FORM 1:
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW FIELD OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITY
Circulation date2022-01-12

Reference number: TS/P 303(to be given by ISO Central Secretariat)

Closing date for voting
2022-04-06
Proposer
AFNOR

ISO/TS/P 303

A proposal for a new field of technical activity shall be submitted to the ISO Central Secretariat,
which will assign it a reference number and process the proposal in accordance with the ISO/IEC
Directives Part 1, Clause 1.5. The proposer may be a member body of ISO, a technical committee,
subcommittee or project committee, the Technical Management Board or a General Assemblycommittee, the Secretary-General, a body responsible for managing a certification system
operating under the auspices of ISO, or another international organization with national bodymembership. Guidelines for proposing and justifying a new field of technical activity are given in
the ISO/IEC Directives Part 1, Annex C.

Proposal (to be completed by the proposer)
Title of the proposed new committee (The title shall indicate clearly yet concisely the newfield of technical activity which the proposal is intended to cover).
Natural gas fuelling stations for vehicles
Scope statement of the proposed new committee (The scope shall precisely define thelimits of the field of activity. Scopes shall not repeat general aims and principles
governing the work of the organization but shall indicate the specific area concerned).
Standardization in the field of design, construction and operation of stations for fuellingcompressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to vehicles. It includes
equipment, safety devices and maintenance.
☒The proposer has checked whether the proposed scope of the new committee
overlaps with the scope of any existing ISO committee☐If an overlap or the potential for overlap is identified, the affected committee has been
informed and consultation has taken place between proposer and committee on
i. modification/restriction of the scope of the proposal to eliminate the overlap,
ii. potential modification/restriction of the scope of the existing committee toeliminate the overlap.

☐If agreement with the existing committee has not been reached, arguments arepresented in this proposal (under question 7) as to why it should be approved.

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Proposed initial programme of work. (The proposed programme of work shall correspondto and clearly reflect the aims of the standardization activities and shall, therefore, show
the relationship between the subject proposed. Each item on the programme of work shallbe defined by both the subject aspect(s) to be standardized (for products, for example,
the items would be the types of products, characteristics, other requirements, data to besupplied, test methods, etc.). Supplementary justification may be combined withparticular items in the programme of work. The proposed programme of work shall alsosuggest priorities and target dates.)
Revision of ISO 16923:2016, Natural gas fuelling stations - CNG stations for fuelling vehicles
Revision of ISO 16924:2016, Natural gas fuelling stations - LNG stations for fuelling vehicles
Indication(s) of the preferred type or types of deliverable(s) to be produced under theproposal (This may be combined with the "Proposed initial programme of work" if moreconvenient).
ISO standards
A listing of relevant existing documents at the international, regional and national levels.
(Any known relevant document (such as standards and regulations) shall be listed,regardless of their source and should be accompanied by an indication of theirsignificance.)••

ISO 16923 and ISO 16924 were developed under the responsibility of ISO/PC 252(disbanded after publication of the 2 standards)
CEN-CENELEC Guide 38 “Guide for multifuel stations” could also be used for covering
compatibility issues with other fuels.

A statement from the proposer as to how the proposed work may relate to or impact on
existing work, especially existing ISO and IEC deliverables. (The proposer should explain
how the work differs from apparently similar work, or explain how duplication and conflict
will be minimized. If seemingly similar or related work is already in the scope of othercommittees of the organization or in other organizations, the proposed scope shalldistinguish between the proposed work and the other work. The proposer shall indicate
whether his or her proposal could be dealt with by widening the scope of an existingcommittee or by establishing a new committee.)
No expected impact on existing work except the proposed revision of ISO 16923 and 16924.
Liaison with IEC/TC 31 Equipment for explosive atmospheres will be established. It isintended, as in current version of ISO 16923 and ISO 16924, to refer to IEC standards on
explosives atmospheres developed under the responsibility of IEC/TC 31.

