1.1 General
This European standard defines requirements for the preparation and execution of the
audit process. Additionally, it defines the content and composition for the audit
reporting of conformity and process effectiveness to the 9100-series standards, the
organization’s quality management system documentation, and customer/regulatory requirements.
The requirements in this standard are additions or represent changes to the requirements
and guidelines in the standards for conformity assessment, auditing, and certification
as published by ISO/IEC (i.e., ISO/IEC 17000, ISO 19011, ISO/IEC 17021). When there is conflict with these standards, the requirements of the 9101 standard
shall take precedence.
NOTE 1 In this standard, the term “9100-series standards” comprises the following quality
management system standards: 9100, 9110, and 9120; developed by the IAQG and published
by various national standards bodies.
NOTE 2 In addition to this standard, IAQG publishes recommended practices that can be used
by audit teams when executing the audit process.