IFS Logistics Doctrine 3 provides answers to frequently asked technical questions and provides clarifications on requirements.
This is a regulatory document complementary to the standard . Accordingly, companies, certification bodies and auditors must follow the clarifications contained therein.
The publication of the IFS Logistics 3 Doctrine dates back to May 2024 and is now also available in Italian.
Audits against the IFS Logistics 3 version are possible from 1 June and will become mandatory for all certified companies from 1 December 2024.
For unannounced audits it will apply if the audit window starts on 1 October 2024 or later.
The applicability of IFS Logistics 2.3 generally ends on November 30, 2024 .