Dassault Aviation has become the first company in France to be certified under the criteria of ISO 9001-2000. Mr Jacques Roy, president and ceo of the Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI) presented the certificate, which qualified as “remarkable” by auditors in their assessment of the company’s conformance. Dassault Aviation’s president Charles Edelstenne thanked his employees for their contributions, saying: “I encourage everybody to continue their efforts in order to maintain our position in an increasingly competitive environment.”