Verification
Article 3
1. The independent auditor referred to in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 shall confirm the veracity of the report submitted by an undertaking pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 and verify the following documentation and declarations of conformity of the importer of the products or equipment: (a) consistency of the declarations of conformity and the related documents with the reports submitted pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573; (b) the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the declarations of conformity and the related documents on the basis of the undertaking’s records of the relevant business transactions; (c) where an importer of products or equipment refers to an authorisation or a delegation issued in accordance with Article 21(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573, respectively, the availability of sufficient authorisations or delegations by comparing data in the F-gas Portal referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 with documents evidencing the placing of products or equipment on the market; (d) where the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the products or equipment have been placed on the market in the Union, subsequently exported and charged into the product or equipment outside the Union, the existence of a declaration by the undertaking placing the hydrofluorocarbons on the market in accordance with Article 2(2), point (d), covering the relevant quantities; (e) where both the pre-charged products or equipment and the hydrofluorocarbons contained therein have been placed on the market in the Union, subsequently exported, and then re-imported into the Union, the existence of a declaration by the undertaking placing the hydrofluorocarbons on the market in accordance with Article 2(2), point (e), covering the relevant quantities. 2. The independent auditor shall issue a verification document containing its findings following the verification in accordance with paragraph 1. This shall include a statement on the level of accuracy of the relevant documentation and declarations of conformity as well as on the veracity of the report submitted by an undertaking pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573. The independent auditor shall submit the verification document to the Commission via the F-gas Portal.