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Page 3A listing of relevant countries where the subject of the proposal is important to theirnational commercial interests.
The countries• of the former 21 P-members of ISO/PC 252:
Argentina, Armenia, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy,Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The
Netherlands, Turkey, United States• and the former 10 O-members of ISO/PC 252:
Austria, Ecuador, Finland, France, Japan, Morocco, Poland, Oman, Portugal, Trinidad
and Tobago
A listing of relevant external international organizations or internal parties (other ISOand/or IEC committees) to be engaged as liaisons in the development of thedeliverable(s). (In order to avoid conflict with, or duplication of efforts of, other bodies, it
is important to indicate all points of possible conflict or overlap. The result of any
communication with other interested bodies shall also be included.)“NGV Global”, NGO about natural gas vehicles in special consultative status with theEconomic and Social Council of the United Nations, will ask for a liaison.
Cooperation with CEN/TC 326 Natural gas vehicles - Fuelling and operation will be sought.
A simple and concise statement identifying and describing relevant affected stakeholder
categories (including small and medium sized enterprises) and how they will each benefit
from or be impacted by the proposed deliverable(s).
Industry will benefit from the revisions: fuelling stations designers and manufacturers but also
fuelling stations operators and users.
Authorities will benefit as the revised standards will help to authorize new or modified fuellingstations.
The revised standards will address:- SDG 7 clean and affordable energy- SDG 9 industries, innovation and infrastructure- SDG 13 climate actions
An expression of commitment from the proposer to provide the committee secretariat if
the proposal succeeds.
If the proposal is accepted, AFNOR is willing to undertake the work of secretariat of the newTC, and is committed to providing all resources to successfully run the secretariat. It isanticipated that the committee manager that will be nominated is Mr Christophe ERHEL (BNGon behalf of AFNOR) and the chair Mr Erik BÜTHKER (TotalEnergies).

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Purpose and justification for the proposal. (The purpose and justification for the creationof a new technical committee shall be made clear and the need for standardization in thisfieldshall be justified. Clause C.4.13.3 of Annex C of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1
contains a menu of suggestions or ideas for possible documentation to support andpurpose and justification of proposals. Proposers should consider these suggestions,but they are not limited to them, nor are they required to comply strictly with them. Whatis most important is that proposers develop and provide purpose and justification
information that is most relevant to their proposals and that makes a substantial businesscase for the market relevance and the need for their proposals. Thorough, well-developed
and robust purpose and justification documentation will lead to more informed
consideration of proposals and ultimately their possible success in the ISO IEC system.)
Five years after their publication, International standards ISO 16923 and ISO 16924 onCompressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas fuelling stations should be updated. Asnatural gas as a transport fuel offers important benefits to consumers, the environment and theeconomy, it is indeed expected its use will continue to increase in the coming years (seefigures below about the number of CNG/LNG fuelling stations and the number of natural gasvehicles). Updated and market relevant ISO standards on CNG and LNG are therefore
needed.
Natural gas provides a quick and cost-effective way to decarbonize road transport and improve
air quality in cities. It is an immediately available alternative to oil, with lower GHG emissions
than any other hydrocarbon fuel and emitting virtually none of the pollutants (particulate matterand nitrogen oxides or NOx) that increasingly contaminate the air in areas with dense traffic.
Vehicles fuelled by natural gas are quieter compared to Diesel and offer a lower total cost ofownership compared to conventional fuels. The technology used in natural gas vehicles ismature and safe.
Gas as a vehicle fuel is available as compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas(LNG). It can be used for cars, vans, buses and trucks, with many different models on themarket today from established manufactures.
Natural gas also offers important synergies with biomethane from waste and biomass orsynthetic gas produced using wind and solar energy. When using renewable gas, a quasicarbon-neutral mobility is achieved without any impact on the infrastructure and vehicle
technology.
Figures:
In 2019, the number of CNG and LNG fuelling stations reached 33383 worldwide:- 20 275 in Asia-Pacific- 5 848 in Latin America- 5 194 in Europe- 1 856 in North America- 210 in Africa
More than 4 000 stations are under construction or in project.
In 2019, the number of natural gas vehicles reached 27 million worldwide. The top tencountries are:
China 6 760 000
Iran 4 950 000
India 3 307 466
Pakistan 3 000 000
Brazil 1 859 300
Argentina 1,652 939
Italy 1 134 982

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Uzbekistan 815 000
Colombia 579 791
Thailand 474 486
In the European Union, the number on CNG fuelling stations increased from 3 091 in 2016 to3 642 in 2020. And the number of LNG fuelling stations increased from 80 to 332.
It is proposed to establish a new technical committee to gather the relevant expertise on CNG
and LNG fuelling stations in a dedicated structure.
Signature of the proposer
Mr Franck LEBEUGLE, AFNOR Standardisation director
In case of question, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Christophe ERHEL(christophe.erhel@afgaz.fr).

Further information to assist with understanding the requirements for the items above can befound in the Directives, Part 1, Annex C.

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