Update: FDA releases new minor version of PDF specifications

Update to News from Jan 04, 2012: Meanwhile, FDA has released a new minor version 3.1 of the PDF specification (see original News below). The minor update includes clarification on the acceptable PDF versions: Files having PDF versions 1.4 through 1.7 are acceptable and should be readable with Adobe Acrobat 8.0 without necessity for any additional software or Plug-Ins.

[Source: FDA website]

Original News from January 04, 2012:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an updated version of the "FDA PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) SPECIFICATIONS", dated 2011-12-20. Besides some editorial changes, the new version of the PDF specification document includes the following changes:

• Include PDF version 1.7 as acceptable in accordance to ICH M2 recommendation on PDF version
• Additional clarifications related to security, usability, and promotional materials;
• Revision of the list of standard fonts
• Addition of PDF optimization

The PDF specification document is available here (direct link) or can be downloaded from the FDA eCTD website (see link at the bottom of this article).

[Source: FDA website]

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