ggest a Figure 22.7 shows the process for producing a standard. The draft change, but it is up to the proposer to show that the change would standard, prepared by a project team, is debated, it being the respon- offer a significant improvement, technical or economical, over the existing proposal. In this way concepts can be put together quickly DRAFT PROJECT and adjusted to take account of changes, whilst still providing a STANDARD measure of stability, which is so important for implementors. Although members of ETSI try to get consensus, one of the reason why the Institute has been successful in passing standards quickly is that it can do SO on the basis of national weighted voting. This applies in the General Assembly and the Technical Assembly, ex- EXPERT cept that in the General Assembly individual voting is needed to DEBATE approve the annual budget, and in the Technical Assembly the NATIONAL costed work programme requires a unanimous vote. The national weighted vote system allocates weights to nations, according to BODIES their contribution, and a 71% vote is needed to approve a proposal. PUBLIC CONSULTATION 22.4.3.6 ETSI's budget The budget for ETSI is voted annually by the General Assembly. It ADOPTED consists of two principal parts: TECHNICAL WEIGHTED VOTING ASSEMBLY An amount to cover operating costs of the Secretariat, such as salaries, premises, etc. This is paid for by the major Adminis- trations, in the form of national contributions. These contribu- tions are based on a CEPT scale, and vary according to the size of the Administration. 2. The costed work programme, which covers all the costs of Project Teams whose work is included in the agreed pro- gramme for the year. In addition a contingency is kept for urgent work which arises in-between General Assembly meet- Figure 22.7 ETSI standards making process ings. The costed work programme needs to be agreed unanimously by sibility of the representative national bodies to ensure that this the Technical Assembly. It is financed by an annual fee paid by