Covers the general requirements and the minimum quality assessmentprocedures for fusion splices. These procedures are intended toassess the ability of the splice protection part to avoiddegradation of the intrinsic splice performance and to protect thefibre joint from external influences. All dimensional and opticalperformance requirements are to be defined in the appropriatedetail specification. Blank detail specifications for single fibrefusion splices and multiple fibre fusion splices are included.