If there is a need to change the certification body, this can be done through a transfer audit (audit with a transfer to another certification body). A transfer audit can be carried out at any stage of the certification cycle, at recertification or inspection (supervisory) audits. In the presence of a valid international certificate under IATF accreditation, reports on the certification cycle and in case of closed non-conformities since the last audit, the organization maintains the certification cycle, i.e. the transfer audit is carried out in the same form and scope as if it were carried out in the original certification body, for example, an inspection (supervisory) audit will remain an inspection (supervisory) audit.

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