EN ISO 14065:2012

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2012
Toplogredni plini - Zahteve za organe za vrednotenje in preverjanje toplogrednih
plinov za uporabo pri akreditaciji ali drugih oblikah priznavanja (ISO 14065:2007)
Greenhouse gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies
for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition (ISO 14065:2007)
Treibhausgase - Anforderungen an Validierungs- und Verifizierungsstellen für
Treibhausgase zur Anwendung bei der Akkreditierung oder anderen Formen der
Anerkennung (ISO 14065:2007)
Gaz à effet de serre - Exigences pour les organismes fournissant des validations et des
vérifications des gaz à effet de serre en vue de l'accréditation ou d'autres formes de
reconnaissance (ISO 14065:2007)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14065:2012
ICS:
07.060 Geologija. Meteorologija. Geology. Meteorology.
Hidrologija Hydrology
13.020.40 Onesnaževanje, nadzor nad Pollution, pollution control
onesnaževanjem in and conservation
ohranjanje
13.040.01 Kakovost zraka na splošno Air quality in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14065
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2012
ICS 13.020.40
English Version
Greenhouse gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas
validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other
forms of recognition (ISO 14065:2007)
Gaz à effet de serre - Exigences pour les organismes Treibhausgase - Anforderungen an Validierungs- und
fournissant des validations et des vérifications des gaz à Verifizierungsstellen für Treibhausgase zur Anwendung bei
effet de serre en vue de l'accréditation ou d'autres formes der Akkreditierung oder anderen Formen der Anerkennung
de reconnaissance (ISO 14065:2007) (ISO 14065:2007)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 January 2012.

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Foreword .3

Foreword
The text of ISO 14065:2007 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental
management” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO
14065:2012.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by July 2012.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14065:2007 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 14065:2012 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14065
First edition
2007-04-15
Greenhouse gases — Requirements for
greenhouse gas validation and
verification bodies for use in accreditation
or other forms of recognition
Gaz à effet de serre — Exigences pour les organismes fournissant des
validations et des vérifications des gaz à effet de serre en vue de
l'accréditation ou d'autres formes de reconnaissance

Reference number
ISO 14065:2007(E)
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1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Impartiality . 5
4.3 Competence . 5
4.4 Factual approach to decision making . 6
4.5 Openness . 6
4.6 Confidentiality . 6
5 General requirements . 6
5.1 Legal status . 6
5.2 Legal and contractual matters . 6
5.3 Governance and management commitment . 6
5.4 Impartiality . 7
5.5 Liability and financing . 8
6 Competencies . 8
6.1 Management and personnel . 8
6.2 Competencies of personnel . 8
6.3 Deployment of personnel . 9
6.4 Use of contracted validators or verifiers . 10
6.5 Personnel records . 11
6.6 Outsourcing . 11
7 Communication and records . 11
7.1 Information provided to a client or responsible party . 11
7.2 Communication of responsibilities to a client or responsible party . 12
7.3 Confidentiality . 12
7.4 Publicly accessible information . 12
7.5 Records . 12
8 Validation or verification process . 13
8.1 General . 13
8.2 Pre-engagement . 13
8.3 Approach . 13
8.4 Validation or verification . 14
8.5 Review and issuance of validation or verification statement . 14
8.6 Records . 14
8.7 Facts discovered after the validation or verification statement . 15
9 Appeals . 15
10 Complaints . 15
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11 Special validations or verifications . 16
12 Management system . 16
Annex A (informative) Relationships between the application of ISO 14065 and ISO 14064-1,
ISO 14064-2 and ISO 14064-3 . 17
Annex B (informative) Impartiality . 18
Annex C (informative) Comparison of validation and verification process requirements of ISO 14065
and ISO 14064-3 . 22
Annex D (informative) Example of management system documentation . 23
Bibliography . 24
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
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Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 14065 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, in collaboration
with the ISO Committee on conformity assessment (CASCO).
