March 28, 2022
Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)
"Management System Certification/Registration Rules" has been revised and a summary of changes in the 16th edition of the rules is as shown below.
The 16th Edition of "Management System Certification/Registration Rules"
| Changes | Remarks |
|---|---|
Deletion of Standards
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Delete OHSAS18001standard upon it’s abolition Delete CSMS standard according to withdrawal from the certification services |
| Addition of reference standards | Add JIP-ISAC102-2.0 as reference standard for ISO/IEC27701 |
| Addition of Clause 3.10 | Add clause which prohibits video-/audio-recording during audit |
| Addition of Clause 5.5 | Clarify JQA’s audit plan as a part of audit report |
| Clause 8 Addition of publication of certification information |
Add UKAS as publication of accredited certification information |
| Clause 20.1 | Update procedure with regard to certification transfer |
| Additional description on Clause 20.4 | Add procedure for JQA to inform an original certification body of completion of registration of an organization after successful certificate transfer |
| Specific to IATF16949 | Clarify the scope to be included for the site requiring 3rd party certification to IATF16949 |
| Specific to JFS-C |
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