Replaced or withdrawn publications available shortly from IEC Webstore

More than 8 000 replaced / withdrawn IEC Publications will be available from the IEC Webstore starting early August 2009

As from early August 2009, it will be possible to order more than 8 000 replaced or withdrawn IEC Publications directly from the IEC Webstore.

In fact, these publications have always been available but only via the IEC Central Office Customer Service Centre, and not through the new user-friendly Webstore.

Obsolete IEC Publications are clearly
indicated in order to avoid any
confusion with current editions

To avoid any confusion with current editions these publications will show up in the search results in a dedicated section "Replaced / Withdrawn standard" and will carry a reference number starting with "P-". They will also display a watermark clearly indicating that they are obsolete.

Users may need to purchase obsolete publications for many reasons, such as legacy and legal purposes and comparisons with the current edition.

Thanks to years of in-depth research, the IEC Central Office has been able to build an extensive electronic library of nearly all IEC Publications issued since the IEC's creation more than 100 years ago.