Focus of the technical unit

On the one hand, technical unit 1.6, Energy and Emissions Trading, manages cases of accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029 and DIN EN ISO 14065 for testing bodies that verify or validate greenhouse gas emissions, as well as accreditations for certification bodies for management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021-1 for energy management systems. On the other, this DAkkS technical unit accredits certification bodies for products, processes and services in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065, testing laboratories in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and inspection bodies in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020 in the area of renewable energy and nuclear technology.

Accreditations of verification bodies

The accreditations concern verification bodies in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029 and DIN EN ISO 14065 in the following areas:

• Verification Bodies for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)
• Verification Bodies for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
• Verification Bodies for the National Fuel Emissions Trading System (BEHG)
• Verification Bodies for Verifying Emissions from Maritime Transport
• Verification Bodies for International Air Transport (CORSIA)
• Verification of greenhouse gas inventories/reports at the organizational level in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14064-1, at the project level in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14064-2, and for the verification of greenhouse gas life cycle assessments of products in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14067

Certification bodies for management systems

Management system certification bodies are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021-1 if they offer certification in the field of energy management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 or in the field of quality management systems (for organizations in the nuclear energy supply chain) in accordance with ISO 19443