The most important changes for certified organization

• When planning the date of the recertification audit, it must be ensured that the certificate decision is made before the expiry date of the existing certificate, but at the latest on the last day of validity. This means that all activities within the framework of a recertification audit must be completed before the certificate expires.
  Recommendation: the recertification audit should begin 3 months before the existing certificate expires.
• The certification body shall appoint at least one auditor from the initial certification audit team to participate in all surveillance audits of the three (3) year audit cycle.
• For each subsequent recertification and surveillance audits, different auditors shall be used.
• Remote supporting functions like development, purchasing, contract verification and extended worbenches need to be listed in a certificate appendix.