12.7.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 181/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 600/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), facilitate the free movement of services and service providers in the Union while maintaining a high quality of service. Union harmonisation of the rules for accreditation and verification relating to the Union’s emissions trading scheme should contribute to a competitive market for verifiers while ensuring trans- parency and information for operators and aircraft oper- ators. and in particular the fourth paragraph of Article 15 thereof, (3)  When implementing Article 15 of Directive 2003/87EC, it is necessary to ensure a synergy between the compre- hensive framework for accreditation established by Regu- lation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and Whereas: of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regu- lation (EEC) No 339/93 (% and related provisions of (1) An overall framework of rules for the accreditation of Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament verifiers is necessary to ensure that the verification of and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common operator's or aircraft operator's reports in the framework for the marketing of products, and repealing framework of the Union’s greenhouse gas emission Council Decision 93/465/EEC (°) on one hand, and the allowance trading scheme, to be submitted in accordance specific features of the Union’s greenhouse gas emission with Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of trading scheme and requirements that are essential for 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of the effective implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive on the other hand. Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 2003/87[EC of the European Parliament and of the should continue to apply to those aspects of accredi- Council (3), is carried out by verifiers that possess the tation of verifiers which are not dealt with by this Regu- technical competence to perform the entrusted task in lation. In particular, it should be ensured that where, due an independent and impartial manner and in conformity to the internal practices of a Member State, an alternative with the requirements and principles set out in this Regu- procedure to accreditation, namely, the certification of lation. verifiers that are natural persons, is carried out by a national authority appointed by that Member State in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, the Member State concerned shall provide documentary (2)  Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and evidence that such authority meets a level of credibility of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the similar to national accreditation bodies that have internal market (}) established a general framework to successfully undergone peer evaluation organised by the body recognised under Article 14 of that Regulation. () OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32, (3) See page 30 of this Official Journal. (*) OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30. () O] L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36. () O] L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82.