As of 13th November 2000 ISO 9001:2000 superseded and ISO 9001:2008 has been launched by International Organization for Standardization.
Transition Period to ISO 9001:2008:
ISO and IAF (International Accreditation Forum) has been agreed on a simple transition plan and agenda for ISO 9001:2008.
According to ISO 9001:2000 standard all the certification activities can bee proceed until 14th of November 2009. But after 14th of Nov. 2009 certification bodies have to certify the clients based on new ISO 9001 standard.
Existent ISO 9001:2000 certificates are valid until 14th of Nov. 2010. All ISO 9001:2000 certificates have to be changed to ISO 9001:2008 before that date.