Will an ISO/TS 29001 certificate be recognised officially?
No. There is no mechanism in place or being planned for general recognition or acceptance by accreditation organizations, the IAF, or governments or regulators. There is currently no mechanism with respect to ISO/TS 29001 for accrediting Certification Bodies or for differentiating between Certification Bodies (see also B.3 above). But if a need for that arises from suppliers and Certification Bodies, this may change. At present, any certificates issued will not be within an official recognition system. Several Certification Bodies are offering certification to ISO/TS 29001 but there is currently no accreditation of these Certification Bodies with respect to ISO/TS 29001.
