
     procedure. 
     

     **************End of Designers Council Charter ************

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