I believe Piney has combined information
on ISO 9000:2000, ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 9004:2000.

ISO 9000:200X is already at the FDIS (Final Draft Interantional
Standard) stage. This means that ISO 9000:200X could be published as an
International Standard by the end of 2005.

The plan is to Amend ISO 9001:2000 and to Revise ISO 9004:2000. Amend means to
clarify content to improve useability of the
standard. There should be no changes to requirements. Revise means to clarify
and to change requirmeents. Keep in mind that ISO
9004 is a non-normative standard. There really are no requirements within ISO
9004 from a certification standpoint. There are requiremtns

within ISO 9004 if an organization chooses to implement it for improvement
purposes.


Both the amendment to ISO 9001 and the revision to ISO 9004 are expected to be
completed by 2008 based on how long the amendment / revision process has taken
in the past. If there are lots of arguemnts and
disagreement amongst member bodies, it may take even longer.


Regards, Dirk

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