Dates in ISO certificates

1. Which one is important?

Answer: Both are important.

2. What is the meaning of these dates?

Answer: Certificate expires date is the last day the certificate is valid. So, if you look to a certificate beyond the expire date you know it is no longer valid. Certification is valid for a cycle of three years. To avoid breaking the chain of certification, before a cycle ends an organization should recertify its management system. The recertification date is the last date to do it.

3. In an ISO Certificate Which date is mandatory to see? I mean if certification due date is lapped and Re-certification date is not lapped then Is certificate is valid?”

Answer: Certificate Expiry

The following material will provide you information about certification audits:
- ISO 9001 – How to know whether ISO 9001 certificate is valid? - https://advisera.com//9001academy/blog/2018/05/23/how-to-know-whether-iso-9001-certificate-is-valid/
- Surveillance visits vs. certification audits - https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/surveillance-visits-vs-certification-audits/
- free online training ISO 9001:2015 Foundations Course – https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-foundations-course/
- book - Discover ISO 9001:2015 Through Practical Examples - https://advisera.com/books/discover-iso-9001-2015-through-practical-examples/