Registration and Issuance Procedure
The Registration and Issuance Procedure sets out each step of the project cycle: listing, consultation, registration, verification, issuance, design changes, renewals, the buffer pool and reversals.
| Reference | CR-I Registration and Issuance Procedure (RIP) |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Date | 16 September 2021 |
| Applies to | IPPs, VVBs, TOs and NCCF |
| Download | Registration and Issuance Procedure (PDF) |
What it covers
| Section | Topic | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Registration: listing, consultation, VVB appointment, request for registration, review, withdrawal and deregistration | Listing, Request for registration |
| 5 | Permanent design changes | PDC |
| 6 | Issuance of MCUs | Request for issuance |
| 7 | Retirement and cancellation | Retirement and cancellation |
| 8 | Buffer Pool contributions | Buffer pool |
| 9 | Reporting and compensation of reversals | Reversals |
| 10 | Inclusion of CPAs in a PoA | PoA and CPAs |
| 11 | Renewal of crediting period | Renewal |
Key timelines
- Public consultation: 30 days for a new project, 21 days for a Monitoring Report or reversal report.
- NCCF review of a request: 21 working days, excluding response time.
- Clarifications: one response; one consultation requested within 3 working days and scheduled within 3 working days.
- Renewal: notify 270 to 90 working days before expiry.
Some deadlines in this 2021 procedure differ from Carbon Standard v1.1. See Start date and deadlines.
