ISO/TS 16949:2009 Status - Anybody know the target publication date

[dknox4]

This seems like an "okay" place to post this question. I'll also post in the ISO 9001 forum, just in case.

I have had very nitpicky registrar auditors in the past...so bare with me. Or is it bear with me?

Anyway, I'm revising our Quality Manual to match the changes made in TS16949:2009. In section 7.4.1.2 the standard reads "Unless otherwise specified by the customer, suppliers to the organization shall be third party, registered to ISO 9001:2008 by an accredited third-party certification body."

My research tells me that ISO 9001:2000 certificates are still valid up until November 2010. Some of my suppliers have ISO 9001:2000 certs that don't expire until 2011. One of them has stated that their last surveillence audit was to the 2008 standard, but ISO will not issue a new certificate until the current one expires in 2011.

Should I add a note to my Quality Manual that says ISO 9001:2000 will be acceptable until November 2010? And what do I do with the supplier described above?


Also, I can't resist: Can somebody tell me why this clause has been changed from "third party registered" to "third party, registered"? Does the new comma make sense to anyone?

Would you feel comfortable with a more generic statement indicating suppliers are to have valid third-party ISO 9001 certification (leaving the overlap issue out of the picture). Any auditor, regardless of how "nitpicky" should be able to figure out the audit cycle and certificate dating issue. In my opinion that is a ISO system issue that we (customers) should not need to address or figure out for them.

 

[Sundaramurthi]

Dear Sir,

Nice input. Helpful. Pls. tell me any changes or inclusions should I do in the currently followed procedures in ISO/TS 16949.

Thanks in advance.

Sundar.

have a nice day..