Objectives of the accreditation process
Article 3
During the accreditation process and annual surveillance of accredited verifiers in accordance with Articles 6 to 11, national accreditation bodies shall assess whether the verifier and its personnel undertaking verification activities: (a) have the competence to assess monitoring plans, verify FuelEU reports and partial FuelEU reports, verify the conformity with GHG intensity requirements by calculating the GHG intensity of the energy used on board, the compliance balance and non-compliant port calls, and issue a FuelEU document of compliance, as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/1805; (b) apply complete and effective verification methods when assessing the monitoring plans, verifying the FuelEU reports and partial FuelEU reports, verifying of conformity with GHG intensity requirements by calculating the GHG intensity of the energy used on board, the compliance balance, non-compliant port calls and issuing of the FuelEU document of compliance, as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/1805; (c) meet the requirements for verifiers referred to in Chapter IV of the Implementing Regulation on the FuelEU verification activities, including those on impartiality and independence.