This Recommendation | International Standard provides the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma for ITU-T Rec. X.236 | ISO/IEC 9576-1 in compliance with the relevant requirements, and in accordance with the relevant guidance given in ITU-T Rec. X.296 | ISO/IEC 9646-7. Detail of the use of this proforma is provided in this Recommendation | International Standard.

The supplier of an implementation which is claimed to conform to ITU-T Rec. X.236 | ISO/IEC 9576-1 is required to complete a copy of the PICS proforma provided in Annex A, and is required to provide the information necessary to identify both the supplier and the implementation.