Greenhouse gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition (ISO 14065:2013)

This International Standard specifies principles and requirements for bodies that undertake validation or verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) assertions. It is GHG programme neutral. If a GHG programme is applicable, the requirements of that GHG programme are additional to the requirements of this International Standard.

Treibhausgase - Anforderungen an Validierungs- und Verifizierungsstellen für Treibhausgase zur Anwendung bei der Akkreditierung oder anderen Formen der Anerkennung (ISO 14065:2013)

Die vorliegende Internationale Norm legt Grundsätze für und Anforderungen an Stellen fest, die eine
Validierung oder Verifizierung von Erklärungen über Treibhausgase (THG) vornehmen.
Sie ist gegenüber Klimaschutzprogrammen neutral. Wenn ein Klimaschutzprogramm anwendbar ist, gelten
die Anforderungen dieses Klimaschutzprogramms zusätzlich zu den Anforderungen dieser Internationalen
Norm.

Gaz à effet de serre - Exigences pour les organismes fournissant des validations et des vérifications des gaz à effet de serre en vue de l'accréditation ou d'autres formes de reconnaissance (ISO 14065:2013)

L'ISO 14065:2013 spécifie des principes et des exigences à l'intention des organismes qui effectuent la validation ou la vérification des déclarations relatives aux gaz à effet de serre (GES).

Toplogredni plini - Zahteve za organe na področju vrednotenja in preverjanja toplogrednih plinov za uporabo pri akreditaciji ali drugih oblikah priznavanja (ISO 14065:2013)

Ta mednarodni standard določa načela in zahteve za organe, ki izvajajo vrednotenje ali preverjanje navedb o toplogrednih plinih (GHG). Glede programa toplogrednih plinov je nevtralen. Če se uporablja program toplogrednih plinov, zahteve tega programa toplogrednih plinov veljajo dodatno poleg zahtev tega mednarodnega standarda.

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Publication Date
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Withdrawal Date
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9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
Start Date
04-Nov-2021
Due Date
27-Nov-2021
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Greenhouse gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies
for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition (ISO 14065:2013)
Treibhausgase - Anforderungen an Validierungs- und Verifizierungsstellen für
Treibhausgase zur Anwendung bei der Akkreditierung oder anderen Formen der
Anerkennung (ISO 14065:2013)
Gaz à effet de serre - Exigences pour les organismes fournissant des validations et des
vérifications des gaz à effet de serre en vue de l'accréditation ou d'autres formes de
reconnaissance (ISO 14065:2013)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14065:2013
ICS:
07.060 Geologija. Meteorologija. Geology. Meteorology.
Hidrologija Hydrology
13.020.40 Onesnaževanje, nadzor nad Pollution, pollution control
onesnaževanjem in and conservation
ohranjanje
13.040.01 Kakovost zraka na splošno Air quality in general
SIST EN ISO 14065:2013 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14065

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2013
ICS 13.020.40 Supersedes EN ISO 14065:2012
English Version
Greenhouse gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas
validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other
forms of recognition (ISO 14065:2013)
Gaz à effet de serre - Exigences pour les organismes Treibhausgase - Anforderungen an Validierungs- und
fournissant des validations et des vérifications des gaz à Verifizierungsstellen für Treibhausgase zur Anwendung bei
effet de serre en vue de l'accréditation ou d'autres formes der Akkreditierung oder anderen Formen der Anerkennung
de reconnaissance (ISO 14065:2013) (ISO 14065:2013)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 April 2013.

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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (EC) 765/2008 .4

