diff --git a/xslt_src/common.xsl b/xslt_src/common.xsl
index 53dfb705b..718c6dc89 100644
--- a/xslt_src/common.xsl
+++ b/xslt_src/common.xsl
@@ -6998,23 +6998,9 @@
 	</xsl:template> <!-- END: insertPrefaceSectionsPageSequences -->
 	
 	<xsl:template name="insertMainSectionsPageSequences">
-		<xsl:element name="sections" namespace="{$namespace_full}"> <!-- save context element -->
-			<xsl:element name="page_sequence" namespace="{$namespace_full}">
-				<xsl:for-each select="/*/*[local-name()='sections']/* | /*/*[local-name()='bibliography']/*[local-name()='references'][@normative='true']">
-					<xsl:sort select="@displayorder" data-type="number"/>
-					<xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="update_xml_step_move_pagebreak"/>
-					<xsl:if test="$namespace = 'm3d'">
-						<xsl:if test="local-name()='clause' and @type='scope'">
-							<xsl:if test="/*/*[local-name()='bibliography']/*[local-name()='references'][@normative='true']">
-								<fo:block break-after="page"/>
-								<xsl:element name="pagebreak" namespace="{$namespace_full}"/>
-							</xsl:if>
-						</xsl:if>
-					</xsl:if>
-				</xsl:for-each>
-			</xsl:element>
-		</xsl:element>
-		
+	
+		<xsl:call-template name="insertSectionsInPageSequence"/>
+	
 		<xsl:element name="page_sequence" namespace="{$namespace_full}">
 			<xsl:for-each select="/*/*[local-name()='annex']">
 				<xsl:sort select="@displayorder" data-type="number"/>
@@ -7033,6 +7019,24 @@
 		</xsl:element>
 	</xsl:template> <!-- END: insertMainSectionsPageSequences -->
 	
+	<xsl:template name="insertSectionsInPageSequence">
+		<xsl:element name="sections" namespace="{$namespace_full}"> <!-- save context element -->
+			<xsl:element name="page_sequence" namespace="{$namespace_full}">
+				<xsl:for-each select="/*/*[local-name()='sections']/* | /*/*[local-name()='bibliography']/*[local-name()='references'][@normative='true']">
+					<xsl:sort select="@displayorder" data-type="number"/>
+					<xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="update_xml_step_move_pagebreak"/>
+					<xsl:if test="$namespace = 'm3d'">
+						<xsl:if test="local-name()='clause' and @type='scope'">
+							<xsl:if test="/*/*[local-name()='bibliography']/*[local-name()='references'][@normative='true']">
+								<fo:block break-after="page"/>
+								<xsl:element name="pagebreak" namespace="{$namespace_full}"/>
+							</xsl:if>
+						</xsl:if>
+					</xsl:if>
+				</xsl:for-each>
+			</xsl:element>
+		</xsl:element>
+	</xsl:template>
 	
 	<xsl:template name="insertMainSectionsInSeparatePageSequences">
 		<xsl:element name="sections" namespace="{$namespace_full}"> <!-- save context element -->
diff --git a/xslt_src/iho.standard.core.xsl b/xslt_src/iho.standard.core.xsl
index 726a4bca9..8cefcc871 100644
--- a/xslt_src/iho.standard.core.xsl
+++ b/xslt_src/iho.standard.core.xsl
@@ -238,17 +238,56 @@
 				<!-- =========================== -->
 				<!-- =========================== -->
 			
