The main objective of the FDT Group is to provide the FDT specification as an open, freely available international standard for the benefit of all users worldwide. The formal acceptance as an international standard is a lengthy and comprehensive process with several stages. In 2005, FDT applied with the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) for acceptance of the FDT standard as an international standard. The process was successfully concluded in 2009 by achieving the formal release as International Standard IEC 62453 for the FDT Technology.