Frequently Asked Questions About ISO 9000

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Q: How can our organization publicize our ISO 9001 registration?

A: ISO is very particular about how organizations may use their name and publicize their ISO 9001 registration. Read their brochure on the topic to avoid the following mistakes or misunderstandings.

• ISO does not assess or audit quality systems to confirm that they conform to an ISO 9000

standard and ISO does not assess or audit environmental management systems to confirm that they conform to ISO 14001.
• ISO does not issue either ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 certificates
• ISO does not carry out approval of ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 certificates, which are issued by certification (registration) bodies independently of ISO.
• "ISO certification" or "ISO registration" does not exist, whether to ISO 9000, ISO 14000 or any other of the standards ISO has developed. What is, in most cases, meant is "ISO 9000 certification" or "ISO 9000 registration" (and increasingly in the future, "ISO 14000 certification" or "ISO 14000 registration") – which is performed independently of ISO.
• The ISO logo is a registered trademark and ISO does not authorize its use in connection with ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 certification (registration).
• ISO 9000 is not a product quality label and no product label, advertisement or other promotional material should give the impression that a product (including hardware, software, processed materials and services) is "ISO 9000-certified" or "ISO 9000-registered".