Chapter II, Section 1, Article 3 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2551

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Article 3Request for accreditation#

1.An applicant that is established under the national law of a Member State shall request the national accreditation body of that Member State to grant accreditation in accordance with this Regulation.By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the applicant that is established under the national law of a Member State shall request a national accreditation body other than that of its Member State of establishment to grant accreditation in any of the following situations:

(a)where the Member State in which it is established has decided not to establish a national accreditation body and has not had recourse to the national accreditation body of another Member State;

(b)where the national accreditation bodies referred to in the first subparagraph do not perform accreditation in respect of the verification activities for which accreditation is sought;

(c)where the national accreditation bodies referred to in the first subparagraph have not successfully undergone peer evaluation in respect of the activity groups for which accreditation is sought.

2.An applicant that is not established under the national law of a Member State shall request a national accreditation body of any Member State that provides accreditation in accordance with this Regulation to grant accreditation.

3.Requests for accreditation shall cover one or more CBAM activities groups listed in Annex I.

4.Together with the application, the applicant referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall make available to the national accreditation body the following documents:

(a)a description of the applicant’s competence to carry out the procedures and processes referred to in Section 1.5.1 of Annex II and the quality management system referred to in Section 1.5.2 of that Annex;

(b)a description of the competence criteria referred to in Section 1.1.1, second paragraph, points (a) and (b), of Annex II, the results of the competence process referred to in that Section and other relevant documentation on the competence of all personnel involved in verification activities as referred to in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of Annex II;

(c)a description of the process for ensuring continuous impartiality and independence, as referred to in Section 1.7.5 of Annex II, including relevant records on the impartiality and independence of the applicant and its personnel;

(d)the list of the technical experts in verification and key personnel involved in the verification of operators’ emissions reports;

(e)a description of the procedures and processes referred to in Section 1.5.1 of Annex II, including those concerning the internal verification documentation referred to in Section 2.16 of Annex II;

(f)the records referred to in Section 1.6 of Annex II;

(g)if applicable, any relevant evidence of proven competence in applying the international standard referred to in Section 1.5 of Annex II, as recognised by a national accreditation body or a third-country accreditation body.

5.After receipt of the request for accreditation, the national accreditation body may ask the applicant to submit any other information which the national accreditation body considers necessary for the assessment of the application.

6.Where the national accreditation body provides accreditation services under this Regulation but is unable to carry out the accreditation of an applicant established in a third country, that national accreditation body shall provide the applicant, without undue delay after receipt of a request for accreditation, with a duly justified reply outlining the reasons for not carrying out the accreditation as well as a list of national accreditation bodies which may be able to undertake the accreditation process.The body that is recognised as the organiser of peer evaluation referred to in Article 24 shall facilitate the exchange of information between national accreditation bodies by maintaining a list of national accreditation bodies providing accreditation services for CBAM and of national accreditation bodies which may be able to undertake the accreditation process for applicants established in a third country.