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6.3

Planning of changes

ClauseUnchanged titleRetrieved 2026-10-19Last updated: 2026-10-19

The requirement that applies today

When the organization decides the system needs to change, including a change in people, it carries the change out and communicates it in a planned way. It considers why the change is being made and what it could cause, whether the system stays coherent, whether the resources are there, and who gains or loses responsibility and authority.

ISO 22000:2018, 6.3 Planning of changes; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 6.3.

What the draft does

Unchanged title: The public contents keep 6.3 at the same number and title. No structural change is shown.

Source: public contents and foreword at 6.3, retrieved 2026-10-19.

Why this clause matters

This is the clause that governs the revision project itself. A standard change is a change to the system, and the site that treats it as a document update skips the thinking this clause requires. Auditors will ask for the plan, the communication and the resource decision.

Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor

For 6.3, these are the artefacts we suggest discussing with your auditor. The standard publishes no evidence list, so this is our reading, not a requirement.

  • A change plan for the transition with purpose, scope, resources and dates
  • Communication to the people affected, with questions and answers
  • A record of the responsibility changes and the handover

Where systems usually fall short

  • A change made without assessing its effect on the rest of the system
  • A plan that exists but was never communicated to the teams doing the work

How to prepare

Write the transition itself into this clause: a one-page change note with the purpose, the affected processes, the resources, the owners and the dates. It doubles as the audit evidence and as the project charter.

Dates

Applies todayISO 22000:2018 as amended in 2024, the edition published today; certificate treatment after a new edition depends on the transition arrangements
DraftISO/DIS 22000:2026, DIS ballot closed 2026-07-29
Planning date2027-09-12 (estimate, not an ISO date)

Cross-references

4.4, 6.1, 7.4.3, 10.4

Source

Clause 6.3. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 6.3 is sold by ISO and not held here; the sources page lists what is.

Not legal advice; does not certify; our words, not the standard's, and the planning date is an estimate.