Division 4 The technical specifications meet the following requirements:

maintenance: ongoing support and maintenance of published specifications are guaranteed over a long period;

availability: specifications are publicly available for implementation and use on reasonable terms (including for a reasonable fee or free of charge);

intellectual property rights essential to the implementation of specifications are licensed to applicants on a (fair) reasonable and non-discriminatory basis ((F)RAND), which includes, at the discretion of the intellectual property right-holder, licensing essential intellectual property without compensation;

relevance:

1. (i)

   the specifications are effective and relevant;

2. (ii)

   specifications need to respond to market needs and regulatory requirements;

neutrality and stability:

1. (i)

   specifications whenever possible are performance oriented rather than based on design or descriptive characteristics;

2. (ii)

   specifications do not distort the market or limit the possibilities for implementers to develop competition and innovation based upon them;

3. (iii)

   specifications are based on advanced scientific and technological developments;

quality:

1. (i)

   the quality and level of detail are sufficient to permit the development of a variety of competing implementations of interoperable products and services;

2. (ii)

   standardised interfaces are not hidden or controlled by anyone other than the organisations that adopted the technical specifications.