According to a joint announcement by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IAF (International Accreditation Forum), the two organizations have agreed to an implementation plan for a smooth migration to ISO 9001:2008.

1. Certification of conformity to ISO 9001:2008 will only be issued after publication of ISO 9001:2008 (issued November 15, 2008) and after a routine surveillance audit or re-certification audit against ISO 9001:2008.
2. One year after publication of ISO 9001:2008, all certifications issued (new certifications and re-certifications) must be to ISO 9001:2008.
3. Two years after publication of ISO 9001:2008, existing ISO 9001:2000 certifications will not be valid.

This plan is possible, because ISO and IAF agreed that ISO 9001:2008 introduces no new requirements. The revised quality standard only introduces clarifications to the ISO 9001:2000 requirements, as well as, changes to improve consistency with ISO 14001:2004, the environmental standard.

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