The European Commission has consolidated its resources for CBAM verification, covering accreditation, access to the CBAM Registry and cooperation between verifiers and production installations outside the EU as companies prepare evidence for declarations covering the definitive period.
The package, released on 28 September, combines verification guidance with operational documentation and training materials. At the same time, verifier access to the CBAM Registry has been available since 1 September, making the associated administrative procedures part of the current implementation process.
Accreditation and registry access serve different functions
The Commission’s materials cover procedures for registration and registry access, technical use of the system, changes to verifier information and cooperation with installation operators located outside the EU.
They also define the respective roles of accreditation bodies, national authorities and the European Commission.
Accreditation and registry access should not be treated as interchangeable requirements. Accreditation confirms that a verification body has been assessed against the applicable requirements, while registry access provides the digital functionality needed to carry out the relevant workflow.
Neither obtaining a registry account nor completing verifier training replaces the accreditation required under the framework.
Verification links producers with importers
For importers using actual embedded emissions in their CBAM declarations, independent verification is a central element of the evidence chain.
The calculations prepared by an installation operator and the accompanying verification report must be capable of being transmitted to the CBAM declarant using the information for the relevant goods and production installation.
This creates an operational handover between producers, verifiers and importers. A production facility may have completed its emissions measurements and a verifier may have reviewed the resulting information, but the importer still needs the correct verified data associated with the goods it is declaring.
Verified installation data requires controlled use
Producers supplying multiple European customers could potentially use verified installation information across different customer relationships, reducing the need to respond repeatedly to identical data requests.
However, the same verified information cannot be allocated inconsistently across buyers or used in a way that misrepresents the underlying production or supporting evidence.
The Commission’s consolidated resources therefore support the complete verification chain, from an identifiable production installation, through independent verification, to the importer responsible for the CBAM declaration.