+				<xsl:choose>
+					<xsl:when test="/iho:metanorma/iho:boilerplate/*[local-name() != 'feedback-statement']">
+						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="preface" format="i" force-page-count="no-force">
+							<xsl:call-template name="insertHeaderFooter">
+								<xsl:with-param name="font-weight">normal</xsl:with-param>
+							</xsl:call-template>
+							<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
+								<fo:block-container margin-left="-1.5mm" margin-right="-1mm">
+									<fo:block-container margin-left="0mm" margin-right="0mm" border="0.5pt solid black" >
+										<fo:block-container margin-top="6.5mm" margin-left="7.5mm" margin-right="8.5mm" margin-bottom="7.5mm">
+											<fo:block-container margin="0">
+												<fo:block text-align="justify">
+													<xsl:apply-templates select="/iho:metanorma/iho:boilerplate/*[local-name() != 'feedback-statement']"/>
+												</fo:block>
+											</fo:block-container>
+										</fo:block-container>
+									</fo:block-container>
+								</fo:block-container>
+							</fo:flow>
+						</fo:page-sequence>
+					</xsl:when>
+					<xsl:otherwise>
+						<!-- https://github.com/metanorma/metanorma-iho/issues/293:
+							If the publication has no copyright boxed note (normally on page ii of the publication), page ii should be "Page intentionally left blank". -->
+						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="blankpage" format="i" force-page-count="no-force">
+							<xsl:call-template name="insertHeaderFooterBlank"/>
+							<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
+								<fo:block/>
+							</fo:flow>
+						</fo:page-sequence>
+					</xsl:otherwise>
+				</xsl:choose>
+			
 				<xsl:variable name="updated_xml_with_pages">
-					<xsl:call-template name="processPrefaceAndMainSectionsDefault_items"/>
+					<xsl:call-template name="processPrefaceAndMainSectionsIHO_items"/>
 				</xsl:variable>
+				
+				<xsl:if test="$debug = 'true'">
+					<redirect:write file="updated_xml_with_pages.xml">
+						<xsl:copy-of select="$updated_xml_with_pages"/>
+					</redirect:write>
+				</xsl:if>
 			
 				<xsl:for-each select="xalan:nodeset($updated_xml_with_pages)"> <!-- set context to preface/sections -->
 					
 					<xsl:for-each select=".//*[local-name() = 'page_sequence'][parent::*[local-name() = 'preface']][normalize-space() != '' or .//*[local-name() = 'image'] or .//*[local-name() = 'svg']]">
 		
 						<!-- Preface Pages -->
-						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="preface" format="i">
-						
+						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="preface" format="i" force-page-count="end-on-even">
+							
 							<xsl:attribute name="master-reference">
 								<xsl:text>preface</xsl:text>
 								<xsl:call-template name="getPageSequenceOrientation"/>
@@ -265,7 +304,7 @@
 							<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
 								
 								
-								<xsl:if test="position() = 1">
+								<!-- <xsl:if test="position() = 1">
 									<fo:block-container margin-left="-1.5mm" margin-right="-1mm">
 										<fo:block-container margin-left="0mm" margin-right="0mm" border="0.5pt solid black" >
 											<fo:block-container margin-top="6.5mm" margin-left="7.5mm" margin-right="8.5mm" margin-bottom="7.5mm">
@@ -278,11 +317,11 @@
 										</fo:block-container>
 									</fo:block-container>
 									<fo:block break-after="page"/>
-								</xsl:if>
+								</xsl:if> -->
 								
-								<!-- Contents, Foreword, Introduction -->
+								<!-- Contents, Document History, ... except Foreword and Introduction -->
 								<!-- <xsl:call-template name="processPrefaceSectionsDefault"/> -->
-								<xsl:apply-templates />
+								<xsl:apply-templates select="*[not(local-name() = 'foreword') and not(local-name() = 'introduction')]"/>
 								
 							</fo:flow>
 						</fo:page-sequence>
@@ -290,11 +329,43 @@
 						<!-- =========================== -->
 						<!-- =========================== -->
 					</xsl:for-each>
+					
+					
+					<xsl:for-each select=".//*[local-name() = 'page_sequence'][*[local-name() = 'foreword'] or *[local-name() = 'introduction']][parent::*[local-name() = 'preface']][normalize-space() != '' or .//*[local-name() = 'image'] or .//*[local-name() = 'svg']]">
+		
+						<!-- Preface Pages -->
+						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="preface" format="i" force-page-count="end-on-even">
+							
+							<xsl:attribute name="master-reference">
+								<xsl:text>preface</xsl:text>
+								<xsl:call-template name="getPageSequenceOrientation"/>
+							</xsl:attribute>
+						
+							<fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-footnote-separator">
+								<fo:block>
+									<fo:leader leader-pattern="rule" leader-length="30%"/>
+								</fo:block>
+							</fo:static-content>
+							<xsl:call-template name="insertHeaderFooter">
+								<xsl:with-param name="font-weight">normal</xsl:with-param>
+							</xsl:call-template>
+							<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
+								
+								<!-- Foreword, Introduction -->
+								<xsl:apply-templates select="*[local-name() = 'foreword' or local-name() = 'introduction']"/>
+								
+							</fo:flow>
+						</fo:page-sequence>
+						<!-- End Preface Pages -->
+						<!-- =========================== -->
+						<!-- =========================== -->
+					</xsl:for-each>
+					
 				
