RulesforachievingIATFrecognition----ThirdeditionforISO/TS16949:2002©2008-ANFIA,©2008-FIEV,©2008-SMMT,©2008-VDA,©2008-Chrysler,©2008-FordMotorCompany,©2008-GeneralMotorsCorp.,©2008-PSAPeugeotCitroën,©2008-RenaultAllrightsreserved1October20081AutomotivecertificationschemeforISO/TS16949:2002RulesforachievingIATFrecognition3rdEditionforISO/TS16949:20021October2008SINGLEUSERCOPYFORTÜVRHEINLAND/FRANKWEITZELCOPYINGANDNETWORKINGPROHIBITED-FINALDRAFT-2RulesforachievingIATFrecognition----ThirdeditionforISO/TS16949:2002©2008-ANFIA,©2008-FIEV,©2008-SMMT,©2008-VDA,©2008-Chrysler,©2008-FordMotorCompany,©2008-GeneralMotorsCorp.,©2008-PSAPeugeotCitroën,©2008-RenaultAllrightsreserved1October2008ContentsGlobaloverviewofthefirst3yearISO/TS16949:2002certificationcycle:......................................4Foreword...................................................................................................................................................51.0EligibilityforcertificationtoISO/TS16949:2002.................................................................72.0IATFrequirementsforcertificationbodies...........................................................................72.1IATFcertificationbodyrecognitionrequirements..............................................................................72.2IATFcontractualrequirements..........................................................................................................72.3IATFongoingrecognitionrequirements............................................................................................82.4LossofIATFcertificationbodyrecognition.....................................................................................102.5Operatingsystemrequirements......................................................................................................102.6Noticeofchangesbyacertificationbody.......................................................................................112.7Certificationbodyinternalsystemaudits........................................................................................112.8Appealsandcomplaints..................................................................................................................112.9Managementofimpartiality.............................................................................................................113.0Certificationbodycontractrequirementswiththeclient.................................................123.1Certificationagreementwithclient..................................................................................................123.2Noticeofchangesbyaclient..........................................................................................................124.0Resourcerequirements........................................................................................................134.1Vetopowerqualification..................................................................................................................134.2ApplicationprocessandcriteriaforISO/TS16949:2002auditors..................................................134.3Auditorqualificationprocess..........................................................................................................144.4Certificationbodyinternalwitnessauditprocess...........................................................................144.5Maintainingauditorcertification.......................................................................................................154.6Certificationbodyinternalwitnessauditorqualification.................................................................154.7Certificationbodyinternalsystemauditorqualification...................................................................155.0ISO/TS16949:2002auditprocessgeneralrequirements..................................................165.1Auditandcertificatecycles..............................................................................................................165.1.1Auditcycle......................................................................................................................................165.1.2Certificatecycle...............................................................................................................................165.2Auditdaysdetermination.................................................................................................................17Table5.2:Minimumauditdaysforinitialcertificationstage2auditandre-certificationaudit......195.3Auditdaydetermination–corporateauditscheme.........................................................................205.4Auditdaydetermination–permittedreductions.............................................................................215.5Supportingactivities........................................................................................................................215.6Establishingtheauditteam....................................