Testing and certification bodies in accordance with the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance Recognition

If you want to carry out tests or issue certificates in accordance with the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance, you must be recognised by the competent authority.

For certain work on e.g. refrigeration or air conditioning systems, certificates of competence are required for the personnel carrying out the work. These certificates are issued after passing the exam. If you want to carry out such tests or issue certificates, you need recognition from the competent authority. This applies to the whole of Germany.

On the other hand, no operational certification is required for activities on mobile systems, such as refrigerated vehicles.

Which fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) are referred to is set out in Annexes I and II of Regulation (EU) 517/2014 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-Gas Regulation).

The Darmstadt Regional Council, Dept. IV/Frankfurt, is responsible for company certification.

Information on the teachers, the course of the examination or the content of the certificates must be submitted. After queries from the competent authority, further documents may have to be provided.

• training documents of the future lecturers,
• Contents of the course,
• timetable for the implementation of the course,
• if applicable, examination regulations,
• where applicable, procedural rules for the issue of certificates of competence;
• List of equipment used in training, and
• if necessary, sample of an examination exam, questionnaire.

• completed application for company certification
• You must enclose the following documents with your application for company certification: Copies of the certificates of competence for personnel covering the activities in question (certificate of competence in accordance with Section 5 (2) of the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance)

• Written form required: Yes
• Personal appearance required: No

They shall have at their disposal appropriate means, materials and personnel for carrying out tests and issuing certificates.

• There must be sufficient competent personnel for the installation, maintenance or servicing activities of equipment. It must also have access to the tools and procedures necessary for the activities subject to certification.
• For activities related to fire protection systems and fire extinguishers, sufficient personnel with a corresponding certificate of competence must be available for the annual expected volume of activities and the necessary technical equipment must be sufficiently available in terms of type and number.
• If your establishment is an EMAS registered site, it can obtain the certificate if the eco-declaration or audit report shows that the above two conditions are met and that the following information can be seen:
  • Name and registered office of the company
  • Designation of the site and the certified activities related to the site and its facilities
  • Name of the authority, date and signature

You submit an informal application to the competent authority for recognition as an examination and certification body. If necessary, the authority will request further application documents and, after reviewing the application, issue a notification of recognition.

before commencing work

The costs for recognition as an authorized body depend on the time spent, in accordance with the General Administrative Costs Regulations in conjunction with the Administrative Costs Regulations of the business unit.: Administrative fine from 100,00 EUR to 1.000,00 EUR