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ISO 9001:2008 - UPDATE
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ISO 9001:2008 - UPDATE The Quality Management System Standard: ISO 9001:2008 has been issued Implementation of Accredited Certification to ISO 9001:2008 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IAF (International Accreditation Forum) have agreed an implementation plan to ensure a smooth migration of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008, after consultation with international groupings representing quality system or auditor certification bodies, and industry users of ISO 9001 certification services. ISO 9001:2008 does not contain any new requirements They have recognized that ISO 9001:2008 introduces no new requirements. ISO 9001:2008 only introduces clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 based on eight years of experience of implementing the standard worldwide with about one million certificates issued in 170 countries to date. It also introduces changes intended to improve consistency with ISO 14001:2004. The agreed implementation plan in relation to accredited certification is therefore the following: All ISO 9001:2000 certificates will be transferred to the new standard by 15 November 2010, at which point ISO 9001:2000 will be withdrawn and any certificates to this standard will become invalid. This applies irrespective of any expiry date shown on your current certificate. As the transition period is limited to two years and due to the large volume of registered clients, our plan to transfer existing clients to the new standard is as follows:
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