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Introduction
Climate change has been identified as one of the greatest challenges facing nations, governments, business
and citizens for the coming decades. Climate change has implications for both human and natural systems and
could lead to significant changes in resource use, production and economic activity. In response, international,
regional, national and local initiatives are being developed and implemented to limit greenhouse gas (GHG)
concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere. Such GHG initiatives rely on the quantification, monitoring, reporting
and verification of GHG emissions and/or removals.
The overall aim of GHG validation or verification activities is to give confidence to all parties that rely upon a
GHG assertion. The party making the GHG assertion is responsible for conformity with requirements of the
relevant standard or GHG programme. The validation or verification body is responsible for completing an
objective assessment and providing a validation or verification statement concerning the responsible party's
GHG assertion based on evidence. This International Standard provides requirements for bodies that
undertake GHG validation or verification using ISO 14064-3 or other relevant standards or specifications. It
contains a number of principles that these bodies should be able to demonstrate and provides specific
requirements that reflect these principles. General requirements relate to matters such as legal and contractual
arrangements, responsibilities, the management of impartiality, and issues of liability and financing. Specific
requirements include provisions related to structures, resource requirements and competencies, information
and records management, validation and verification processes, appeals, complaints and management
systems.
This International Standard provides GHG programme administrators, regulators and accreditors with a basis
for assessing and recognizing the competence of validation and verification bodies. It can also be used in other
ways, such as in peer assessment within groups of validation or of verification bodies or between such groups.
Figure1 and AnnexA show relationships between the application of this International Standard and
ISO 14064-1, ISO 14064-2 and ISO 14064-3.
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Figure 1 — Framework for using ISO 14065 with ISO 14064-1, ISO 14064-2 and ISO 14064-3
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Greenhouse gases — Requirements for greenhouse gas
validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or
other forms of recognition
1Scope
This International Standard specifies principles and requirements for bodies that undertake validation or
verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) assertions.
It is GHG programme neutral. If a GHG programme is applicable, the requirements of that GHG programme are
additional to the requirements of this International Standard.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.
ISO 14064-3:2006, Greenhouse gases — Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification
of greenhouse gas assertions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1 Terms related to greenhouse gases
3.1.1
greenhouse gas
GHG
gaseous constituent of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorbs and emits radiation at
specific wavelengths within the spectrum of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the atmosphere,
and clouds
NOTE GHGs include carbon dioxide (CO ), methane (CH ), nitrous oxide (N O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),
2 4 2
perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF ).
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.1]
3.1.2
greenhouse gas assertion
factual and objective declaration made by the responsible party
NOTE 1 The GHG assertion could be presented at a point in time or could cover a period of time.
NOTE 2 The GHG assertion provided by the responsible party should be clearly identifiable and capable of consistent
evaluation or measurement against suitable criteria by a validator or verifier.
NOTE 3 The GHG assertion could be provided in the form of a GHG report or GHG project plan.
NOTE 4 Adapted from ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.11.
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3.1.3
greenhouse gas consultancy services
provision of organization-specific or project-specific GHG quantification, GHG data monitoring or recording,
GHG information system or internal auditing services, or training that supports a GHG assertion
3.1.4
greenhouse gas information system
policies, processes and procedures to establish, manage and maintain GHG information
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.12]
3.1.5
greenhouse gas project
activity or activities that alter the conditions identified in the baseline scenario which cause GHG emission
reductions or removal enhancements
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.14]
3.1.6
greenhouse gas programme
voluntary or mandatory international, national or sub-national system or scheme that registers, accounts or
manages GHG emissions, removals, emission reductions or removal enhancements outside the organization or
GHG project
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.16]
3.2 Terms related to people and organizations
3.2.1
client
organization or person requesting validation or verification
NOTE The client could be the responsible party, the GHG programme administrator or other stakeholder.
