•How long will it take them to issue you a
certificate once they have
recommended you for approval?
•How long has the registrar been in business, and do they have any European or Far East affiliates in the registration
business?
•If you will one day be
going for ISO14000, does the registrar
support this standard as well, and would they
be able to combine (thereby
reducing the man-days at your
site, and $s) the
ISO9000 audit with the 14000 audit?
•Who does documentation assessment and who
does the audit? What is their experience / qualifications?