<editing-instruction> Editing Instruction

Container element to hold the text that describes how an alteration or addition should be made to the standards document. These instructions are typically placed before the portion of the document to be modified.
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<!ELEMENT  editing-instruction
                        %editing-instruction-model;                  >
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(label?, title?, (p | normative-note | non-normative-note | normative-example | non-normative-example | notes-group)*)

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At the beginning of a <sec>
...
<sec sec-type="list-change">
 <title>IDENTIFICATION</title>
 <editing-instruction>
  <p><italic><bold>Change to read:</bold></italic>
   <list list-type="bullet">
    <list-item>
     <label>A.</label>
     <p><strike>The R<sub>F</sub> value of the principal spot of 
      the <italic>Sample solution</italic> corresponds to that of 
      <italic>Standard solution A</italic>, obtained as directed 
      in the <italic>Procedure</italic> for <italic>Organic 
      Impurities</italic>.</strike></p>
     <p>The retention time of the major peak of the <italic>Sample 
      solution</italic> corresponds to that of the <italic>Standard 
      solution</italic>, as obtained in the <italic>Assay</italic>.</p>
    </list-item>
    ...
   </list>
  </p>
 </editing-instruction>
</sec>
...
At the beginning of a <term-sec>
...
<sec sec-type="list-change">
 <title>Terms and definitions</title>

 <term-sec>
  <editing-instruction>
   <p>Replace the definition of "sample definition 4.5.6" below:</p>
  </editing-instruction>
  <label>4.5.6</label>
  <term-display>
   <term>sample definition</term>
   <def><p>old definition</p></def>
  </term-display>
 </term-sec>

 <term-sec>
  <editing-instruction>
   <p>with the definition in this 4.5.6 replacement definition:</p>
  </editing-instruction>
  <label>4.5.6</label>
  <term-display>
   <term>sample definition</term>
   <def><p>new definition</p></def>
  </term-display>
 </term-sec>
</sec>
...
Document that contains only Editing Instructions
<standard>
 <front>
  <std-meta>
   <title-wrap>
    <intro>MILITARY STANDARD</intro>
    <main>SHIPBOARD GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM</main>
    <compl>SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, MINIMUM</compl>
    <full>SHIPBOARD GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM
     SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, MINIMUM</full>
   </title-wrap>
   <std-ident>
    <originator>Navy - OS</originator>
    <doc-type>MILITARY STANDARD</doc-type>
    <doc-number>MIL-STD-1658(OS) Notice-3</doc-number>
   </std-ident>
   <release-date iso-8601-date="1982-06-30">30 June 1982</release-date>
  </std-meta>
 </front>
 <body>
  <editing-instruction>
   <p>To all holders of MIL-STD-1658(OS):
    <list list-type="order">
     <list-item>
      <label>1.</label>
      <p>Make the following pen and ink changes to MIL-S-1658(OS):
       <list list-type="order">
        <list-item>
         <label>a.</label>
         <p>Page ii, paragraph 2, line 3: Change "502" to "524".</p></list-item>
        <list-item>
         <label>b.</label>
         <p>Page 2, Other Publications: Change "OR-11" and its title to "MIL-STD-648-Design
          Criteria for specialized Shipping Containers".</p></list-item>
        ...
       </list>
      </p>
     </list-item>
     <list-item>
      <label>2.</label>
      <p>Retain this notice and insert before table of contents.</p></list-item>
     <list-item>
      <label>3.</label>
      <p>Holders of MIL-STD-1685(OS) will verify that pages have been changed as indicated
       above. This notice will be retained as a checklist. ...</p></list-item>
    </list>
   </p>
  </editing-instruction>
 </body>
</standard>
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