EECS - THE REGULATIONS The certificate issuing activities of members of the AIB are regulated by means of the Principles and Rules of Operation of the European Energy Certificate System (the EECS Rules) at an international level; and the Domain Protocols, which set out how the EECS Rules have been implemented in a specific domain (this may be a region or a country). The EECS Rules and its supporting documents comprise:
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Principles & Rules of Operation - the EECS Rules
The EECS Rules has variously been known in the past as the "Basic Commitment", and the "PRO" (the Principles and Rules of Operation). This document sets out the common international standard to which all members of AIB subscribe. |
Scheme Rules
The EECS Rules are supported by scheme rules, each setting out the details of specific schemes. Until September 2011, three such sets of rules exist, setting out the peculiarities of Guarantees of Origin (GO); RECS Certificates, which address renewable energy; and EECS Disclosure certificates, which can be used for any sort of energy, including fossil and nuclear.
After 1st September 2011, the above schemes will be consolidated into an "electricity scheme", and work will commence on schemes for other energy media, such as gas. |
Subsidiary Documents
The detailed provisions of the EECS Rules are set out in "Subsidiary Documents" (SDs), which address matters relating to: assessment panels, voting rights, registration databases, members' agents and measurement bodies, change management, assignment of codes and periodic reviews. |
Fact Sheets
Transient and/or advisory information is set out in "Fact Sheets", providing lists of EECS Rules Fact Sheets and Subsidiary Documents, types of Public Support, member codes, permissible energy sources and technology types, geographic location codes, cogeneration codes, addresses for EECS Rules notices and members of each scheme. There is also a Fact Sheet offering guidelines and framework for domain protocols. |
CMO-CMO Schemes
XML Schema are proposed for use by registries in interpreting files transferred between Central Monitoring Offices (CMOs). |
Standard Terms & Conditions
The Standard Terms & Conditions template provides guidelines for preparing standard terms and conditions between issuing bodies and market participants. |
GUIDELINES ON CONSULTATION PRACTICES The Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) has approved the following guidelines recognising in particular: - The importance of consultation in providing expert input and views on draft proposals;
- The need for a flexible approach to consultation (one that can be adapted according to the significance and urgency of an issue); and
- The need to ensure a high quality to consultation.
In carrying out consultations, the AIB will be guided by a number of principles, several of which reflect the European Union's approach to better regulation, and are based themselves on the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) document "Public Guidelines on ERGEG's Consultation Practices".
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Guidelines on AIB Consultation Practices - version 3.1
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GUIDELINES ON PEER REVIEWS
AIB is determined to ensure the reliable operation of international energy certificate systems.One crucial element in this reliability is the quality of the information processed in such a system. That fact is recognised by all members of the AIB, and consequently it has been decided to impose a quality system on the operations of energy certificate systems which makes use of a system of Peer reviews.
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Guidelines on Peer Reviews - version 2-1
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