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Certification bodies for the sustainable production of biomass - recognition
Service Description
Certification bodies monitor the compliance of operators in the bioenergy sector with the sustainability regulations and issue so-called interface certificates. Certification bodies are recognized for this purpose upon application.
The Biomass Electricity Sustainability Ordinance (BioSt-NachV) and the Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance (Biokraft-NachV) serve to implement Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009, which define the requirements for the remuneration of electricity from liquid biomass pursuant to Section 27 (1) of the Renewable Energy Sources Act or for the crediting of the fulfillment of the legal obligation under the Federal Immission Control Act to place a certain minimum proportion of biofuels on the market in the course of a calendar year, as well as the tax relief eligibility of biofuels under the Energy Tax Act.
Who should I contact?
Contact the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Department 412.
Which documents are required?
Documents on the fulfillment of the requirements of § 43 BioSt-NachV or Biokraft-NachV.
What are the fees?
There are currently no fees.
Legal basis
- § Section 43 Ordinance on Requirements for Sustainable Production of Liquid Biomass for Electricity Generation (Biomass Electricity Sustainability Ordinance - BioSt-NachV).
- ) § 43 Ordinance on Requirements for the Sustainable Production of Biofuels (Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance - Biokraft-NachV).
Appeal
Application forms can be found on the BLE website.
What else should I know?
§ 43 BioSt-NachV or Biokraft-NachV:
1. designation of
- Names and addresses of the responsible persons
- Countries or states in which the certification body performs tasks according to the BioSt-NachV or Biokraft-NachV;
2. proof of
- Expertise, equipment and infrastructure to perform the tasks,
- a sufficient number of appropriately qualified and experienced employees,
- Independence from certification systems, interfaces, companies and suppliers as well as freedom from conflicts of interest with regard to the performance of the tasks assigned to them;
3. fulfillment of the requirements of DIN EN 45011, March 1998 edition, performance of conformity assessments according to the standards of ISO/IEC Guide 60, September 2004 edition. The inspections must meet the requirements of DIN EN ISO 19011, December 2002 edition;
4. written commitment according to Annex 5 No. 1 letter e of the Sustainability Regulations;
5. existence of a serviceable address in a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
A decision on an application will be made within three months.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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