Sistema de Comércio de Emissões da UE (EU ETS)

O processo de verificação do CBAM segue uma abordagem estruturada e baseada no risco. O resumo que se segue reflete as atividades de verificação previstas nas secções 2.2 a 2.20 do Anexo II do Regulamento Delegado (UE) n.º 2025/2551 da Comissão, juntamente com os princípios de verificação estabelecidos no Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.º 2025/2546 da Comissão.

1. Análise pré-contratual e atribuição de prazos

   Before accepting an engagement, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. reviews the available information to understand the operator’s installation, determine the proposed verification scope, confirm that the engagement falls within the accredited scope, assess competence and resource availability, evaluate verification risks, and allocate sufficient time for the work. The contract must allow for additional time if needed for strategic analysis, risk analysis, or other verification activities.

2. Pedido de informações por parte do operador

   Antes da análise estratégica e ao longo de toda a verificação, o operador deve fornecer as informações necessárias para planear e realizar a verificação. Estas podem incluir o plano de monitorização mais recente, descrições das instalações, informações sobre o fluxo do processo, registos de alterações, planos de amostragem, relatório de emissões do operador, relatórios de verificação anteriores, informações sobre constatações não resolvidas, relatórios de verificação de precursores, comprovativos do período de produção, comprovativos de consumo de eletricidade, bases de dados, fontes de dados e outros registos relevantes.

3. Análise estratégica

   SCS Global Services Europe B.V. performs a strategic analysis to assess the likely nature, scale, and complexity of the verification. This includes reviewing the installation, goods produced, production processes and routes, source streams, emission sources, technical connections, monitoring methodology, measurement equipment, calculation factors, precursor inputs, electricity data, data flow activities, and the operator’s control system.

4. Análise de risco

   SCS Global Services Europe B.V. identifies and analyses inherent risks, control activities, and control risks that may affect the reliability of the emissions report. The risk analysis considers the strategic analysis, operator information, relevant source streams and data flows, and applicable materiality levels. If new information becomes available during verification, the risk analysis and planned verification activities are updated.

5. Plano de verificação

   Based on the strategic and risk analyses, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. prepares a verification plan proportionate to the risks identified. The plan includes a verification programme, a test plan for control activities and procedures, and a data sampling plan. The plan is designed to reduce verification risk to an acceptable level and support a reasonable assurance opinion.

6. Atividades de verificação

   SCS Global Services Europe B.V. implements the verification plan and checks whether the monitoring plan has been properly applied. Verification activities include substantive testing, analytical procedures, data verification, and checks on the correct application of the monitoring methodology. SCS Global Services Europe B.V. reviews data flow activities, IT systems, control activities, procedures, documentation, and implementation effectiveness.

7. Procedimentos analíticos

   SCS Global Services Europe B.V. uses analytical procedures to assess plausibility and completeness of reported data. This includes assessing fluctuations and trends, identifying outliers, unexpected data and data gaps, performing preliminary and substantive analytical procedures, and carrying out final analytical procedures to confirm that identified errors have been resolved.

8. Verificação de dados

   SCS Global Services Europe B.V. performs detailed testing of the data in the operator’s emissions report. This includes tracing data back to primary source records, cross-checking with external or corroborating sources where available, performing reconciliations, checking thresholds, recalculating reported values, and verifying the boundaries of the installation, production processes, production routes, source streams, emission sources, technical connections, activity levels, and data reliability.

9. Verificação da metodologia de monitorização

   SCS Global Services Europe B.V. checks whether the monitoring methodology in the monitoring plan has been correctly applied. This includes evaluating completeness of data, data gaps, double counting, sampling plans, attribution of emissions and energy flows, activity-level definitions, energy consumption, precursor treatment, use of verified actual emissions for precursors where applicable, default-factor use, electricity emission factors, biomass sustainability evidence, and treatment of transferred CO2 or N2O, carbon capture and storage, and permanent carbon capture and use.

10. Recurso a outros relatórios de verificação

    Where the operator relies on verified data from other installations, such as precursor-producing installations or electricity-producing installations, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. checks whether the related verification report was issued by an appropriately accredited verifier, whether the opinion was satisfactory, and whether the report covers the relevant production period.