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.27]
3.2.2
intended user
individual or organization identified by those reporting GHG-related information as being the one who relies on
that information to make decisions
NOTE The intended user could be the client, the responsible party, GHG programme administrators, regulators, the
financial community or other affected stakeholders, such as local communities, government departments or non-
governmental organizations.
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.26]
3.2.3
organization
company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether
incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.23]
3.2.4
personnel
persons working with or on behalf of the validation or verification body
3.2.5
responsible party
person or persons responsible for the provision of the GHG assertion and the supporting GHG information
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NOTE The responsible party can be either individuals or representatives of an organization or project and can be the party
who engages the validator or verifier. The validator or verifier may be engaged by the client or by other parties, such as the
GHG programme administrator.
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.24]
3.2.6
technical expert
person who provides specific knowledge or expertise to the validation or verification team
NOTE 1 Specific knowledge or expertise is that which relates to the organization or project to be validated or verified, or
relevant language or culture.
NOTE 2 A technical expert does not act as a validator or verifier in the validation or verification team.
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 19011:2002, definition 3.10.
3.2.7
top management
person or group of people who directs and controls an organization at the highest level
[ISO 9000:2005, definition 3.2.7]
3.3 Terms related to validation and verification
3.3.1
validation
systematic, independent and documented process for the evaluation of a GHG assertion related to a GHG
project plan against agreed validation criteria
NOTE 1 In some cases, such as in first-party validations, independence can be demonstrated by the freedom from
responsibility for the development of GHG data and information.
NOTE 2 The content of a GHG project plan is described in ISO 14064-2:2006, 5.2.
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.32.
3.3.2
validator
competent and independent person or persons with responsibility for performing and reporting on the results of
a validation
NOTE Adapted from ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.35.
3.3.3
validation or verification body
body that performs validations or verifications of GHG assertions in accordance with this International Standard
NOTE A validation or verification body may be an individual.
3.3.4
validation statement
formal written declaration to the intended user, following validation of a GHG project plan, which provides
assurance on the statements in the responsible party's GHG assertion
3.3.5
verification statement
formal written declaration to the intended user, following verification, which provides assurance on the
statements in the responsible party's GHG assertion
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3.3.6
validation or verification team
one or more validators or verifiers conducting a validation or verification, supported if needed by technical
experts
NOTE 1 One validator or verifier of the validation or verification team is appointed as the validation or verification team
leader.
NOTE 2 The validation or verification team may include validators-in-training or verifiers-in-training.
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 19011:2002, definition 3.9.
3.3.7
verification
systematic, independent and documented process for the evaluation of a GHG assertion against agreed
verification criteria
NOTE 1 In some cases, such as in first-party verifications, independence can be demonstrated by the freedom from
responsibility for the development of GHG data and information.
NOTE 2 Adapted from ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.36.
3.3.8
verifier
competent and independent person, or persons, with responsibility for performing and reporting on the
verification process
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.37]
3.4 Terms related to recognition and assurance
3.4.1
accreditation
third-party attestation related to a validation or verification body conveying formal demonstration of its
competence to carry out specific validation or verification tasks
NOTE Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 5.6.
3.4.2
accreditation body
authoritative body that performs accreditation
NOTE The authority of an accreditation body is generally derived from government.
[ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 2.6]
3.4.3
appeal
request by the client or responsible party to the validation or verification body for reconsideration of a decision it
has made relating to the validation or verification
NOTE Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 6.4.
3.4.4
complaint
expression of dissatisfaction, other than appeal, by any person or organization to a validation or verification
body or accreditation body, relating to the activities of that body, where a response is expected
NOTE Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 6.5.
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conflict of interest
situation in which, because of other activities or relationships, impartiality in performing validation or verification
activities is or could be compromised
3.4.6
level of assurance
degree of assurance the intended user requires in a validation or verification
NOTE 1 The level of assurance is used to determine the depth of detail that a validator or verifier designs into their
validation or verification plan and sampling plan to determine if there are any material errors, omissions or
misrepresentations.