 				
 					<xsl:for-each select=".//*[local-name() = 'page_sequence'][not(parent::*[local-name() = 'preface'])][normalize-space() != '' or .//*[local-name() = 'image'] or .//*[local-name() = 'svg']]">
 				
-						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="document" format="1" force-page-count="no-force">
+						<fo:page-sequence master-reference="document" format="1" force-page-count="end-on-even">
 						
 							<xsl:attribute name="master-reference">
 								<xsl:text>document</xsl:text>
@@ -405,6 +476,42 @@
 		</fo:block>
 	</xsl:template>
 	
+	<xsl:template name="processPrefaceAndMainSectionsIHO_items">
+	
+		<xsl:variable name="updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak">
+			<xsl:element name="{$root_element}" namespace="{$namespace_full}">
+				<xsl:call-template name="copyCommonElements"/>
+				<xsl:call-template name="insertPrefaceSectionsPageSequences"/>
+				
+				<!-- <xsl:call-template name="insertMainSectionsPageSequences"/> -->
+				
+				<xsl:call-template name="insertSectionsInPageSequence"/>
+				<xsl:call-template name="insertAnnexInSeparatePageSequences"/>
+				<xsl:call-template name="insertBibliographyInSeparatePageSequences"/>
+				<xsl:call-template name="insertIndexInSeparatePageSequences"/>
+				
+			</xsl:element>
+		</xsl:variable>
+		
+		<xsl:variable name="updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak_filename" select="concat($output_path,'_main_', java:getTime(java:java.util.Date.new()), '.xml')"/>
+		
+		<redirect:write file="{$updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak_filename}">
+			<xsl:copy-of select="$updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak"/>
+		</redirect:write>
+		
+		<xsl:copy-of select="document($updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak_filename)"/>
+		
+		<xsl:if test="$debug = 'true'">
+			<redirect:write file="page_sequence_preface_and_main.xml">
+				<xsl:copy-of select="$updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak"/>
+			</redirect:write>
+		</xsl:if>
+		
+		<xsl:call-template name="deleteFile">
+			<xsl:with-param name="filepath" select="$updated_xml_step_move_pagebreak_filename"/>
+		</xsl:call-template>
+	</xsl:template>
+	
 	<xsl:template match="iho:preface//iho:clause[@type = 'toc']" priority="4">
 		<!-- Table of Contents -->
 		<fo:block>
@@ -440,7 +547,7 @@
 								</xsl:attribute>
 								<fo:list-item>
 									<fo:list-item-label end-indent="label-end()">
-										<fo:block>
+										<fo:block id="__internal_layout__toc_sectionnum_{generate-id()}">
 											<xsl:if test="@section != '' and not(@type = 'annex')"> <!-- output below   -->
 												<xsl:value-of select="@section"/>
 											</xsl:if>
@@ -828,7 +935,7 @@
 	
 
 
-	<xsl:template name="insertHeaderFooter">		
+	<xsl:template name="insertHeaderFooter">
 		<xsl:param name="font-weight" select="'bold'"/>
 		<fo:static-content flow-name="header-odd" role="artifact">
 			<fo:block-container height="100%" font-size="8pt">
@@ -866,6 +973,10 @@
 				</fo:block>
 			</fo:block-container>
 		</fo:static-content>
+		<xsl:call-template name="insertHeaderBlank"/>
+		<xsl:call-template name="insertFooter"/>
+	</xsl:template>
+	<xsl:template name="insertHeaderBlank">
 		<fo:static-content flow-name="header-blank" role="artifact">
 			<fo:block-container height="100%" font-size="8pt">
 				<fo:block padding-top="12.5mm">
@@ -887,6 +998,8 @@
 				<fo:block>Page intentionally left blank</fo:block>
 			</fo:block-container>
 		</fo:static-content>
+	</xsl:template>
+	<xsl:template name="insertFooter">
 		<fo:static-content flow-name="footer" role="artifact">
 			<fo:block-container height="100%" display-align="after">
 				<fo:block padding-bottom="12.5mm" font-size="8pt" text-align-last="justify">
@@ -903,6 +1016,10 @@
 			</fo:block-container>
 		</fo:static-content>
 	</xsl:template>
+	<xsl:template name="insertHeaderFooterBlank">
+		<xsl:call-template name="insertHeaderBlank"/>
+		<xsl:call-template name="insertFooter"/>
+	</xsl:template>
 	
 	
 	<xsl:variable name="Image-IHO">