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Resources · Standards & Guidance

Every Standard We Name, Checked and Explained

77 standards and regulations named across this site, each with a brief on QES letterhead, and a full report for the 13 our clients ask about most. Every status was checked on October 24, 2026.

What Changed Browse the Library Reading a Brief

The October 24, 2026 Check

What Changed, and What Has Not Happened Yet

We checked every standard on this site against its publisher or official text. These are the changes that moved a date, an edition or a status, and the corrections they made to our own pages.

September 16, 2026

ISO 9001:2026 published

The sixth edition replaced the 2015 text. Certificates to the old edition remain valid until September 30, 2029.

Read: ISO 9001:2026

April 15, 2026

ISO 14001:2026 published

A transition of about three years is expected. Our site had listed the 2015 edition.

Read: ISO 14001:2026

2026

ISO 19011, ISO 10012, and ISO/IEC 17020 revised

Each now carries a 2026 edition. ISO 10012 replaces the 2003 text; ISO/IEC 17020 reworks independence.

Read: ISO 19011:2026, ISO 10012:2026, ISO/IEC 17020:2026

July 2026

AIAG & VDA SPC manual released

A joint first edition succeeds the AIAG SPC manual. Customers set the date their suppliers must adopt it.

Read: AIAG & VDA SPC

July 13, 2026

CMMC Phase 2 suspended

Third-party Level 2 certification, due from November 10, 2026, is on hold pending review. Self-assessments still apply.

Read: CMMC · 32 CFR Part 170

July 8, 2026

CPSC certificate eFiling began

Certificate data for regulated imports is now filed electronically with US Customs and Border Protection.

Read: 16 CFR Part 1107

March 12, 2026

Water bead requirements added to the US toy rule

Part 1250 now adds limits beyond ASTM F963-23, which remains the mandatory edition.

Read: ASTM F963-23

Pending

IA9100 series still pending

Planned for 2026 but not published by October 24, 2026. AS9100D certificates remain valid.

Read: AS9100D, AS9110 / AS9120, AS9145

2020

Z540.3 is withdrawn

Our laboratories page had called it the modern flowdown. It was withdrawn in favor of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Read: ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, MIL-STD-45662A

1995–1996

Military quality specifications canceled without replacement

MIL-Q-9858A and MIL-I-45208A were canceled in 1996, not superseded by ISO 9001. They still bind where a contract cites them.

Read: MIL-Q-9858A, MIL-I-45208A

From August 1, 2030

EU toy rules move to a Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 replaces Directive 2009/48/EC. The 2024 amendment to EN 71-3 has been harmonized since December 2025.

Read: Directive 2009/48/EC, EN 71-1 / -2 / -3

Draft

EU GMP Annex 11 revision under way

A full revision has been in consultation since July 2025. The 2011 text remains in force.

Read: EU GMP Annex 11

Proposed

ITAR amendments proposed

DDTC proposed omnibus ITAR amendments on October 1, 2026. They are not final.

Read: ITAR · 22 CFR 120–130

The Library

All 77 Standards, by Industry and Jurisdiction

Choose an industry, a jurisdiction, or both. Each card opens a page with the requirements, what an auditor asks to see and where systems fall short, and a PDF to keep.

Reading a Brief

What These Documents Are, and What They Are Not

Short enough to read before a meeting, specific enough to act on.

Brief or Full Report

Each brief is one page: what the standard covers, who it applies to, its key requirements, what an auditor asks to see, and where systems fall short. The 13 full reports add the structure, a numbered requirements checklist, an implementation roadmap, and the findings we see most often.

What the Status Means

  • In ForceA regulation or statute that applies now.
  • Current EditionThe edition in use, with no newer one published.
  • New Edition, 2026A new edition published in 2026, usually with a transition period.
  • Revision in ProgressIn force, with a successor drafted or proposed but not final.
  • Adopted, Applies LaterAdopted, with a date from which it applies.
  • Partly SuspendedPart of the program is on hold; the rest still applies.
  • WithdrawnWithdrawn by its publisher; replace it in flowdowns.
  • CanceledCanceled, but binding wherever a contract still cites it.

Summaries, Not Substitutes

These pages summarize; they do not reproduce or replace any standard or regulation. Buy the standard from its publisher, or read the official text, before relying on a detail, and note the date each status was checked. Nothing here is legal advice.

Not sure which apply to you? See the gap assessment.