National standardization begins with a proposal for standards work that anyone can submit to DIN.
Once a proposal has been received, the responsible DIN committee discusses with the relevant experts the need for a standard on that subject, if they are willing to finance the project, and whether the work is to be carried out at national, European or international level. If the proposal is accepted, this is publicly announced in the "DIN-Anzeiger für technische Regeln" (DIN Gazette for Technical Rules) and on the websites of the respective standards committees.
If a decision has been made to develop a national standard, and the responsible steering body has approved this, then a draft standard is developed, which is published by Beuth Verlag. Draft national standards are also made available for free on DIN's draft standards portal for commenting.
All comments received are discussed by experts in the standards committee, who come to consensus on the content of the standard. The finished standard is then published and sold by Beuth Verlag.