NOTE 2 ISO 14064-3 recognizes two levels of assurance, reasonable or limited, that will result in differently worded
validation or verification statements.
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.28.
3.4.7
materiality
concept that individual or the aggregation of errors, omissions and misrepresentations could affect the GHG
assertion and could influence the intended users' decisions
NOTE 1 The concept of materiality is used when designing the validation or verification and sampling plans to determine
the type of substantive processes used to minimize risk that the validator or verifier will not detect a material discrepancy
(detection risk).
NOTE 2 The concept of materiality is used to identify information that, if omitted or mis-stated, would significantly
misrepresent a GHG assertion to intended users, thereby influencing their conclusions. Acceptable materiality is determined
by the validator, verifier or GHG programme based on the agreed level of assurance.
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.29]
3.4.8
material discrepancy
individual or the aggregate of actual errors, omissions and misrepresentations in the GHG assertion that could
affect the decisions of the intended users
[ISO 14064-3:2006, definition 2.30]
4 Principles
4.1 General
This International Standard cannot anticipate all possible situations. The following principles, therefore, provide
additional guidance in assessing unanticipated situations. Principles are not requirements. In some cases,
validation or verification bodies might need to find an appropriate balance between principles such as openness
and confidentiality.
4.2 Impartiality
Decisions are based on objective evidence obtained through the validation or verification process and not
influenced by other interests or parties.
4.3 Competence
Personnel have the necessary skills, experience, supporting infrastructure and capacity to effectively complete
validation or verification activities.
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4.4 Factual approach to decision making
The validation or verification statement is based on evidence collected through an objective validation or
verification of the responsible party's GHG assertion.
4.5 Openness
Timely information about the status of the validation or verification is accessible or disclosed appropriately to
intended users, the client or responsible party.
4.6 Confidentiality
Confidential information obtained or created during validation or verification activities is safeguarded and not
inappropriately disclosed.
5 General requirements
5.1 Legal status
The validation or verification body shall have a description of its legal status, including, if applicable, the names
of its owners and, if different, the names of the persons who control it.
5.2 Legal and contractual matters
The validation or verification body shall be a legal entity, or a defined part of a legal entity, such that it can be
held legally responsible for all its validation or verification activities.
The validation or verification body shall have a legally enforceable agreement with each client for the provision
of validation or verification services.
The validation or verification body shall retain authority and responsibility for its validation or verification
activities, decisions and validation or verification statements.
5.3 Governance and management commitment
The validation or verification body shall identify top management (e.g. individual, group, board) having overall
authority and responsibility for
a) development of operational policies,
b) supervision of the implementation of policies and procedures,
c) supervision of finances,
d) the adequacy of validation or verification activities,
e) the resolution of appeals and complaints,
f) validation or verification statements,
g) delegation of authority to committees or individuals to undertake, as required, defined activities on its
behalf,
h) contractual arrangements, and
i) providing adequate, competent resources for validation or verification activities.
The validation or verification body shall document its organizational structure and relevant mechanisms
showing duties, responsibilities and authorities of management and other validation or verification personnel. If
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the validation or verification body is a defined part of a legal entity, the structure shall include the line of authority
and relationship to other parts of the same legal entity.
5.4 Impartiality
5.4.1 Commitment to impartiality
The validation or verification body shall act impartially and shall avoid unacceptable conflicts of interest.
The validation or verification body
a) shall have commitment by top management to act impartially in validation or verification activities;
b) shall make publicly available a statement that describes its understanding of the importance of impartiality
in validation or verification activities, how it manages conflict of interest and how it ensures the objectivity of
validation or verification activities;
c) shall have formal rules and/or contractual conditions to ensure that each team member acts in an impartial
manner;
d) shall document how it manages potential conflict of interest situations and risks to impartiality from within
the validation or verification body or any relationships by
1) identifying and analysing potential conflict of interest situations from validation or verification activities,
including potential conflicts arising from any relationships,
2) evaluating finances and sources of income to demonstrate that commercial, financial or other factors do
not compromise impartiality, and
3) requiring personnel relevant to the validation or verification to reveal any situation that presents them or
the validation or verification body with a potential conflict of interest.