11. Amostragem

    SCS Global Services Europe B.V. may use sampling methods where justified by the risk analysis. If a misstatement or non-conformity is identified through sampling, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. requests the operator to explain the cause, assesses the impact on reported data, determines whether additional verification work is needed, and decides whether the sample size or corrected data population must be expanded.

12. Visita ao local

    SCS Global Services Europe B.V. conducts a physical site visit at the installation where the goods are produced, unless a virtual site visit or waiver is permitted under the applicable CBAM verification rules. The site visit is used to assess measuring devices and monitoring systems, interview personnel, assess installation and production-process boundaries, confirm the completeness of source streams and emission sources, review technical connections, and gather sufficient evidence for the verification conclusion.

13. Tratamento de erros, não-conformidades e incumprimentos

    Where SCS Global Services Europe B.V. identifies misstatements, non-conformities, or non-compliance during verification, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. informs the operator without delay and requests correction. Corrected issues are documented as resolved. For uncorrected issues, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. requests explanations, assesses materiality, evaluates impacts on reported embedded emissions and free allocation adjustment information where relevant, and determines the effect on the verification opinion.

14. Avaliação técnica independente

    Antes da emissão do relatório de verificação, a documentação interna de verificação e o projeto de relatório de verificação são analisados por um revisor independente que não fez parte da equipa de verificação. A análise abrange todo o processo de verificação, confirma que os procedimentos foram corretamente seguidos, avalia se foram aplicados o devido cuidado profissional e o devido discernimento e determina se as provas sustentam um parecer de garantia razoável.

15. Autenticação do relatório de verificação

    O relatório de verificação é autenticado com base nas conclusões do revisor independente e nas provas constantes da documentação interna de verificação. A autenticação é realizada por uma pessoa devidamente autorizada pelo verificador.

16. Documentação de verificação interna

    SCS Global Services Europe B.V. compiles internal verification documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the verification was performed in accordance with the applicable CBAM requirements. The documentation includes the results of verification activities, information received from the operator, strategic analysis, risk analysis, verification plan, justification for any site-visit waiver or virtual site visit, evidence supporting the verification opinion, and the results of the independent review.

17. Relatório de verificação e declaração de parecer

    SCS Global Services Europe B.V. issues the verification report only for activity groups within its accredited scope. The verification report includes a verification opinion. The report may be verified as satisfactory only where the operator’s emissions report is free from material misstatements. The report is verified as unsatisfactory where material misstatements, material non-conformities, insufficient clarity, or limitations of scope prevent a satisfactory reasonable assurance conclusion.

18. Limitação do âmbito

    SCS Global Services Europe B.V. may conclude that the scope of verification is too limited where data are missing, the monitoring plan does not provide sufficient scope or clarity, or the operator has not made sufficient information available. A limitation of scope may prevent SCS Global Services Europe B.V. from obtaining sufficient evidence to issue a reasonable assurance opinion.

19. Não-conformidades não materiais pendentes

    SCS Global Services Europe B.V. assesses whether non-material non-conformities identified in the previous reporting period have been corrected. If they have not been corrected, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. assesses whether the failure increases, or may increase, the risk of misstatements and documents the status and resolution of findings.

20. Recomendações para melhorias — sem recorrer a consultoria

    Where SCS Global Services Europe B.V. identifies areas for improvement, the verification report may include recommendations related to the operator’s risk assessment, data flow activities, control activities, procedures, and monitoring and reporting process. These recommendations are limited to verification findings and do not constitute consultancy. SCS Global Services Europe B.V. remains impartial and does not advise on, design, or develop the operator’s monitoring and reporting process.

21. Factos descobertos após a emissão da declaração de verificação

    If SCS Global Services Europe B.V. becomes aware of facts after issuance of the verification statement that could have materially affected the verification opinion, SCS Global Services Europe B.V. assesses the significance of the information, determines whether additional verification activities are required, and takes appropriate action. Depending on the circumstances, this may include communication with the client, amendment, withdrawal or reissuance of the verification statement, and notification of relevant authorities or intended users where required.