L 144/100
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
23.5.2022
— The verifier(s) shall check that the datasets are correctly implemented in the software (i.e. LCIA results of the dataset in the software are within a deviation of 1% to the ones in the metadata).
At least 50% (in number) of the datasets used to model most-relevant processes and 10% of those used to model other processes shall be checked.
The verifier(s) shall check if the aggregated EF compliant dataset representing the product in scope is made available to the European Commission (69).
The commissioner of the PEF study may decide to make the dataset public.
Additional environmental and technical information fulfils the requirements at Section 3.2.4.1.
8.4.2
Ve r i f i c a t i o n a n d v a l i d a t i o n t e ch n i q u e s The verifier(s) shall assess and confirm whether the calculation methodologies applied are of acceptable accuracy, reliable, are appropriate and performed in line with the PEF method.
The verifier(s) shall confirm the correct application of conversion of measurement units.
The verifier(s) shall check if applied sampling procedures are in line with the sampling procedure defined in the PEF method as set out in Section 4.4.6.
The data reported shall be checked against the source documentation in order to check their consistency.
The verifier(s) shall evaluate whether the methods for making estimates are appropriate and have been applied consistently.
The verifier(s) may assess alternatives to estimations or choices made, to determine whether a conservative choice has been selected.
The verifier(s) may identify uncertainties that are greater than expected and assess the effect of the identified uncertainty on the final PEF results.
8.4.3
Data confidentiality Data for validation shall be presented in a systematic and comprehensive way.
All the project documentation supporting the validation of a PEF study shall be provided to the verifier(s), including the EF model, confidential information, data, and the PEF report.
The verifier(s) shall treat all information and data undergoing verification/ validation as confidential and shall use them only during the verification/validation process.
The commissioner of the PEF study may exclude confidential data and information from the PEF report, provided that: — only input information is excluded and all output information is included; — the commissioner provides the verifier(s) with sufficient information of the nature of the data and information excluded as well as the reasoning for excluding them; — the verifier(s) accept(s) the non-disclosure and includes in the verification and validation report the reasons for doing so; if the verifier(s) do(es) not accept the non-disclosure and the commissioner does not take corrective action, the verifier(s) shall include in the verification and validation report that the non-disclosure is not justified; — the commissioner keeps a file of the non-disclosed information for possible future re-evaluation of the decision for non-disclosure.
Business data could be of confidential nature because of competition aspects, intellectual property rights or similar legal restrictions.
Therefore, business data identified as confidential and provided during the validation process shall be kept confidential.
Hence, verifier(s) shall not disseminate or otherwise retain for use, without the organisation’s permission, any information disclosed to them during the course of the verification/ validation process.
The commissioner of the PEF study may ask the verifier(s) to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
(69) Please send your datasets to ENV-ENVIRONMENTAL-FOOTPRINT@ec.europa.eu