Verification of data on emissions and CORSIA eligible fuels
Article 6
1. The verification of emissions data to be reported pursuant to Article 4 of this Regulation, and the accreditation of verifiers carrying out that verification, shall be subject to the same requirements as those laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, verifiers performing the verification of emissions data reported pursuant to Article 4 of this Regulation, and CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6) of this Regulation shall be accredited for that purpose pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 9 ) and to this Regulation by a national accreditation body of a Member State. National accreditation bodies shall lay down any specific requirements that verifiers are to meet in order to obtain the accreditation. 3. For the purpose of the verification of the use of CORSIA eligible fuels and the reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6) of this Regulation, the provisions of Article 17(6) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 shall not apply. 4. The verification of the use of CORSIA eligible fuels and the reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels shall be based on fuel purchase records, transaction reports, fuel blending records, and CORSIA eligible fuels certification documents. 5. Where the verifier carries out verification of the CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6), the verifier shall ensure that the verification activities performed allow it to conclude on the following objectives: (a) the amount of reductions claimed from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels is materially fair and an accurate representation of reductions over the reporting period, and is supported by sufficient and appropriate internal and external evidence; (b) the batches of CORSIA eligible fuels claimed have not also been claimed by the aircraft operator under any other voluntary or mandatory greenhouse gas schemes it has participated in (where the CORSIA eligible fuels may be claimed), during the relevant CORSIA period, as well as the CORSIA period immediately preceding that period; (c) the aircraft operator has monitored, calculated and reported its use of CORSIA eligible fuels over the reporting period in accordance with Article 5. 6. When the verifier carries out verification of the CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6), the scope of the verification shall include the following: (a) any internal aircraft operator procedures for CORSIA eligible fuels, including aircraft operator controls to ensure that claimed CORSIA eligible fuels are certified as such by sustainability certification schemes listed in Annex I to this Regulation; (b) checks that there is no double claiming of the same batches of CORSIA eligible fuel or other alternative aviation fuel, in particular that the CORSIA eligible fuel or other alternative aviation fuels purchased is not claimed to be used in an earlier report, or in another greenhouse gas scheme. Any inconsistency outside of this mandatory check should be included in the verification report for further consideration by the Member State; (c) an assessment of verification risk with introduction of appropriate changes to the verification plan; (d) an assessment of whether there is sufficient access to relevant internal and external information to obtain sufficient confidence in each CORSIA eligible fuel claim. 7. When the verifier carries out verification of the CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6) of this Regulation, the verification report issued pursuant to Article 27 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 shall include confirmation that the checks referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article have been carried out, as well as conclusions on the objectives referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article. 8. By 30 November each year, Member States shall submit to the ICAO Secretariat a list of verifiers which are accredited by a national accreditation body of that Member State as referred to in paragraph 2, or, where relevant, an updated list.