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Standards are normative documents defining requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics.
ISO standards (https://www.iso.org/home.html), for example, are published by the International Organization for Standardization – which is an international body founded by governments around the world. Its purpose is to publish standards as a way to deliver knowledge and best practice.
Standards can help develop better regulation thanks to the involvement of globally-established experts.
The use of the standards is voluntary but can however support the EU legislation and policies.
Certification is the confirmation that the product meets the specific requirements.
The certification is always done by a third party – an independent body who gives a written assurance (the certificate), that a product is in conformity. The organisation performing the certification is called a certification body.
Certification provides confidence to consumers, regulators, industry and other interested parties, that products conform to specified requirements; facilitates trade, market access, fair competition and consumer acceptance of products.
Certification can be done on a voluntary basis but when a company gets certified it commits to complying with all the specific requirements. Moreover, when a registered trademark is involved, certified and non-certified companies need to make sure of a proper use of it since a misuse could entail legal consequences.
The rules, procedures and management for carrying out a certification are established inside a certification scheme.
ISO, for example, develops International Standards but they are not involved in their certification, and do not issue certificates. This is performed by external certification bodies, thus a company or organization cannot be certified by ISO.
ENplus® is a quality certification scheme for wood pellets, based on an ISO standard – ISO 17225-2 but that goes beyond it with stricter/additional requirements and it is also a registered trademark.
The term ENplus®, as well as the ENplus® logo, are registered as international trademark under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and as a Community Trademark (CTM) with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Normative references for ENplus® certification scheme:
CEN/TC 15370-1: Solid biofuels – Method for the determination of ash melting behaviour – Part 1: Characteristic temperatures method
EN 14778: Solid biofuels – Sampling
EN 14961-2: Solid biofuels – Fuel specification and classes – Part 2: Wood pellets for non-industrial use
EN 15234-2: Solid biofuels – Fuel quality assurance – Part 2: Wood pellets for non-industrial use
ISO 16948: Solid biofuels – Determination of total content of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen contents
ISO 16968: Solid biofuels – Determination of minor elements
ISO 16994: Solid biofuels – Determination of total content of sulphur and chlorine
ISO 17225-1: Solid biofuels – Fuel specifications and classes – Part 1: General requirements
ISO 17225-2: Solid biofuels – Fuel specifications and classes – Part 2: Graded wood pellets
ISO 17828: Solid biofuels – Determination of bulk density
ISO 17829: Solid Biofuels – Determination of length and diameter of pellets
ISO 17831-1: Solid biofuels – Determination of mechanical durability of pellets and briquettes – Part 1: Pellets
ISO 18122: Solid biofuels – Determination of ash content
ISO 18125: Solid biofuels – Determination of calorific value
ISO 18134: Solid biofuels – Determination of moisture content –
ISO 18846: Solid biofuels – Determination of fines content in quantities of pellets
ISO/IEC 17020: Conformity assessment – Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection
ISO/IEC 17065: Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services