APPLICATION FORM for the certification of solid biofuels of agricultural and forestry origin

(Form A.04 - rev. 0.0 – 10 052017)

To: ENAMA

Via Venafro, 5 - 00159 Rome

Fax 06.4076264

Viale dell’università 16 – 35020 Legnaro (PD)

and copy to

AIEL

Viale dell’Università 14 35020 Legnaro (PD)

Fax 049.8830718

Company stamp(alternatively, print the form on the company's letterhead paper) / First and last name of Legal Representative
______
First and last name of certification contact person
______

Type of solid biofuel to which the application refers (check the appropriate box)

Pellets (complete technical sheet A1) with ENplus Mark;

Woodchips (complete technical sheet A2) with BiomassPlus Mark;

Firewood (complete technical sheet A2) with BiomassPlus Mark;

Briquettes (complete technical sheet A3) with BiomassPlus Mark;

Type of plant and application for certification(check the appropriate box)

Preliminary visit to production plant (optional)

Preliminary visit to distribution plant (optional)

Certification of bulk solid biofuel production plant

Certification of bagged/packaged solid biofuel production plant

Certification of bulk (including tanker truck) solid biofuel distribution plant

Certification of bagged/packaged solid biofuel distribution plant

Certification of the production/distribution chain (supply chain distributors)

We hereby apply to Enama for a quote in its capacity as Certifying Body for the product certification of solid biofuels of agricultural and forestry origin in accordance with UNI EN ISO 17225:1 and UNI EN 15234:1 and their respective special sections.

We also request, in the light of the agreements between Enama and AIEL (Associazione Italiana Energie Agroforestali), issue of the ENplus mark (pellets) and BiomassPlus mark (woodchips, firewood and briquettes) certificates according to the Quality manual for solid biofuels of agricultural and forestry origin for domestic use General part and special sections.

We enclose with the application:

  1. Technical sheet summarising the characteristics of each company production plant subject to certification; (Enclosure A1, A2 or A3).
  2. Application to Enama for a quote in its capacity as a Certification Body;
  3. Application to Enama for a quote for management of the laboratory analyses.

Place and date

Signature of legal representative

………………………………………………………………………………

IMPORTANT

Note:

The application will not be accepted if not accompanied by the requested documentation (to be submitted by email, post or fax).

Following review of the application and its enclosures, ENAMA will notify you of its acceptance of the application or reasons for refusing the same, and request any necessary further documentation.

Application for preliminary visit (optional) (check the appropriate box)

Should you wish to apply for a preliminary visit (optional, may be requested one time only) this will be specified in a specific quote.

The preliminary visit has the purpose of:

- identifying your facility and activity;

- identifying your level of preparation for the certification process.

Subsequent to the preliminary visit, we will issue a report which will contain no information about your degree of conformity for the purposes of certification, but solely indicate points critical to the certification itself.

Do you wish to apply for the optional preliminary visit? yes no

Place and date

Signature of legal representative

………………………………………………………………………………

On letterhead paper

Enclosure A2to the application for the certification of solid biofuels of agricultural and forestry origin (Form A):

Technical sheet for the manufacturer/distributor of

woodchips

1.1 Operator

Name of company:______

Head offices:______

______

Plant:______

______

______

Certification contact:______

Tel:______

Email:______

1.2 First audit(1) ? yes no

1.2.1 Outcome of previous audits Positive Negative

1.3 Number of employees______

1.4 The company has a quality system:

(if yes, indicate which)______

1.5 Type of product and plant

1.5.1 Type of manufacturer: manufacturer of bulk product

manufacturer of packaged product (pallets or bags)

1.5.2 Type of distributor: distributor of bulk product

distributor of packaged product (pallets or bags)

1.6 Raw material

1.6.1 Origin of the raw material:

own production

external supplier

N.B.: for distributors, please indicate the identification number of the certified manufacturer: ______

both

1.6.2 Type of incoming materials storage:

warehouse

under cover

outdoors, no cover

1.6.3 Presence of improved flooring for incoming materials:

YES NO

1.7 Production lines and characteristics of platform

Number of platforms or processing sites ______

Overall area of each platform (m2) ______

Area of processed material handling area, with floored surface, for each platform (m2)______

Area of each covered structure (m2) for each platform ______

1.8 Forced drying system

The company has a forced drying system:

YES NO

1.9 Production/distribution quantity and production capacity

Total amount of firewood produced/distributed ______t

Maximum production capacity ______t

Quality of solid biofuel produced/distributed, per quality type:

Woodchips:

A1Plus A1Plus calibrated A1 A2 B1

If you produce various qualities, indicate the amounts per class

BiomassPlus-A1Plus / BiomassPlus- A1Plus calibrated / BiomassPlus-A1 / BiomassPlus-A2 / BiomassPlus-B1

1.9 Storage

1.9.1 - Maximum storage capacity: ______t

1.9.1 - Maximum storage capacity: ______t

1.9.2 - Type of outgoing product storage:

warehouse

silo

outdoors under cover

paved forecourt, no cover

1.9.3 Presence of improved flooring for outgoing materials:

YES NO

1.10 Commercialisation format

Bulk Pallets Packed (bags, big bags)

1.11 Shipping vehicles

Number of company trucks used to transport the product: ______

Place and dateStamp and signature of legal representative

On letterhead paper

Enclosure Bto the application for the certification of solid biofuels of agricultural and forestry origin (Form A)

The undersigned ……………………………………………………. in his capacity as legal representative of the company ………………….……………… with production site located in (country, locality, address) ………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………..

Applies to Enama, as a Certification Body, for a quote for:

inspection of our premises, control of the production process, sampling of the product, analysis of documents and issue of the certificate.

For the product sample analyses:

intends to entrust Enama with managing the agreements (including financial) with an accredited test laboratory.

Or

prefers to employ the services as accredited test laboratory * of (name and head offices):………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Enama reserves the right to review the accreditation certificate of the laboratory to check its applicability (i.e., for which tests the laboratory is effectively accredited).

Place and date Stamp and signature of legal representative

…………………………………………………………………………….

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