Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 87)

ANNEX VU.K.CRITERIA FOR VERIFICATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 15

[F1PART A — U.K. Verification of emissions from stationary installations]

MethodologyU.K.

Strategic analysisU.K.

6.The verification shall be based on a strategic analysis of all the activities carried out in the installation. This requires the verifier to have an overview of all the activities and their significance for emissions.U.K.

Process analysisU.K.

7.The verification of the information submitted shall, where appropriate, be carried out on the site of the installation. The verifier shall use spot-checks to determine the reliability of the reported data and information.U.K.

Risk analysisU.K.

8.The verifier shall submit all the sources of emissions in the installation to an evaluation with regard to the reliability of the data of each source contributing to the overall emissions of the installation.U.K.

9.On the basis of this analysis the verifier shall explicitly identify those sources with a high risk of error and other aspects of the monitoring and reporting procedure which are likely to contribute to errors in the determination of the overall emissions. This especially involves the choice of the emission factors and the calculations necessary to determine the level of the emissions from individual sources. Particular attention shall be given to those sources with a high risk of error and the abovementioned aspects of the monitoring procedure.U.K.

10.The verifier shall take into consideration any effective risk control methods applied by the operator with a view to minimising the degree of uncertainty.U.K.

ReportU.K.

11.The verifier shall prepare a report on the validation process stating whether the report pursuant to Article 14(3) is satisfactory. This report shall specify all issues relevant to the work carried out. A statement that the report pursuant to Article 14(3) is satisfactory may be made if, in the opinion of the verifier, the total emissions are not materially misstated.U.K.

Minimum competency requirements for the verifierU.K.

12.The verifier shall be independent of the operator, carry out his activities in a sound and objective professional manner, and understand:U.K.

(a)

the provisions of this Directive, as well as relevant standards and guidance adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 14(1);

(b)

the legislative, regulatory, and administrative requirements relevant to the activities being verified; and

(c)

the generation of all information related to each source of emissions in the installation, in particular, relating to the collection, measurement, calculation and reporting of data.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (Text with EEA relevance).