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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 14065:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental
management”.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by October 2013.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14065:2012.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive.
For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14065:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14065:2013 without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (EC) 765/2008
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of
the New Approach Directive (EC) 765/2008, New legislative framework (NLF).
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been
implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of
this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the
relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the products falling within
the scope of this standard.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14065
Second edition
2013-04-01
Greenhouse gases — Requirements
for greenhouse gas validation
and verification bodies for use in
accreditation or other forms of
recognition
Gaz à effet de serre — Exigences pour les organismes fournissant
des validations et des vérifications des gaz à effet de serre en vue de
l’accréditation ou d’autres formes de reconnaissance
Reference number
ISO 14065:2013(E)
©
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms related to greenhouse gases . 1
3.2 Terms related to people and organizations . 2
3.3 Terms related to validation and verification . 3
3.4 Terms related to recognition and assurance . 5
4 Principles . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Impartiality . 6
4.3 Competence . 6
4.4 Factual approach to decision making . 6
4.5 Openness . 6
4.6 Confidentiality . 6
5 General requirements . 7
5.1 Legal status . 7
5.2 Legal and contractual matters . 7
5.3 Governance and management commitment . 7
5.4 Impartiality . 7
5.5 Liability and financing . 9
6 Competencies . 9
6.1 Management and personnel . 9
6.2 Competencies of personnel . 9
6.3 Deployment of personnel .10
6.4 Use of contracted validators or verifiers .11
6.5 Personnel records.12
6.6 Outsourcing.12
7 Communication and records .12
7.1 Information provided to a client or responsible party .12
7.2 Communication of responsibilities to a client or responsible party .13
7.3 Confidentiality .13
7.4 Publicly accessible information .13
7.5 Records .13
8 Validation or verification process .14
8.1 General .14
8.2 Pre-engagement .14
8.3 Approach .14
8.4 Validation or verification . .15
8.5 Review and issuance of validation or verification statement .15
8.6 Records .15
8.7 Facts discovered after the validation or verification statement .16
9 Appeals .16
10 Complaints .16
11 Special validations or verifications .17
12 Management system
.17
Annex A (informative) Relationships between the application of ISO 14065 and ISO 14064-1,
ISO 14064-2, ISO 14064-3, and ISO 14066 .18
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Annex B (informative) Impartiality .20
Annex C (informative) Comparison of validation and verification process requirements of
ISO 14065 and ISO 14064-3 .24
Annex D (informative) Example of management system documentation .26
Bibliography .27
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting.
Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies
casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 14065 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee
SC 7, Green house gas management and related activities.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 14065:2007), of which it constitutes a
minor revision.
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Introduction
Climate change has been identified as one of the greatest challenges facing nations, governments,
business, and citizens for the coming decades. Climate change has implications for both human and
natural systems and could lead to significant changes in resource use, production, and economic activity.
In response, international, regional, national, and local initiatives are being developed and implemented
to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere. Such GHG initiatives rely on the
quantification, monitoring, reporting, and verification of GHG emissions and/or removals.
The overall aim of GHG validation or verification activities is to give confidence to all parties that rely upon
a GHG assertion. The party making the GHG assertion is responsible for conformity with requirements
of the relevant standard or GHG programme. The validation or verification body is responsible for
completing an objective assessment and providing a validation or verification statement concerning the
responsible party’s GHG assertion based on evidence. This International Standard provides requirements
for bodies that undertake GHG validation or verification using ISO 14064-3 or other relevant standards
or specifications. It contains a number of principles that these bodies should be able to demonstrate and
provides specific requirements that reflect these principles. General requirements relate to matters
such as legal and contractual arrangements, responsibilities, the management of impartiality, and
issues of liability and financing. Specific requirements include provisions related to structures, resource
requirements and competencies, information and records management, validation and verification
processes, appeals, complaints, and management systems.
This International Standard provides GHG programme administrators, regulators, and accreditors with
a basis for assessing and recognizing the competence of validation and verification bodies. It can also be
used in other ways, such as in peer assessment within groups of validation or of verification bodies or
between such groups.
Figure 1 and Annex A show relationships between the application of this International Standard and
ISO 14064-1, ISO 14064-2, ISO 14064-3, and ISO 14066.
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Figure 1 — Framework for using ISO 14065 with ISO 14064-1, ISO 14064-2, ISO 14064-3, and
ISO 14066
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14065:2013(E)
Greenhouse gases — Requirements for greenhouse gas
validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation
