Approving the shipping MRV verifiers

The requirements for the verifier are listed in Section 79 of the Emissions Trading Act 1270/2023. The requirements concerning the verifier of maritime transport emissions trading are also stipulated in Regulation (EU) 2023/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Attach accreditation decision or certification to the application

The application must be accompanied by the accreditation decision of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency’s accreditation unit with attachments, or, if it is a verifier accredited or certified in another country belonging to the European Economic Area, the accreditation decision or certification issued by the accreditation unit of this country. The accreditation decision or certification must state that the applicant meets the requirements for maritime transport verifiers, which are listed in Section 79 of the Emissions Trading Act 1270/2023.

Approved verifier receives an approval decision

Traficom accepts shipping MRV verifier by application, if the fulfilment of the conditions laid down in Section 79 of the Emissions Trading Act 1270/2023 has been demonstrated in accordance with the Act on Verifying the Competence of Conformity Assessment Services (920/2005). 

Traficom sends the decision on the verifier's approval to the email address of the contact person indicated in the applicant's application.  The contact information of the approved verifier is published for use by shipping companies on Traficom's website.

Further information

Additional information on the requirements according to Finland’s Emissions Trading Act can be found in the Emissions Trading Act 1270/2023 and especially in its chapter 14. Additional information on authentication and accreditation can also be found in Regulation (EU) 2023/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2917 of the Commission. 

In accordance with the Act on Criteria for Charges Payable to the State (150/1992), an annual fee (330 euros) is charged for the approval of a verifier.

Apply for approval

In order to apply for the approval of shipping MRV verifier status in Finland, fill out the form, attach the accreditation decision or certification and send both by email to Traficom's registry (kirjaamo@traficom.fi) and Traficom's emissions trading contact point (ETS-maritime@traficom.fi).