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(5) Accreditation Panel (JI-AP)
JISC02 agreed to launch the accreditation process for independent entities under JI by establishing
a JI-AP. The JISC agreed on the institutional set-up of the JI accreditation process including the
establishment of joint implementation assessment teams (JI-ATs) that support the activities of JI-AP.
[JISC08, Annex 1, para. 1]
The JI-AP is responsible for:
(a) Preparing recommendations to the JISC regarding the accreditation of an applicant IE;
(b) Preparing recommendations regarding unscheduled surveillance, suspension and withdrawal
of accreditation, re-accreditation and accreditation for additional sectoral scope(s);
(c) Providing guidance to and approves the work plan of each JI-AT.
[JISC09, Annex 1, para 3.2]
The JI-AP shall operate under the guidance of the JISC, in accordance with the general guidelines for
panels and working groups under the JISC. The JI-AP shall be established as a standing panel of the JI
accreditation process, and its mandate may be revised or terminated by the JISC, if necessary. JISC02
adopted the document “Terms of reference for JI-AP” (Version 01) [JISC02, Annex 4]. These terms of
reference provide details on: (a) Areas of work of JI-AP, (b) Modalities of work, and (c) Membership on
the panel [JISC02, Annex 4, para. 2].
(6) JI Assessment Team (JI-AT)
A JI-AT, operating under the guidance of the JI-AP, shall be an ad-hoc team chosen by the JI-AP
relevant to the scope(s) of an assignment and taking into consideration the issues of consistency of
the assessment [JISC08, Annex 1, paras. 6 and 7]. JISC08 adopted the document “Terms of reference
for JI-ATs” (Version 02) [JISC08, Annex 1]. These terms of reference provide details on: (a) Areas of
work of JI-ATs, (b) Modalities of work, and (c) Membership in the teams including competence
requirements [JISC08, Annex 1, para. 2].
4.2.2. JI procedures and administrative costs
JI procedure related forms are available at http://ji.unfccc.int/Ref/Forms.html. Figure 4-3 describes
the verification procedure under the JISC, or Track 2 procedure. The procedure involves 2 kinds of
determinations by the AIE(s). The first determination is according to paragraph 33 of the JI guidelines
(often referred to as “determination” or “determination of PDD”), which corresponds to validation
under the CDM. The other is according to paragraph 37 of the JI guidelines (often referred to as
“verification” or “determination of ERUs”), which corresponds to verification under the CDM. The JISC
will undertake appraisals of the first determinations with inputs from experts, as appropriate.
The fee structure (Version 02) [JISC08, Annex 9] adopted by the JISC08 as endorsed by decision 3/
CMP.2, para. 16 is described below. The fees to cover administrative costs relating to the activities of
the JISC are in line with the share of proceeds to cover administrative expenses (SOP-Admin) under
the CDM.
(1) Fees for accreditation:
(a) Application fee: USD 15,000 per application (one-off payment, non-reimbursable);
(b) Cost of the work by assessment teams: direct payment from applicant or accredited
independent entities.
(2) Fee for processing of verification reports:
(a) USD 0.10 per tonne of CO 2 equivalent of emission reductions or enhancements of removals
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