NF EN ISO 8402

<p>This International Standard describes fundamentals of quality management systems, which form the subject of the ISO 9000 family, and defines related terms.</p> <p>This International Standard is applicable to the following:</p> <ol><li>organizations seeking advantage through the implementation of a quality management system;</li><li>organizations seeking confidence from their suppliers that their product requirements will be satisfied;</li><li>users of the products;</li><li>those concerned with a mutual understanding of the terminology used in quality management (e.g. suppliers, customers, regulators);</li><li>those internal or external to the organization who assess the quality management system or audit it for conformity with the requirements of ISO 9001 (e.g. auditors, regulators, certification/registration bodies);</li><li>those internal or external to the organization who give advice or training on the quality management system appropriate to that organization;</li><li>developers of related standards.</li></ol>