NOTE Annex B provides informative guidance on managing validator or verifier impartiality.
5.4.2 Avoidance of conflict of interest
The validation or verification body
a) shall not use personnel with an actual or potential conflict of interest;
b) shall not validate and verify GHG assertions from the same GHG project unless allowed by the applicable
GHG programme;
c) shall not validate or verify a GHG assertion where it provided GHG consultancy services to the responsible
party that support the GHG assertion;
d) shall not validate or verify a GHG assertion where a relationship with those who provided GHG consultancy
services to the responsible party that support the GHG assertion poses an unacceptable risk to impartiality
(see Note 1);
e) shall not validate or verify a GHG assertion using personnel who were engaged by those who provided
GHG consultancy services to the responsible party in support of the GHG assertion;
f) shall not outsource the review and issuance of the validation or verification statement (see 8.5);
g) shall not offer products or services that pose an unacceptable risk to impartiality;
h) shall not state or imply that validation or verification of a GHG assertion would be simpler, easier, faster or
less expensive if a specified GHG consultancy service were used (see Note 2).
NOTE 1 A relationship such as that described in d) could be based on ownership, governance, management, personnel,
shared resources, finances, contracts, marketing, and payment of a sales commission or other inducement for the referral of
new clients.
NOTE 2 Arranging training and participating as a trainer is not considered a GHG consultancy service, provided that
(where the training relates to GHG quantification, GHG data monitoring or recording, GHG information system or internal
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auditing services) it is confined to the provision of generic information that is freely available in the public domain (i.e. the
trainer should not provide organization-specific or project-specific advice or solutions).
5.4.3 Mechanism for oversight of impartiality
The validation or verification body shall ensure through a mechanism independent of operations of the
validation or verification body that impartiality is being achieved.
NOTE An independent mechanism that might be used to safeguard impartiality where conflict of interest, business and
operational issues could compromise the integrity of the validation or verification could involve
— an independent committee,
— a GHG programme that includes an impartiality monitoring function, or
— non-executive directors.
5.5 Liability and financing
The validation or verification body shall demonstrate that it has evaluated financial risks associated with its
activities and has arrangements (e.g. insurance, reserves) sufficient to cover liabilities arising from the activities
and areas in which it operates.
6 Competencies
6.1 Management and personnel
The validation or verification body shall establish and maintain a procedure
a) to determine required competencies for each sector in which it operates,
b) to demonstrate that management and support personnel have appropriate competencies in activities
associated with the validation or verification,
c) to demonstrate that validators, verifiers and technical experts have appropriate competencies, and
d) to have access to relevant internal or external expertise for advice on specific matters relating to validation
or verification activities, sectors or areas within the scope of their work.
The validation or verification body shall document fulfilment of the above procedure in identifying and
demonstrating management and personnel competencies.
6.2 Competencies of personnel
The validation or verification body
a) shall employ personnel having sufficient competence for managing the type and range of its validation or
verification activities,
b) shall employ, or have access to, a sufficient number of validation or verification team leaders, validators or
verifiers and technical experts to cover the scope, extent and volume of its validation or verification
activities,
c) shall use validators, verifiers and technical experts only for specific validation or verification activities where
they have demonstrated competence,
d) shall make clear to appropriate personnel relevant duties, responsibilities and authorities,
e) shall have defined processes for selecting, training, formally authorizing and monitoring validators or
verifiers and for selecting technical experts used in the validation or verification process,
f) shall ensure that validators and verifiers and, where required, technical experts have access to up-to-date
information on, and have demonstrated knowledge of, GHG validation or verification processes,
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requirements, methodologies, activities, other relevant GHG programme provisions and applicable legal
requirements,
g) shall ensure that the group or individual who prepares and writes the validation or verification statement has
the competence to evaluate validation or verification processes and related findings and recommendations
of the team,
h) shall periodically monitor the performance of all persons involved in the validation or verification (including a
combination of on-site observation, review of validation or verification findings, reports and feedback from
clients or the market), taking into account their level of activity and the risk associated with their activities,
and
i) shall identify training needs and provide, as necessary, training on GHG validation or verification processes,
requirements, methodologies, activities and other relevant GHG programme requirements.
