What is third-party registration?
The registration (or certification) process involves an external organization auditing your company’s activities and processes against the requirements of ISO 9001 and your documented management system. The audit process is limited to the scope of the business activities being audited, as agreed in advance with the registrar. One of the most important factors in determining which registrar to use is ensuring that the registrar has properly accredited scope for your business. This is determined by the process whereby a registrar becomes a properly accredited organization. No company should use a registrar which is not part of this system, as the resulting certificate will be next to useless.
