ANSI X9.105-3-2004 pdf download Financial transaction card originated messages — Interchange message specifications — Part 3: Maintenance procedures for messages, data elements and code values
5 Appeal process
5.1 Appeal bodies Where an application has been rejected by the RMMG, the applicant may appeal to ISO through the secretariat of ISO/TC 68/SC 6. Applicants may submit, for appeal, applications that have been rejected by ISO/TC 68/SC 6 to the ISO Central Secretariat.
5.2 Information to be provided Where an application for a new message type identifier or class, data element or sub-element, dataset identifier or code value has been rejected, the following information shall be provided by the applicant to the relevant appeal body in support of the appeal:
a) statement for which rejection is disputed and why the applicant believes that the rejected application fulfils the criteria for acceptance;
b) statement of special circumstances whereby a specific requirement of the rejected application can be met.
6 Balloting process Where an application for a new message type identifier or class, data element or sub-element or dataset identifier has been submitted and approved by the RMMG, it shall be necessary to create an amendment to ISO 8583-1 that documents the changes. The amendment (e.g. technical changes to the document) shall be balloted to ISO members using the most expeditious ISO amendment procedure. If the change is only for a new code value for an existing data element documented in Annex A of ISO 8583-1, the RMMG can approve the request with no need for an ISO ballot.
7 Sponsoring authority
7.1 Eligibility to become a sponsoring authority The following bodies may act as a sponsoring authority in processing applications for a new message type identifier or class, data element or sub-element, dataset identifier or code value: a) any national member body of ISO (or agent appointed to act for its national member body);
b) ISO/TC 68/SC 6.
7.2 Responsibilities The responsibilities of a sponsoring authority shall be: a) to fully comply with the procedures for applications described in this part of ISO 8583 for new message type identifiers or classes, data elements or sub-elements, dataset IDs or code values and to ensure that the applicant uses ISO 8583-1;