OOXML ISO fast track opposition update

France, APRIL (French Free Software Association) has sent a letter to AFNO (france
representant at ISO). french

Bernard Carayon (MP of government party in Frace) has asked a written
question to the Minister of Industry, pointing at the conflict of this
fasttrack adoption of OOXML with the recommandation of Open Document
Format in the General Referential on Interoperability (a government
initiative to "impose" open standard for public documents, it was backed
by CCIA in an open letter. french

Netherlands is against the fast track procedure. dutch

Belgium, the responsible advising committee is mostly against it but they need
unanimity and Intel and Microsoft are in favor; now the standardisation
office itself has to decide on it. dutch