A correction was applied to a nonconformity, but no corrective action followed. Three months later the identical nonconformity reappears. What does this outcome most clearly illustrate about correction versus corrective action?

• A.Correction addresses only the technical symptoms, so without a written report to the certification body the nonconformity is free to be reopened
• B.Correction addresses only the immediate instance, so without corrective action eliminating the cause the nonconformity is free to recur
• C.Corrective action ends the matter only when the auditor agrees, so without that sign-off the nonconformity is held open in the certification register
• D.Repeated correction proves the action effective only after three cycles, so without those cycles the effectiveness review has no value for the auditor