# Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Member States shall require the operator or the owner to ensure that, in respect of the scheme for independent verification relating to an installation or a well, the following conditions are fulfilled:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) the independent verifier has suitable technical competence, including where necessary, suitably qualified and experienced personnel in adequate numbers who fulfil the requirements of point 1 of this Annex;
(b) tasks under the scheme for independent verification are appropriately allocated by the independent verifier to personnel qualified to undertake them;
(c) suitable arrangements are in place for the flow of information between the operator or owner and the independent verifier;
(d) the independent verifier is given suitable authority to be able to carry out the functions effectively.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/30/annex/V/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-30/annex-V/division-2
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