Following community review of a new or revised GS1 standard, GS1 guideline, or the GSMP Manual, the new document is published in GSMP Step 4. Here is how publication takes place.

Documents Published As Changed

GS1 Competition Law Caution

Membership in GSMP Work Groups is open to all MOs, MO Members, GDSN Certified Data Pools, and interested stakeholders that meet eligibility requirements. Membership, however, is subject to policies for participation as specified in this manual.

An organisation may have its membership rights suspended for any of the following causes:

■ The organisation violates the GS1 Competition Law Caution, and continues to do so even after being advised that it is in violation.

All GSMP groups operate according to the principle of consensus, and are expected to use the consensus building process to resolve disagreements when they occur. An appeals process is provided for those rare cases where a group is unable to resolve differences on its own.

GSMP Work Groups make decisions by consensus. Consensus is defined as general agreement, characterised by the absence of sustained opposition. It is important to do the best to take into account the views of all parties concerned and to reconcile any conflicting arguments. It is also important to understand that consensus does not mean unanimity.

GSMP Work Groups and Governance Groups conduct business through teleconferences and physical face-to-face meetings (collectively referred to simply as “meetings”), as well as through electronic mail and electronic voting facilities of the GSMP Community Room.

In Steps 2, 3, and 4 of the GSMP 4-Step Process, a work group creates a deliverable that is approved by the GSMP Community through an eBallot. Within each of these steps, the work group carries out the following sub steps which are designed to drive towards progressively wider consensus.

In Step 3 of the GSMP 4-step process, a Work Group develops a GS1 standard or guideline according to the Work Request, guided by the business requirements that were developed in Step 2. The deliverable may be a completely new GS1 standard or guideline, or it may be a new version of an existing GS1 standard or guideline.