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- Certified Producers
This is the Application Form for wood pellet producers willing to become ENplus® certified.
The following Data Sheet could be needed to complete your application:
- Certified Traders
This is the Application Form for wood pellet traders willing to become ENplus® certified.The following Data Sheets could be needed to complete your application:
- Certified Service Providers
This is the Application Form for wood pellet service providers willing to become ENplus® certified.
The following Data Sheets could be needed to complete your application:
- Certification Bodies
This is the Application Form for companies willing to be listed as ENplus® certification bodies.
The following Data Sheets could be needed to complete your application:
- Testing Bodies
This is the Application Form for companies willing to be listed as ENplus® testing bodies.
The following Data Sheet could be needed to complete your application:
You will find below the various sections of the international version of the ENplus® Handbook (v3.0), with a summary of the content.
National Handbooks and Guidelines are available here and on our local ENplus® websites.
All companies, which have been certified prior to the date of publication of the revised documentation (01.10.2022), shall comply with the requirements of the new document ENplus® ST 1001 and ENplus® ST 1003 by the transition date of 01.01.2024 and the conformity with the requirements will be assessed by the ENplus® certification body as a part of the next regular inspection after the transition date.
New certificates issued between the publication date (01.10.2022) of the new documentation and the date of entry into the force (01.01.2023) may comply with the requirements of ENplus® ST 1001 and ENplus® ST 1003 or with the ENplus® Handbook, version 3.0.
- Part I : General
- General information and overview
- Scope of the ENplus® Certification Scheme
- Definition of terms
- Normative References
- Part II : Certification Procedure
- Provisions for producer certification
- Provisions for trader certification
- Provisions for service provider certification
- Part III : Pellet Quality Requirements
- ENplus® quality classes
- Requirements for wood raw materials
- Requirements for additives
- Part V : Scheme Organisation
This section contains the requirements for organisations responsible for conformity assessment, namely:
- Certification Bodies
- Inspection Bodies
- Testing Bodies
- Part VI : Schedule of Fees
This section contains the schedule of fees for all ENplus® certified/listed organisations:
- Certified Producers
- Certified Traders
- Certified Service Providers
- Listed Inspection bodies
- Listed Testing bodies
- GHG Calculator
Within the ENplus® scheme, the Carbon Footprint (CO2-eq emitted per tonne of pellets produced) of every certified pellet production plant has to be calculated thanks to this tool. The data gathered by the ENplus® Management is for aggregated country statistical purposes only.
- ENplus® Storage Guidelines
The ENplus® storage guidelines describe the requirements to preserve fuel quality and provide safe storage of pellets for both professionals (such as installers) and consumers. It covers the technical properties of pellet stores as well as information on safe and adequate operation of these stores.
- ENplus® Bag Design Guidelines
This document includes mandatory requirements for ENplus® certified pellet Producers and Traders regarding the approval of a pellet bag design showing the ENplus® seal. It is based on and extends the requirements of the ENplus® Handbook, version 3.0, Part 2, relating to the requirements for bag designs showing the ENplus® seal.
The following document provides additional guidance regarding the translation of the bag designs
- Instructions for conducting ENplus® inspections of companies located in War zones
This document provides guidance on the implementation of the ENplus® requirements for the companies affected by the war in Ukraine or any similar situation as described in the scope section and recognised by the European Pellet Council.
You will find below the new ENplus® documentation which is result of the ENplus® revision.
All companies applying for certification after 01.01.2023 should follow this set of documents.
Check out our brochure with overview of the key changes here.
Check out this document highlighting the changes between old and new documentation.
ENplus® ST 1001 - ENplus® wood pellets – Requirements for companies
➟ Recognition of the technology for small-scale delivery (v.1 March 2023)
ENplus® ST 1002 - Requirements for certification and testing bodies operating ENplus® certification
➟ ENplus® ST 1002 – Technical corrigendum 1
ENplus® ST 1003 - Usage of the ENplus® trademarks - Requirements
ENplus® PD 2001 - Structure and development of ENplus® documentation
ENplus® PD 2002 - Complaints and appeals procedure
ENplus® PD 2003 - Issuance of permissions for the use of the ENplus® trademarks
ENplus® PD 2004 - ENplus® listing of certification and testing bodies
➟ ENplus® PD 2004 – Technical corrigendum 1
ENplus® PD 2005 - Governance of the ENplus® certification scheme
ENplus® PD 2006 - ENplus® certification scheme fees
ENplus® PD 2007 - Investigation and resolution of fraudulent use of the ENplus® trademarks
ENplus® PD 2008 - Handling confidential and personal information
ENplus® GD 3001 - Storage for wood pellets
ENplus® GD 3002 - ENplus® translations of the pellets bag design