Verifier of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Accreditation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verifiers – Validation and Verification

The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic in accordance with the provisions of Art. 55 par. 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 on data verification and accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (hereinafter the “Regulation”) designated the Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS) as the national accreditation body.

The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic further determined that SNAS will perform accreditation for the following scope of activities according to Annex I of the Regulation: 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 98.

Accreditation of greenhouse gas emissions verifiers is performed according to the standard EN ISO/IEC 17029: 2019, EN ISO 14065: 2021 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2084 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 on data verification and accreditation of verifiers under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The SNAS policy for the accreditation of greenhouse gas emissions verifiers is determined by regulation PL-28. The basic principles concerning applicants for accreditation services are set out in MSA-04. The rules for the use of the SNAS logo and marks are regulated by MSA-02.

The rights, duties and responsibilities of SNAS and conformity assessment bodies are set out in MSA-06. In Annex 1 of MSA-06, in Tab. 1 listed Basic and related documents for the accreditation process and in tab. 9 Basic and related documents for the accreditation of greenhouse gas emissions verifiers.

In the area of accreditation of greenhouse gas emissions verifiers, the Methodical Guidelines for Accreditation MSA-V/01, MSA-V/02, MSA-V/03 and MSA-V/04 apply.

All of the above documents, as well as the Template for the notification made by the GHG verifier, can be found below.

The Technical Guarantor for the Accreditation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verifiers is

Ing. Renáta Kuťková, phone: +421 902 931 603, mail: renata.kutkova@snas.sk

The Deputy Technical Guarantor for the Accreditation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verifiers is

Ing. Gizela Pelechová, phone: +421 948 073 247, mail: gizela.pelechova@snas.sk

You can find a list of accredited greenhouse gas emissions verifiers.

Submission of Application for Accreditation

The application for accreditation service is submitted exclusively through the accreditation information system AIS.
AIS registration is required before the first application for accreditation can be submitted.

When completing the application for accreditation service, it is necessary to insert the completed Annex OA 10. 

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Annex OA 10: Validation and verification bodies 200.55 KB
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Methodical Guidellines for Accreditation - Greenhouse Gas Verifier

Methodical Guidellines for Accreditation - Greenhouse Gas Verifier
Identification Title Valid from File Extra Note
MSA-02 SNAS logo and marks 07/24
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MSA-04 Procedure for the accreditation 05/24
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MSA-05 Requirements for SNAS assessors and professional experts 09/24
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MSA-06 Responsibilities of SNAS and conformity assessment bodies 02/24
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MSA-07 EA requirements for the accreditation of flexible scopes (EA-2/15) 02/20 info
MSA-08 IAF Mandatory document for the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for auditing/assessment purposes (IAF MD 4: 2018) 02/22 info
MSA-V/01 Scope and scope specification of accreditation of greenhouse gas verifiers 03/24
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MSA-V/02 IAF mandatory document for the application of ISO 14065: 2020 (IAF MD 6: 2023) 03/24 info
MSA-V/03 Witness assessment of greenhouse gas verifiers 03/24
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MSA-V/04 EA document for accreditation of Verification Bodies for the purpose of EU ETS Directive (EA-6/03 M: 2022) 08/22 info

Policies for Accreditation - Greenhouse Gas Verifier

Policies for Accreditation - Greenhouse Gas Verifier
Identification Title Valid from File Extra Note
PL-01 SNAS Policy on Quality and Impartiality 02/24
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PL-02 Code of conduct for SNAS employee 07/19
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PL-03 SNAS Policy on Non-Discriminatory Access to Accreditation 05/20
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PL-04 EA Cross Border Accreditation Policy and Procedure for Cross Border Cooperation between EA Members (EA-2/13 M:2019) 05/20 info
PL-05 SNAS Policy for the Implementation of Accreditation Schemes 06/21
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PL-06 SNAS Policy on Cooperation with Interested Parties 09/18
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PL-08 SNAS Policy on Accreditation of Certification Bodies 08/21
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PL-16 SNAS Policy on Protection and Use of SNAS Logo, Accreditation and Combined Mark of Accredited Body 03/20
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PL-25 SNAS Policy for Subcontracting 07/21
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PL-28 SNAS policy for accreditation of greenhouse gas verifiers 03/24
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