European Pellet Council Handbook for the Certification of Wood Pellets for Heating Purposes Based on EN 14961-2 3.5.2011Certification of Wood Pellets for Heating Purposes CONTENT 1 BACKGROUND AND GOAL .. 2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES. 3. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS. 3.1 Owner of License ..... 3.2 National Associations...... 3.3 Issuer of License .. 3.4 Certification Bodies .... 3.5 System Support Organization 3.6 Listed Inspection and Testing Bodies... 3.7 Certificate Holders. NN NN @ 200 4. CERTIFICATION SYSTEM .. 4.1 Overview... 4.2. Certification of Production 4.2.1 Mandate for Production Control.. 4.2.2. Initial Inspection of Production 4.2.3 Issuing of the Certificate 4.2.4 Surveillance Inspections 4.3. Certification of Trade... 4.3.1. Application Procedure. 4.3.2 Issuing of the Certificate 4.4. Objection Proceedings... 4.5. Validity of the Certificate... 4.6 Major Changes... 47 48 49 4.10 Traceability... 4.10.1. Identification Number 4.10.2. Reference Samples .. BS2 SSc0a0 wo @ 4.11 Regular and Extraordinary Audits 4.12 Complaint Procedure... 4.13 Schedule of Fees ... 5 PRODUCT QUALITY 6 SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS .Certification of Wood Pellets for Heating Purposes 7 QUALITY MANAGEMENT... 7.1 Production , ese 7.1.4 Technical Operating Equipment and Operation Processes... 7.1.2 Reporting of Produced Quantities. 7.1.3 Quality Assurance Representative 7.1.4 Internal Documentation. 7.4.5 Self-Inspections..... 7.2 Trade... 7.2.1 Technical Operating Equipment and Operation Processes... 7.2.2 Quality Assurance Representative 7.2.3 Internal Documentation. 7.2.4 Self-Inspections..... 8 LISTED Inspection and TESTING bodies 81 Registration Requirements... 82 Application Procedure ... 9 Requirements for raw materials .. 9.1 Requirements for Additives ... 9.2 Requirements for Pellets... 10 Certification Seal. Annex 1: Recommended Testing Methods for In-House Sampling and Quality Assurance....30