Version03:30January2003Page1REPORTOFTHESEVENTHMEETINGOFTHEEXECUTIVEBOARDAnnex2ProcedureforaccreditingoperationalentitiesbytheExecutiveBoardofthecleandevelopmentmechanism(CDM)ContentsA.Introduction................................................................................................................................2B.Scopeofaccreditation.................................................................................................................4B.1.Definitionofscopeofaccreditation..........................................................................................4B.2.Proceduretodevelopthelistof“sectoralscopes”ofaccreditation............................................5C.Accreditation,unscheduledsurveillance,re-accreditationandnotificationofchanges.................6C.1.Accreditation............................................................................................................................6C.2.Unscheduledsurveillance(“spot-check”)...............................................................................10C.3.Re-accreditation.....................................................................................................................11C.4.Accreditationforadditional“sectoralscope(s)”......................................................................12C.5.Procedureincasealetteristobeissuedindicatingthesuccessfulcompletionofthedeskreviewandtheon-siteassessment.............................................................................................................12C.6.NotificationonchangeofstatusofaDOE..............................................................................13D.Annexes....................................................................................................................................14D.1.Annex:Applicationdocuments..........................................................................................14D.2.Annex:“Appealsprocedure”.................................................................................................15D.3.Annex:“Fees”.......................................................................................................................15D.4.Annex:“FormsusedintheCDMaccreditationprocess”.......................................................17D.5.Annex:“Abbreviations”........................................................................................................18Version03:30January2003Page2REPORTOFTHESEVENTHMEETINGOFTHEEXECUTIVEBOARDAnnex2A.Introduction1.Inaccordancewiththemodalitiesandproceduresforacleandevelopmentmechanism1(CDMM&P)2,theExecutiveBoard(EB)ofthecleandevelopmentmechanism(CDM)shallaccreditoperationalentitieswhichmeettheCDMaccreditationrequirementsandrecommendthedesignationofsuchentitiestotheConferenceofthePartiesservingasthemeetingofthePartiestotheKyotoProtocol(COP/MOP)3.2.Thisdocument(hereinafterreferredtoas“CDMaccreditationprocedure”)containstheproceduretooperationalizetheaccreditationofoperationalentitiesbytheEBwhichhasbeenelaboratedinaccordancewithparagraph5(f)(ii)oftheCDMM&Pandtakingintoconsiderationparagraphs18and25oftheCDMM&P.TheEBmayrevisethisCDMaccreditationprocedureinthefuture.TheEBshallinformanyapplicantentity(AE)andanydesignatedoperationalentity(DOE)ofanysuchrevisions.AnyrevisionshallbeimmediatelymadepublicontheUNFCCCCDMwebsite.ArevisedCDMaccreditationproceduresupersedesanypreviousversionofthisdocumentasofthedateindicatedonthedocument.ArevisiontoastepintheprocedureshallnotbeappliedretroactivelyifanAEstartedtoundergothisstepoftheprocedurebeforetherelevantrevisiontookeffect.3.Figure1providestheschemefortheCDMaccreditationprocedure.Theresponsibilityofeachactorinthisscheme,aselaboratedinsectionC.below,isasfollows:3.1.TheCOP/MOPdesignatesoperationalentitiesbasedonarecommendationbytheEB.3.2.TheEBtakesthedecisionwhetherornottoaccreditanAE4andrecommendittotheCOP/MOPfordesignation.53.3.TheCDMaccreditationpanel(CDM-AP)isresponsibleforpreparingarecommendationtotheEBregardingtheaccreditationofanAEbasedonassessmentworkconductedbyaCDMassessmentteam(CDM-AT).TheCDM-APisalsoresponsibleforpreparingrecommendationsregardingunscheduledsurveillance,re-accreditationandaccreditationforadditionalsectoralscope(s).TheCDM-APprovidesguidancetoandapprovestheworkplanofeachCDM-AT.3.4.ACDMassessmentteam,undertheguidanceoftheCDM-AP,undertakesthedetailedassessmentofanAEand/orDOE,identifiesnon-conformitiesandreportstotheCDM-AP.ACDM-ATshallbeestablishedbytheCDM-APwhichdrawsmembersfromarosterofexpertsestablishedbytheEBforthispurpose.3.5.ThesecretariatsupportstheimplementationoftheCDMaccreditationprocedure.1SeeAnnexD.5.forabbreviationsusedinthisdocument.2Seedecision17/CP.7containedinthereportoftheseventhsessionoftheConferenceoftheParties(FCCC/CP/2002/13/Add.2availableontheUNFCCCCDM()orUNFCCC()website).3Inaccordancewithparagraph2ofdecision17/CP.7,theConferenceofthePartiesshallassumetheresponsibilitiesoftheConferenceofthePartiesservingasthemeetingofthePartiestotheKyotoP