Publication new version of specific accreditation protocols V000 and V001

The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published a new version of the specific accreditation protocols V000 and V001.

SAP-V000 concerning the Accreditation of Validation and Verification based on EN-ISO/IEC 17029 (general)

In comparison with version 1.0, dated January 2022, the following changes have been made in this document:

  • Removal of explanation of transition from ISO 14065 to EN-ISO/IEC 17029;
  • Addition to clarify the standard (ISO 14065) and the mandatory document applicable (IAF MD 6) to validation and verification of environmental information;
  • Naming a point of focus in the assessments of validation and verification of environmental information regarding AUP’s;
  • Some textual changes to align this SAP with the template used by the RvA for SAP’s.

SAP-V001 concerning Verification of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) in the EU-ETS Scheme

In comparison with version 5.0, dated January 2022, the following changes have been made in this document:

  • In chapter 1 and 2: changing EN-ISO 14065:2013 to EN-ISO 14065:2020;
  • In paragraph 1.2: adding IAF MD 6;
  • In chapter 2: removing scope description prior to transition to EN-ISO/IEC 17029;
  • In paragraph 3.1: adding reference to current method for submitting of documents;
  • In chapter 1-5: small textual changes.