or other forms of recognition
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies principles and requirements for bodies that undertake validation
or verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) assertions.
It is GHG programme neutral. If a GHG programme is applicable, the requirements of that GHG programme
are additional to the requirements of this International Standard.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 14064-3:2006, Greenhouse gases — Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and
verification of greenhouse gas assertions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1 Terms related to greenhouse gases
3.1.1
GHG
gaseous constituent of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorbs and emits radiation
at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, the
atmosphere, and clouds
Note 1 to entry: GHGs include carbon dioxide (CO ), methane (CH ), nitrous oxide (N O), hydrofluorocarbons
2 4 2
(HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF ).
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[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.1]
3.1.2
greenhouse gas assertion
factual and objective declaration made by the responsible party
Note 1 to entry: The GHG assertion could be presented at a point in time or could cover a period of time.
Note 2 to entry: The GHG assertion provided by the responsible party should be clearly identifiable and capable of
consistent evaluation or measurement against suitable criteria by a validator or verifier.
Note 3 to entry: The GHG assertion could be provided in the form of a GHG report, GHG project plan, or per unit of
product CO -e emission (carbon footprint of product) quantification.
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[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.11, modified]
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3.1.3
greenhouse gas consultancy services
provision of organization-specific or project-specific GHG quantification, GHG data monitoring or
recording, GHG information system or internal auditing services, or training that supports a GHG assertion
3.1.4
greenhouse gas information system
policies, processes, and procedures to establish, manage, and maintain GHG information
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.12]
3.1.5
greenhouse gas project
activity or activities that alter the conditions identified in the baseline scenario which cause GHG
emission reductions or removal enhancements
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.14]
3.1.6
greenhouse gas programme
voluntary or mandatory international, national, or sub-national system or scheme that registers,
accounts, or manages GHG emissions, removals, emission reductions, or removal enhancements outside
the organization or GHG project
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.16]
3.2 Terms related to people and organizations
3.2.1
client
organization or person requesting validation or verification
Note 1 to entry: The client could be the responsible party, the GHG programme administrator, or other stakeholder.
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.27]
3.2.2
intended user
individual or organization identified by those reporting GHG-related information as being the one who
relies on that information to make decisions
Note 1 to entry: The intended user could be the client, the responsible party, GHG programme administrators,
regulators, the financial community, or other affected stakeholders, such as local communities, government
departments, non-governmental organizations, or programme operators.
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.26]
3.2.3
organization
company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority, or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether
incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.23]
3.2.4
personnel
persons working with or on behalf of the validation or verification body
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3.2.5
responsible party
person or persons responsible for the provision of the GHG assertion and the supporting GHG information
Note 1 to entry: The responsible party can be either individuals or representatives of an organization or project
and can be the party who engages the validator or verifier. The validator or verifier may be engaged by the client
or by other parties, such as the GHG programme administrator.
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.24]
3.2.6
technical expert
person who provides specific knowledge or expertise to the validation or verification team
Note 1 to entry: Specific knowledge or expertise is that which relates to the organization or project to be validated
or verified, or relevant language or culture.
Note 2 to entry: A technical expert does not act as a validator or verifier in the validation or verification team.
[SOURCE: ISO 19011:2011, 3.10, modified]
3.2.7
top management
person or group of people who directs and controls an organization at the highest level
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2005, 3.2.7]
3.3 Terms related to validation and verification
3.3.1
validation
systematic, independent, and documented process for the evaluation of a greenhouse gas assertion (3.1.2)
in a GHG project plan against agreed criteria to determine if the project plan conforms to the agreed
criteria, and its implementation can be expected to result in the proposed GHG emission reductions and
removal enhancements as described in the project plan
Note 1 to entry: In some cases, such as in first-party validations, independence can be demonstrated by the
freedom from responsibility for the development of GHG data and information.
Note 2 to entry: The content of a GHG project plan is described in ISO 14064-2:2006, 5.2.
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.32, modified]
3.3.2
validator
competent and independent person or persons with responsibility for performing and reporting on the
results of a validation
Note 1 to entry: In the interests of clarity, it is not advisable to use the term “validator” to designate a validation
body (3.3.3).
[SOURCE: ISO 14064-3:2006, 2.35, modified]
3.3.3
validation body
body that performs validations of GHG assertions in accordance with ISO 14064-3 and this
International Standard
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