Article 16 Data verification
1. The verifier shall verify the data in the operator's or aircraft operator's report by applying detailed testing of the data, including by tracing the data back to the primary data source, cross-checking data with external data sources, performing reconciliations, checking thresholds regarding appropriate data and carrying out recalculations.
2. As part of the data verification referred to in paragraph 1 and taking into account the approved monitoring plan or monitoring methodology plan, as appropriate, including the procedures described in that plan, the verifier shall check:
(a) for the purposes of verifying an operator's emission report, the boundaries of an installation;
(b)for the purposes of verifying an operator's baseline data report, new entrant data report or annual activity level report, the boundaries of an installation and its sub-installations;
(c)for the purposes of verifying an operator's emission report, baseline data report, new entrant data report or annual activity level report, the completeness of source streams and emission sources as described in the monitoring plan approved by the competent authority or monitoring methodology plan, as appropriate;