1. The verifier shall establish, document, implement and maintain a competence process to ensure that all personnel entrusted with verification activities are competent for the tasks that are allocated to them.

2. As part of the competence process referred to in paragraph 1, the verifier shall at least determine, document, implement and maintain the following:

(a) general competence criteria for all personnel undertaking verification activities;

(b) specific competence criteria for each function within the verifier undertaking verification activities, in particular for the EU ETS auditor, EU ETS lead auditor, independent reviewer and technical expert;

(c) a method to ensure the continued competence and regular evaluation of the performance of all personnel that undertake verification activities;

(d) a process for ensuring ongoing training of the personnel undertaking verification activities;