CEN/TS 16214-2:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST-TS CEN/TS 16214-2:2014
Merila trajnostnosti za proizvodnjo biogoriv in biotekočin za uporabo v energetiki -
Načela, merila, kazalniki in preskuševalniki - 2. del: Ugotavljanje skladnosti,
vključno s postopki nadzora in masne bilance
Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications
- Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers - Part 2: Conformity assessment including
chain of custody and mass balance
Nachhaltigkeitskriterien für die Herstellung von Biokraftstoffen und flüssigen
Biobrennstoffen für Energieanwendungen - Grundsätze, Kriterien, Indikatoren und Prüfer
- Teil 2: Konformitätsbewertung einschließlich überwachter Lieferkette und
Massenbilanz
Critères de durabilité pour la production de biocarburants et de bioliquides pour des
applications énergétiques - Principes, critères, indicateurs et vérificateurs - Partie 2:
évaluation de la conformité, incluant chaîne de surveillance et bilan massique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 16214-2:2020
ICS:
27.190 Biološki viri in drugi Biological sources and
alternativni viri energije alternative sources of energy
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TS 16214-2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
September 2020
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 75.160.40; 27.190 Supersedes CEN/TS 16214-2:2014
English Version
Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and
bioliquids for energy applications - Principles, criteria,
indicators and verifiers - Part 2: Conformity assessment
including chain of custody and mass balance
Critères de durabilité pour la production de Nachhaltigkeitskriterien für die Herstellung von
biocarburants et de bioliquides pour des applications Biokraftstoffen und flüssigen Biobrennstoffen für
énergétiques - Principes, critères, indicateurs et Energieanwendungen - Grundsätze, Kriterien,
vérificateurs - Partie 2: évaluation de la conformité, Indikatoren und Prüfer - Teil 2:
incluant chaîne de surveillance et bilan massique Konformitätsbewertung einschließlich überwachter
Lieferkette und Massenbilanz
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 17 August 2020 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Principle . 7
5 Requirements for conformity assessment . 7
5.1 Basic elements . 7
5.2 Requirements for sustainability . 8
5.3 Requirements for economic operators . 9
5.4 Competence of conformity assessment bodies . 9
5.5 Requirements for the conformity assessment process . 9
5.5.1 General requirements . 9
5.5.2 Conformity assessment process . 9
6 Requirements for chain of custody control – mass balance method . 10
6.1 Basic elements for application of the mass balande method . 10
6.2 Product declaration – Identification of compliant consignment . 11
6.3 Management system requirements . 12
6.3.1 General . 12
6.3.2 Commitment . 12
6.3.3 Responsibilities and authorities . 12
6.3.4 Documentation . 12
6.3.5 Records . 13
Annex A (informative) Examples of conformity assessments procedures . 14
Annex B (informative) Checklists . 15
B.1 Initial audit (focus on management system). 15
B.2 Surveillance audit (focus on data verification) . 16
Annex C (informative) Example of use of self-declaration documents in a group-auditing
scheme . 18
Annex D (informative) Example of use of conformity of specific consignments . 20
Annex E (informative) Example of mass balance. 22
Annex F (informative) Examples for GHG balance . 26
Annex G (informative) Example of product declaration . 29
Annex H (informative) Relationship between this document and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC, amended by Directive
2015/1513 . 30
Bibliography . 34

European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 16214-2:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 383
“Sustainably produced biomass for energy applications”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TS 16214-2:2014.
It has been aligned with amended regulations [3].
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Commission on the promotion of the use of energy from
renewable sources, referred to as the Renewable Energy Directive (RED, [1]), incorporates an advanced
binding sustainability scheme for biofuels and bioliquids for the European market. The RED contains
binding sustainability criteria for greenhouse gas savings, land with high biodiversity value, land with
high carbon stock and agro-environmental practices. Several articles in the RED present requirements to
European Member States and to economic operators in Europe. Non-EU countries may have different
requirements and criteria on, for instance, the GHG emission reduction set-off in the framework of their
own national legislation.
The sustainability criteria for biofuels are also mandated in Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of
petrol and diesel fuels [2], via the amending Directive 2009/30/EC (as regards the specification of petrol,
diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, [43]).
Directive 98/70/EC is referred to as the Fuels Quality Directive (FQD).
Directive 2015/1513 [3], referred to as the ILUC Directive, amends both the RED and the FQD.
Created in 2008, CEN/TC 383 initiated the elaboration of a standardization programme on sustainability
criteria for biomass for energy application. After being contacted by CEN, the European Commission in
return in May 2009 formally wrote to request CEN to work on standard(s) on:
— the implementation of the mass balance method of custody chain management;
— the provisions of evidence that the production of raw material has not interfered with nature
protection purpose;
— the auditing by member states and by voluntary schemes using them of the information submitted
by economic operators.
Both the EC and CEN agreed that these may play a role in the implementation of the EU biofuel and
bioliquid sustainability scheme. In the Communication from the Commission on the practical
implementation of the EU biofuels and bioliquids sustainability scheme and on counting rules for biofuels
(2010/C 160/02, [54]), awareness of the CEN work is indicated.
It is widely accepted that sustainability at large encompasses environmental, social and economic
aspects. The European Directives make mandatory the compliance of several sustainability criteria for
biofuels and bioliquids. This European Standard has been developed with the aim to assist EU Member
States and economic operators with the implementation of EU biofuel and bioliquids sustainability
requirements mandated by the European Directives. This document is limited to certain aspects relevant
for a sustainability assessment of biomass produced for energy applications. Therefore compliance with
parts of CEN/TS 16214 or parts of EN 16214 alone does not substantiate claims of the biomass being
produced sustainably.
This document defines requirements for the verification of compliance with the sustainability criteria for
biofuels and bioliquids, in accordance with legal requirements, such as in Article 18 of the RED [1]. In
particular, this document defines requirements for an adequate standard of independent auditing of the
information submitted by economic operators (Clause 5), and the implementation by economic
operators, of the mass balance method of chain of custody control (Clause 6).
This document is a tool that can be used as part of voluntary schemes, national systems or bilateral
agreements.
This document defines requirements for a mass balance system which:
a) allows consignments of raw material or biofuel or bioliquids with differing sustainability
characteristics to be mixed;
b) requires information about the sustainability characteristics and sizes of the consignments referred
to in a) to remain assigned to the mixture; and
c) provides for the sum of all consignments withdrawn from the mixture to be described as having the
same sustainability characteristics, in the same quantities, as the sum of all consignments added to
the mixture.
Each economic operator in the chain of custody is responsible for the data supplied
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