The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) published the Resolution 2017-14, which states the following:
- • ABs (ACCREDIA), shall be ready to carry out transition assessments for ISO 50001:2018 within the 19th of February 2019; ACCREDIA on the 18th of October 2018 published the Circular 15/2018, which regulates the accreditation extension criteria for the ISO 50001: 2018 version.
- • CABs (RINA Services) shall complete the transition with ABs for ISO 50001:2018 within the 19th of February 2020); RINA set the transition verification with ACCREDIA on the 19th of December 2018
- • Certification Bodies (CABs) must perform audits of any kind (initial certifications, monitoring and recertification), only according to ISO 50001: 2018 version starting from 19 February 2020.