ISO 9001:2008
Changes required for the New Quality Standard
Well the good news is the new standard does not introduce any new requirements! It is aimed at clarifying the existing Standard and also bringing it further into line with others such as ISO 14001:2004.
Any organisation with an existing ISO 9001:2000 Certificate will be able to transfer to the 2008 Standard after a satisfactory Certification Audit or Surveillance Visit.
There is also a two year transition period so you do not have to make the changes immediately. However we would suggest to wait until just before your next internal audit to change any references in existing documentation to the latest version. This should mean you have a simple (and cheap!) transfer and you new certificate should be to the new ISO 9001:2008 Standard.
