# The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Emissions and Verification) Regulations 2026, Regulation 15: Accreditation bodies


(1) A person (“an accreditation body”) must—
(a) be a full member of the Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated, a New Zealand incorporated society with the incorporation number 50223540, and
(b) meet the requirements specified in a notice published by the Commissioners.
(2) A notice may, in particular—
(a) set out technical standards that an accreditation body must meet, including by reference to standards produced by international bodies;
(b) set out requirements an accreditation body must meet in order to be independent of a verifier;
(c) make further provision about how an accreditation body must assess whether a verifier is competent to verify relevant emissions in relation to a CBAM good;
(d) require that an accreditation body visit the premises of a verifier and set out how frequently this should take place;
(e) set out how an accreditation body should review and quality assure the way in which the verifier verifies emissions data;
(f) set out when, and how, an accreditation body must reassess the accreditation of a verifier;
(g) set out how an accreditation body must suspend, revoke or amend an accreditation;
(h) make provision about the records that an accreditation body must keep.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/995/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-emissions-and-verification-regulations-2026/regulation-15
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