EPD Polska Programme — Rules & Verification
How we prepare, verify and publish declarations
Environmental and carbon footprint declarations are prepared, independently verified and published according to documented rules. This is the basis on which our certificates are issued.
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Operated by Multicert Sp. z o.o. as national programme operator — responsible for the rules, verifier competence, the public register and impartiality. Declarations are prepared and verified to: ISO 14025 · EN 15804+A2 · ISO 14040/44 · ISO 14067 · ISO 14064-3 · ISO 14071:2024 (critical review) · ISO 14066 (verifier competence).
How a declaration is verified
Every declaration follows the same documented path — from scoping to publication and monitoring.
Application & scoping
Product class and the applicable Product Category Rules (PCR) are defined.
Data collection
Primary production data is gathered and screened for completeness and quality.
Internal review & draft
The footprint is prepared and documented according to programme rules.
Independent verification
A third party audits the data and calculations to ISO 14064-3. Preparer ≠ verifier.
Publication
Registered and published in the public register, with a QR-verifiable entry.
Monitoring & update
Re-verification on any significant change to the product or its data.
Competence, impartiality & governance
Verifier competence & impartiality — verifiers meet documented competence requirements (ISO 14066), with competence independently certified to EN ISO/IEC 17024 through ERCA (European Register of Certificated Auditors), co-founded and operated by Multicert as ERCA Poland; preparation is always separated from verification.
Product Category Rules are developed with stakeholders and critical review (ISO 14071:2024). Confidentiality of client data is maintained, with verification records retained. Complaints & appeals are handled by an independent committee.
Product carbon footprint under the programme
A standalone product carbon footprint is quantified to ISO 14067 and independently verified to ISO 14064-3, under the same governance. It is issued in the framework your buyer reports under — ISO 14067, GHG Protocol, PEF or as an EPD. See Product Carbon Footprint for sample documents and the calculation template.
Voluntary verification under the EPD Polska programme. This is the documented methodological basis on which certificates are issued — not a claim of national accreditation or of a specific country's mandatory scheme. The General Programme Instructions are available to download below; the full PCR set and specific verifier requirements are available on request.
Programme documents
The documents on which our declarations and certificates are based — free to download, and to share with your customers, architects or specifiers.
General Programme Instructions v6.0 (PDF) → Ogólna instrukcja programu v6.0 — wydanie polskie (PDF) → Product Carbon Footprint — programme overview (PDF) →
Sample carbon footprint report (PDF) → Sample verification certificate (PDF) →
Document control
Who writes the programme rules, who reviews them and who approves them — stated openly, because the same separation of roles governs every declaration we verify.
| Reference | GPI-EPD-PL-001, version 6.0 |
|---|---|
| Issued | 28 August 2026 |
| Prepared by | Grzegorz Suwara — Programme Director |
| Reviewed by | Mikołaj Junosza-Szaniawski — EPD Poland Programme Manager |
| Approved by | EPD Polska Technical Committee — Dr Eng. Robert Dynarowski, Chair |
| Language editions | Issued simultaneously in Polish and English under one reference; the Polish edition prevails in case of discrepancy |
| Supersedes | Version 5.0 of 2 December 2024 and version 2.0 of 1 March 2024, both withdrawn |
Under Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 environmental characteristics become part of the declaration of performance, calculated with software provided by the Commission. What that changes for manufacturers, and the dates set by the Regulation, are set out on CPR environmental characteristics.
The person who prepares a document does not approve it, and the person who prepares a life cycle assessment never verifies it. The Technical Committee that approves these instructions is named in full, with its members and the panel of approved verifiers, on Who runs the programme.
See it in practice
Browse independently verified declarations in our public register, or contact us about a verification.
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