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Today the old ISO 9001, 1994 standard has ben replaced by ISO 9001, 2000. Similarly, the old ISO 9002, 1994 and ISO 9003, 1994 quality standards have been discontinued.

Briefly, ISO 9000 is a guideline for selecting at which level (9001, 9002, or 9003) to be certified. ISO 9001, ISO 9002, and ISO 9003 are the guidelines for each specific level of certification. ISO 9004 is a management model.

ISO 9000 certification is done on a site basis. In other words, a company cannot get an ISO 9000 certification that covers all sites and facilities of that company. The company must have each individual site and facility independently certified. Certification can be obtained at one of three different levels: 9001, 9002, or 9003. ISO 9001 certification is the most comprehensive level of certification in the series. Certification at this level requires conformance to all 20 functional areas of the standard. ISO 9002 certification requires conformance to 19 of the 20 functional areas. ISO 9003 requires conformance to 16 elements. The 20 functional areas of standards and which elements are required for each level of certification are listed in Table.