What changed, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996 of 14 June 2022 on rules to verify sustai…

+ (14) ‘certification body’ means an independent accredited conformity assessment body that concludes an agreement with a voluntary or national scheme recognised by the European Commission in accordance with Article 30(4)-(6) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, to provide certification services for raw mater…
− (14) ‘certification body’ means an independent accredited or recognised conformity assessment body that concludes an agreement with a voluntary scheme to provide certification services for raw materials or fuels by carrying out audits of economic operators and issuing certificates on behalf of the v…
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+ ### Article 11 — Requirements for certification bodies and their auditors
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+ **1.** A certification body shall be accredited to EN ISO/IEC 17065.
+ When a certification body conducts verification activities, either with its internal resources or with other resources under its direct control, it shall also meet the applicable requirements of EN ISO/IEC 17029 and EN ISO 14065. The certification body shall only use other resources for verification…
− ### Article 11 — Auditor competence
+ The accreditation of a certification body shall be conducted by a national accreditation body in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and shall cover the specific scope of certification of the voluntary or national scheme within the scope of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
− **1.** A certification body performing audits on behalf of a voluntary scheme shall be accredited to ISO 17065, and to ISO 14065 where it performs audits on actual GHG values.
+ As part of the assessment of voluntary or national schemes in accordance with Article 30(4), (5) and (6) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, the Commission shall also assess, after consulting the European cooperation for Accreditation, if the methodologies, rules, and protocols of the voluntary or national…
− Certification bodies shall also be accredited by a national accreditation body and in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or recognised by a competent authority to cover the scope of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 or the specific scope of the voluntary scheme. Where no use of such accreditation or…
+ The methodologies, rules and protocols of the voluntary and national schemes that have been recognised by the Commission before or on 24 February 2025 shall be assessed by the Commission by 31 December 2025, after consulting the European cooperation for Accreditation, to ensure that they are suitabl…
− The certification body shall select and appoint the audit team in accordance with ISO 19011, taking into account the competence needed to achieve the objectives of the audit.
+ Article 11(1) shall apply as of 1 January 2027.
− However, Article 11(1) of this Regulation shall apply from 1 January 2025.