New REDII/III documents – for assessment within 2025:
GGL is actively pursuing the recognition of its certification scheme under the EU Renewable Energy Directive – Revised Directive (EU) 2018/2001 consolidated version of 16 July 2024, as well as Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/996 and (EU) 2022/2448.
For this purpose, adjusted scheme documents have been submitted for assessment by the European Commission, to which GGL expects to receive a response within 2025. These adjusted documents will effectively structure the scheme across different GGL Modules and consequently, other existing documents will also be amended.
To learn more about the ongoing recognition process, or about the anticipated adjustments to the GGL certification scheme please contact info@greengoldlabel.com. As a result the updated scheme document structure is intended be the following:
New FIT/FIP documents or changes – to become effective in the upcoming period:
As part of the restructuring of the GGL scheme to improve modularity, increase clarity and increase consistency at least the following 3 documents are expected to be updated:
GGL-1d. Raw Materials Statement Japanese market FIT FIP v1-4: change in wording from “organic” to “natural” material
GGL-1c. Endorsed Schemes v1-7:
- Split in endorsement of schemes for Japanese FIT FIP market between Woody biomass and Agricultural biomass
- Clarify the reach of Endorsements, both defining the for either Participants or biomass, and differentiating these to GGL-Certified and GGL-Controlled biomass.
- Include SBP as a fully Endorsed scheme for Woody biomass
GGL-1d. Instruction for supplying Japanese market FIT FIP v1-8:
- Clarify the difference between GGL-Certified biomass and GGL-Controlled woody biomass
- Remove any reference to post-consumer Woody biomass and REDIII Cascading, as well as the exclusion from domestic unutilized wood and any post-consumer wood under GGL FIT/FIP
- Refine the allocation of biomass categories under FIT/FIP to GGL Categories of biomass
- Clarify the requirements of the GGL Supplier verification programme for the sourcing of Eligible fuels, instead of the more commonly used Self-declarations in other schemes. Please note the contents of these requirements has not been changed.
- Move required sampling frequencies and representativeness and group or regional association from its previously location in GGL Certification Regulation v7-6, into the FIT/FIP module of GGL. Please note the contents of these requirements has not been changed, only their location
Next to these editorial changes, GGL anticipates that the naming of documents will be changed for FIT/FIP as follows:
