ISO9001:2008 update part 3 (4.2.3, 4.2.4)

ISO9001:2008 updated standard is scheduled to happen on 31 October 2008. Let us look at clause 4.2.3 Document Control and 4.2.4 Records Control.

Clause 4.2.3 Document control
ISO9001:2008 now contains Clarification that only external documents relevant to the QMS need to be controlled. This makes it clearer.
What happened was that some companies and/or organizations did more than that. Some had misunderstood the concept and ended up controlling all sorts of external documents.
It is good now that the new ISO9001:2008 puts it very clearly that only external documents related to ISO9001 quality management system need to be controlled as per clause 4.2.3

Clause 4.2.4 Records control
There is no signigicant change. ISO9001:2008 only contains Editorial changes only (for better alignment with ISO 14001:2004 standard).