Commission Regulation (EU) No 600/2012 of 21 June 2012
On the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)- Recitals
CHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II — VERIFICATION
- Article 6 — Reliability of verification
- Article 7 — General obligations of the verifier
- Article 8 — Pre-contractual obligations
- Article 9 — Time allocation
- Article 10 — Information from an operator or aircraft operator
- Article 11 — Strategic analysis
- Article 12 — Risk analysis
- Article 13 — Verification plan
- Article 14 — Verification activities
- Article 15 — Analytical procedures
- Article 16 — Data verification
- Article 17 — Verification of the correct application of the monitoring methodology
- Article 18 — Verification of methods applied for missing data
- Article 19 — Uncertainty assessment
- Article 20 — Sampling
- Article 21 — Site visits
- Article 22 — Addressing misstatements and non-conformities
- Article 23 — Materiality level
- Article 24 — Concluding on the findings of verification
- Article 25 — Independent review
- Article 26 — Internal verification documentation
- Article 27 — Verification report
- Article 28 — Limitation of scope
- Article 29 — Addressing outstanding non-material non-conformities
- Article 30 — Improvement of the monitoring and reporting process
- Article 31 — Simplified verification for installations
- Article 32 — Simplified verification for aircraft operators
- Article 33 — Simplified verification plans
CHAPTER III — REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFIERS
- Article 34 — Sectoral scopes of accreditation
- Article 35 — Continued competence process
- Article 36 — Verification teams
- Article 37 — Competence requirements for EU ETS auditors and EU ETS lead auditors
- Article 38 — Competence requirements for independent reviewers
- Article 39 — Use of technical experts
- Article 40 — Procedures for verification activities
- Article 41 — Records and communication
- Article 42 — Impartiality and independence
CHAPTER IV — ACCREDITATION
- Article 43 — Accreditation
- Article 44 — Objectives of accreditation
- Article 45 — Request for accreditation
- Article 46 — Preparation for assessment
- Article 47 — Assessment
- Article 48 — Decision on accreditation and accreditation certificate
- Article 49 — Surveillance
- Article 50 — Reassessment
- Article 51 — Extraordinary assessment
- Article 52 — Extension of scope
- Article 53 — Administrative measures
CHAPTER V — REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ACCREDITATION BODIES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ETS VERIFIERS
- Article 54 — National accreditation body
- Article 55 — Cross-border accreditation
- Article 56 — Independence and impartiality
- Article 57 — Assessment team
- Article 58 — Competence requirements for assessors
- Article 59 — Technical experts
- Article 60 — Procedures
- Article 61 — Complaints
- Article 62 — Records and documentation
- Article 63 — Access to information and confidentiality
- Article 64 — Peer evaluation
- Article 65 — Corrective action
- Article 66 — Mutual recognition of verifiers
- Article 67 — Monitoring of services delivered
- Article 68 — Electronic data exchange and use of automated systems
CHAPTER VI — INFORMATION EXCHANGE
- Article 69 — Information exchange and focal points
- Article 70 — Accreditation work programme and management report
- Article 71 — Information exchange on administrative measures
- Article 72 — Information exchange by the competent authority
- Article 73 — Information exchange on surveillance
- Article 74 — Information exchange with a Member State where the verifier is established
- Article 75 — Databases of accredited verifiers
- Article 76 — Notification by verifiers
CHAPTER VII — FINAL PROVISIONS
- Final
- ANNEX I — Scope of accreditation for verifiers
- ANNEX II — Requirements on verifiers
- ANNEX III — Minimum requirements of the accreditation process and requirements on accreditation bodies