When the technical aspects that will be described in the standard are agreed upon, the second phase can begin. In this phase, the Countries debate over detailed specifications that would be included within the standard, and a consensus is reached. If the document passes this vote, it is published as an ISO International Standard. You can see an organizational chart of ISO at the ISO 9000 News Service web page . From this site you can click on any of the different branches to see their descriptions.
Many factors can cause a standard to go out of date.
These factors include technological evolution, new methods and materials, and new quality and safety requirements. Therefore, standards often need to be revised, and all standards must be reviewed at intervals of no more than 5 years. Some are revised even earlier than that. 9001Changes Made in 1994 . The ISO 9000 series are 5 individual, but related international standards on quality management and quality assurance.