·       Requirements in ISO 9001:2008: Clause 4.1 (Quality management system – General requirements) of ISO 9001:2008 requires: “The organization shall establish, document, implement and maintain a quality management system ….”
In addition clause 4.2.1 (Documentation requirements – General) of ISO 9001:2008 requires organizations to have a Quality Manual as a part of documentation.
Clause 4.2.2 (Quality manual) provides the details on what should be included in the Quality Manual.

·       Requirements in ISO 9001:2015 DIS: Clause 4.4 (Quality management system and its processes) of ISO 9001:2015 DIS requires: "The organization shall establish, implement, maintain and continually improve a quality management system ...."

·       Difference: The Draft International Standard does not include the requirement to “document” the Quality Management System.

·       Also there is no mention of the word “Quality Manual” anywhere in the draft standard.

·       9001:2015 DIS: does not require organizations to maintain a Quality Manual. However if the organization needs that and want to keep their Quality Manual they can do so. There is no need to remove the Quality Manual if it is working well for the organization.