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Certificate of Acceptance

The NordDRG Cooperation Association (CA) will check the results reported and the statement of correctness. The acceptance test is restricted to evaluation of the correctness using the predefined test data and in relation to the signed statement from the developer. No other criteria (e.g. special features, performance, and etcetera) are used in authorization of the software.

Following a successful evaluation, a "Certificate of Acceptance" is issued, testifying that the grouper software at issue conforms to NordDRG standards. These include the right to use the name NordDRG for that particular version.

The NordDRG System, the NordDRG definition tables and the NordDRG Manual are the intellectual property of the National NordDRG owners represented by the NordDRG Cooperation Association. Reference to the CA should always be made in products and documentation of products based on NordDRG definitions. In national versions of NordDRG products, a reference must also be made to the national owner of the version at issue.

Withdrawal of certificate

If the material or reports delivered by the software developer are in any way found to be incorrect the certificate will be withdrawn. The authorization is valid as long as a particular version is used. The CA will issue a new version each year. However, if no changes are needed, no new version will be published. If the NordDRG Steering group decides that changes to the definitions are necessary, a second version may be issued in one year. The terms of delivering extra software versions (based on such updated definitions) to a third party (end user) is outside the responsibility of CA.