This European Prestandard specifies mandatory and otional interfaces between devices and machine readable cards, as well as other interfaces only to the extent that they are related to the processing of the machine readable card. It specifies the characteristics of each particular interface, and provides the means, through the use of bitmap coding, of readily identifying the capabilitiesof devices in order to ensure the compatibility between specific devices and cards. As far as technical specifications are concerned, it refers to other existing standards.

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CEN/TC 224/WG 3 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Device interface characteristics". This committee has published 1 standards.

CEN/TC 224/WG 3 develops CEN standards. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this working group.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

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