This International Standard specifies a general framework for testing conformance to a computer graphics standard. The general framework described in this International Standard addresses the following six components: — Conformance in the standard itself; — Test Requirements document, defining what shall be tested for a computer graphics standard; — Test Specifications document, addressing the test technique and the content of each test; — Test method, defining the implementation of the Test Specification document, including the test software; — Test procedures, defining the application of the test software, which consists of the procedures to be used in conformance testing; — The establishment of test services. This International Standard is applicable to all standards within the scope of the subcommittee within ISO/IEC JTC1 responsible for computer graphics and image processing.