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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)

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ANNEX IU.K. Scope of accreditation for verifiers

The scope of accreditation of verifiers shall be indicated in the accreditation certificate using the following groups of activities pursuant to Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC and other activities pursuant to Articles 10a and 24 of Directive 2003/87/EC. Those provisions shall equally apply to verifiers certified by a national authority in accordance with Article 54(2) of this Regulation.

Activity group NoScopes of accreditation
1aCombustion of fuels in installations, where only commercial standard fuels as defined in Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 are used, or where natural gas is used in category A or B installations.
1bCombustion of fuels in installations, without restrictions
2Refining of mineral oil
3
  • Production of coke

  • Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering, including pelletisation

  • Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) including continuous casting

4
  • Production or processing of ferrous metals (including ferro-alloys)

  • Production of secondary aluminium

  • Production or processing of non-ferrous metals, including production of alloys

5Production of primary aluminium (CO2 and PFC emissions)
6
  • Production of cement clinker

  • Production of lime or calcination of dolomite or magnesite

  • Manufacture of glass including glass fibre

  • Manufacture of ceramic products by firing

  • Manufacture of mineral wool insulation material

  • Drying or calcination of gypsum or production of plaster boards and other gypsum products

7
  • Production of pulp from timber or other fibrous materials

  • Production of paper or cardboard

8
  • Production of carbon black

  • Production of ammonia

  • Production of bulk organic chemicals by cracking, reforming, partial or full oxidation or by similar processes

  • Production of hydrogen (H2) and synthesis gas by reforming or partial oxidation

  • Production of soda ash (Na2CO3) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)

9
  • Production of nitric acid (CO2 and N2O emissions)

  • Production of adipic acid (CO2 and N2O emissions)

  • Production of glyoxal and glyoxylic acid (CO2 and N2O emissions)

  • Production of caprolactam

10
  • Capture of greenhouse gases from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC for the purpose of transport and geological storage in a storage site permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC

  • Transport of greenhouse gases by pipelines for geological storage in a storage site permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC

11Geological storage of greenhouse gases in a storage site permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC
12Aviation activities (emissions and tonne-kilometre data)
98Other activities pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC
99Other activities, included by a Member State pursuant to Article 24 of Directive 2003/87/EC, to be specified in detail in the accreditation certificate

ANNEX IIU.K. Requirements on verifiers

With respect to the requirements on verifiers, the harmonised standard pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 concerning requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition, shall apply. In addition, the following procedures, processes and arrangements referred to in Article 40(1), shall apply:

(a)

a process and policy for communication with the operator or aircraft operator and other relevant parties;

(b)

adequate arrangements to safeguard the confidentiality of information obtained;

(c)

a process for dealing with appeals;

(d)

a process for dealing with complaints (including indicative timescale);

(e)

a process for issuing a revised verification report where an error in the verification report or operator’s or aircraft operator’s report has been identified after the verifier has submitted the verification report to the operator or aircraft operator for onwards submission to the competent authority;

(f)

a procedure or process for outsourcing verification activities to other organisations.

ANNEX IIIU.K. Minimum requirements of the accreditation process and requirements on accreditation bodies

With respect to the minimum requirements for accreditation, and the requirements for accreditation bodies, the harmonised standard pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 concerning general requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies shall apply.

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