Control suppl. & statutory requirements (IATF only)
Plain-language summary
Define your incoming verification process explicitly, and guarantee that all purchased products and services comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the countries of receipt, shipment AND customer destination.
What the clause is really asking
The supplemental requires the type/extent decision to be process-based and reviewed on performance/risk. 8.4.2.2 extends legal compliance through the supply chain across three jurisdictions — material regulations, substance restrictions, conflict minerals reporting where applicable.
What auditors look for
Auditors ask how you assure regulatory conformity of purchased product for the destination country: supplier declarations, IMDS entries, REACH/RoHS evidence where applicable, and whether export customers' jurisdictions were even considered.
Typical evidence
Supplier compliance declarations; IMDS/material data records; regulatory requirement flow-down in POs; destination-country requirement reviews.
How to comply — recommendations
Put regulatory flow-down text in your standard PO terms and collect declarations at PPAP. Keep one table: regulation / applies to / evidence / expiry. Update when entering a new export market.
Common nonconformities
No supplier declarations for regulated substances; destination-country rules never assessed; IMDS records missing or outdated.
Related clauses
Builds on ISO 9001 8.4.2
In the book
Chapter 8 — Operation — Where the Product Is Won or Lost treats this clause family in full: what it is really asking, what auditors look for, the evidence that satisfies, how to make it work on a real floor, and where companies stumble. This IATF requirement is covered in the Automotive Edition, in the same six blocks as the ISO clause around it.
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