6.3 Deployment of personnel
6.3.1 General
The validation or verification body shall establish competent validation or verification teams and shall provide
appropriate management and support services.
If one individual fulfils all the requirements for either a validation or verification team, then that person may be
considered as a validation or verification team.
6.3.2 Validation or verification team knowledge
The validation or verification team shall have detailed knowledge of the applicable GHG programme, including
its
a) eligibility requirements,
b) implementation in different jurisdictions as applicable, and
c) validation or verification requirements and guidelines.
The validation or verification team shall be able to communicate effectively in appropriate languages on matters
relevant to the validation or verification.
6.3.3 Validation or verification team technical expertise
The validation or verification team shall have sufficient technical expertise to assess the GHG project's or
organization's
a) specific GHG activity and technology,
b) identification and selection of GHG sources, sinks or reservoirs,
c) quantification, monitoring and reporting, including relevant technical and sector issues, and
d) situations that may affect the materiality of the GHG assertion, including typical and atypical operating
conditions.
The validation or verification team shall have expertise to evaluate the implications of financial, operational,
contractual or other agreements that may affect GHG project or organization boundaries, including any legal
requirements related to the GHG assertion.
6.3.4 Validation or verification team data and information auditing expertise
The validation or verification team shall have data and information auditing expertise to assess the GHG
assertion of the GHG project or organization, including the ability
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a) to assess the GHG information system to determine whether the project proponent or organization has
effectively identified, collected, analysed and reported on the data necessary to establish a credible GHG
assertion, and has systematically taken corrective actions to address any nonconformities related to
requirements of the relevant GHG programme or standards,
b) to design a sampling plan based on an appropriate, agreed level of assurance,
c) to analyse risks associated with the use of data and data systems,
d) to identify failures in data and data systems, and
e) to assess the impact of the various streams of data on the materiality of the GHG assertion.
6.3.5 Specific GHG project validation team competencies
In addition to the requirements given in 6.3.2, 6.3.3 and 6.3.4, the validation team shall have the expertise to
assess processes, procedures and methodologies used
a) to select, justify and quantify the baseline scenario, including underlying assumptions,
b) to determine the conservativeness of the baseline scenario,
c) to define the baseline scenario and GHG project boundaries,
d) to demonstrate equivalence between the type and level of activities, goods or services of the baseline
scenario and the GHG project,
e) to demonstrate that GHG project activities are additional to baseline scenario activities, and
f) to demonstrate conformity, if appropriate, with GHG programme requirements such as leakage and
permanence.
NOTE ISO14064-2 includes requirements and guidance on the principle of conservativeness and the concept of
equivalence.
In addition to the requirements given in 6.3.2, 6.3.3 and 6.3.4, the validation team shall have knowledge of
relevant sector trends that may impact selection of the baseline scenario.
6.3.6 Specific GHG project verification team competencies
In addition to the requirements given in 6.3.2, 6.3.3 and 6.3.4, the project verification team shall have the
expertise appropriate to assess processes, procedures or methodologies used
a) to evaluate consistency between the validated GHG project plan and the GHG project implementation, and
b) to confirm the ongoing appropriateness of the validated GHG project plan, including its baseline scenario
and underlying assumptions.
6.3.7 Specific validation or verification team leader competencies
The validation or verification team leader shall have
a) sufficient knowledge and expertise of the competencies detailed in 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5 and 6.3.6 (as
appropriate) to manage the validation or verification team in order to meet the validation or verification
objectives,
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