Decision 2016/1621 - Guidance document on notification to accreditation and licensing bodies by environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or licence was granted under Regulation 1221/2009 (notified under document C(2016) 5648) - Main contents
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Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1621 of 7 September 2016 adopting a guidance document on notification to accreditation and licensing bodies by environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or licence was granted under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2016) 5648)| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2016/1621 |
| CELEX number i | 32016D1621 |
| Document | 07-09-2016; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 09-09-2016; OJ L 242 p. 32-35 |
| Effect | 09-09-2016; Takes effect Date notif. |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Notification | 09-09-2016; {titleAndReference.draft.disclaimer.new|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_365/titleAndReference.draft.disclaimer.new} |
9.9.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 242/32 |
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2016/1621
of 7 September 2016
adopting a guidance document on notification to accreditation and licensing bodies by environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or licence was granted under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2016) 5648)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC (1), and in particular Article 30(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 30(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 establishes the possibility for the Forum of the Accreditation and Licensing Bodies to develop guidance on issues in the field of the competence of accreditation and licensing bodies in order to harmonise the procedures applied by those bodies for accreditation or licensing and supervision of environmental verifiers. |
(2) |
Environmental verifiers operating in different Member States are required to notify their activities to the relevant accreditation and licensing bodies in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009. |
(3) |
The practical execution of that notification procedure has revealed that the response of individual accreditation and licensing bodies to environmental verifiers who fail to respect their notification obligations differs. Consequently, additional guidance is needed to ensure consistent application of the notification procedures, in the context of environmental verifiers accredited or licensed in one Member State performing verification and validation activities in another Member State. |
(4) |
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The guidance document on notification to accreditation and licensing bodies by environmental verifiers under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 as set out in the Annex is adopted.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 2016.
For the Commission
Karmenu VELLA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Guidance document on notification to accreditation and licensing bodies by environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or licence was granted under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009
INTRODUCTION
This guidance document harmonises the notification procedures applicable to environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or licence was granted.
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1.Obligations to be observed prior to the notification
1.1. The accreditation or licensing body shall make its procedures for the notification addressed to environmental verifiers accredited in another Member State publicly available and easily accessible. The publicly available information with regard to those procedures shall also specify any fees (excluding travel expenses) charged by the accreditation or licensing body for the notification and supervision.
1.2. The accreditation or licensing body that granted the accreditation or licence shall require its accredited or licensed environmental verifiers to have followed the procedure for notification defined in Article 24(1) before taking up verification or validation activities in a Member State other than where the accreditation...
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