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articles:context_of_the_organization [2020/03/19 21:04] – [Context of the Organization... and "Interested Parties"] rrandallarticles:context_of_the_organization [2020/03/19 21:12] – [Context of the Organization... and "Interested Parties"] rrandall
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 a. the interested parties that are **relevant to the quality management system**; \\ a. the interested parties that are **relevant to the quality management system**; \\
 b. the **requirements of these interested parties** that are **relevant to the quality management system**. \\ b. the **requirements of these interested parties** that are **relevant to the quality management system**. \\
-The organization shall monitor and review information about these interested parties and their relevant requirements.// \\+The organization shall monitor and review information about these interested parties and their **relevant requirements**.// \\
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 ISO 9001:2015, Annex A.3 further clarifies this limitation stating: \\ ISO 9001:2015, Annex A.3 further clarifies this limitation stating: \\
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 Consequently, ISO 9001:2015, Annex A.3 makes this "//requirement//" extremely simple for an organization to comply with... because it empowers __the organization__ to decide which requirements from an "//interested party//" are applicable to its quality management system. \\ Consequently, ISO 9001:2015, Annex A.3 makes this "//requirement//" extremely simple for an organization to comply with... because it empowers __the organization__ to decide which requirements from an "//interested party//" are applicable to its quality management system. \\
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-An example of "//Interested Parties//" for a company visiting ports (e.g., performing inspections of, or transferring goods to/from, barges, vessels, shore tanks, etc.) might include:+Some U.S. companies have identified their own //employees// and/or //suppliers// as "interested parties"! But do those employees and/or suppliers actually invoke any "quality-related requirements" on the business? While the answer is generally no, as per ISO 9001:2015, Annex A.3, the final determination is left to the organization. \\ 
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 +An example of valid "//Interested Parties//" for a company visiting ports (e.g., performing inspections of, or transferring goods to/from, barges, vessels, shore tanks, etc.) might include:
  
 ^  Interested Party  ^  Requirement(s)  ^ ^  Interested Party  ^  Requirement(s)  ^