The certification body is responsible for checking all relevant documents (most notably the application and results of the audit as well as lab results). All listed certification bodies are accredited (EN 45011). Which certification body is responsible for which country? The national associations listed below are cooperating with specific certification bodies:
Austria: OFI CERT (see contact details below)
Canada: Control Union Certifications (see contact details below)
Czech Republic: TÜV NORD Czech, s.r.o. (see contact details below)
Germany: DEPI/DQS (see contact details below)
Italy: ENAMA (see contact details below)
Lithuania: PCU (see contact details blow)
Portugal: APCER / SGS (please contact ANPEB for details - info@anpeb.pt)
Spain: AENOR (see contact details below)
Switzerland: ProCert (see contact details below)
United Kingdom: Hetas (see contact details below)
Producers and traders from other countries than the ones mentioned above can choose any of the following certification bodies which are cooperating with the European Pellet Council world wide: HETAS, ENAMA, OFI CERT and PCU, see contact details below.
AENOR (Asociacion Española de Normalización y Certificación)
Cl. Génova 6
28004 Madrid, Spain
www.aenor.es
Responsible persons: José Magro González and Irene Carrascón Iglesias
Tel: +34-91-4326-148
Fax: +34-91-3190-581
nuevosproductos@aenor.es
Control Union Certifications
Boompjes 270
3011 XZ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
www.controlunion.com
Responsible person: Mieke Vandewal
Tel: +31 10 28 23 249
mvandewal@controlunion.com
DEPI – Deutsches Pelletinstitut GmbH
Reinhardtstr. 18
10117 Berlin, Germany
Responsible person: Ralf Schmersahl
Email: info@enplus-pellets.de
Phone: +49-30-699159955
Fax: +49-30-688159977
www.enplus-pellets.de
For certification by DEPI a Request for Certification by DEPI has to be submitted together with the auditing report and the laboratory analysis.
ENAMA
Ente Nazionale per la Meccanizzazione Agricola
Via Venafro 5
00159 Rome, Italy
www.enama.it
Responsible person: Roberto Limongelli
Tel. +39-06-40860030
Fax +39-06-4076264
roberto.limongelli@enama.it
HETAS
Orchard Business Centre, Stoke Orchard,
Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL52 7RZ
United Kingdom
Responsible person: Mark Russell
Email: mark.russell@hetas.co.uk
Phone: +44-1-242-682-049
Fax: +44-1-242-673-502
For certification by HETAS, please download the Application Pack ENplus and submit forms and supporting information as described.
Further details available at:
www.hetas.co.uk/fuel-quality/enplus
OFI CERT
Österreichisches Forschungsinstiut für Chemie und Technik
Franz-Grill-Strasse 5, Arsenal Objekt 213
1030 Wien, Austria
Responsible person: Udo Pappler
Email: udo.pappler@ofi.at
Phone: +43-1-798-1601-790
Fax: +43-1-798-1601-977
For certification by OFI CERT a Request for Certification by OFI CERT, PDF has to be submitted together with the auditing report and the laboratory analysis.
Other certifying bodies are welcome to enter an agreement of cooperation with EPC. They have to fulfill the requirements of the EN 45011 and be accredited by a member of the European Co-Operation for Accreditation (EA) or possess a mutual recognition agreement with the EA.
PCU Deutschland GmbH
Dorotheastraße 30
10318 Berlin
Germany
Responsible person: Dr. Rainer Friedel
Email: berlin@controlunion.com
Phone: +49-30-54782353
Fax: +49-30-54782309
For the certification by PCU Deutschland GmbH an ‘Application Form’ (Application pack available soon) has to be submitted together with attachments as described on the form.
Full details will be available at:
www.pcu-deutschland.de
ProCert
Holzikofenweg 22
3000 Bern 23
Schwitzerland
Responsible person: Richard Schnyder
Email: r.schnyder@procert.ch
Phone: +41 31 560 67 70
Fax: +41 31 560 67 60
TÜV NORD Czech, s.r.o.
Pod Hajkem 406/1
18000 Praha, Czech Republic
www.tuev-nord.cz
Responsible person: Alice Kotlánová
Email: kotlanova@tuev-nord.cz
Phone: +420 545 110 120
Mobil: +420 724 355 718
Fax: +420 545 211 709