Technical assessment and inspection tasks - accreditation
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Within the framework of the different laws on the protection of workers and the environment as well as security in the civil service, the performance of certain technical assessment and inspection tasks requires prior ministerial accreditation.
The authorities in charge may vary depending on the area in question and may be one of the following:
- Environment Agency - Authorisations Service (Administration de l’environnement - Autorisations);
- Ministry of the Economy - General Directorate for Energy (Direction générale Énergie);
- Ministry of Labour; or
- Ministry of the Civil Service.
Who is concerned
Any private or public natural or legal person wishing to carry out technical assessment and inspection tasks requiring accreditation (e.g. a planning/engineering consultancy firm) must apply for specific accreditation.
Only accredited entities may carry out certain assessments/inspections, such as:
- environmental impact assessments (EIA), environmental and energy audits, appraisals (e.g.: appraisal of waste management measures, impact assessments of a polluted site, etc.);
- practices relating to the acceptance of works, technical audits, measurements and analyses (e.g.: acceptance of classified establishments, analyses of air quality, measurement of outputs, etc.);
- verification of greenhouse gas emissions.
Prerequisites
Applicants for accreditation must:
- provide proof of sufficient technical or professional training, in the form of copies of diplomas and training certificates;
- provide proof of satisfactory knowledge of the provisions relating to the technical tasks entrusted to them and of sufficient experience in carrying out these tasks (provide a document listing the laws, regulations, directives, circulars and standards which apply to the planned missions and also provide a list of recently carried out works in relation with the area of expertise in question)
- have the necessary technical resources and staff to carry out the technical tasks required for the mission (provide a document describing the techniques and specific equipment used as well as the work methods used);
- have the abilities required to draw up the certifications, minutes and reports constituting the materialisation of the assessments (provide at least one sample report per area of expertise concerned in French, German or Luxembourgish);
- take out contractual and extra-contractual third-party liability insurance.
An applicant cannot be granted the accreditation if he:
- is himself the designer, provider, developer or entrepreneur of the project subject to technical assessment or inspection;
- is an authorised representative of the aforementioned persons.
The request for accreditation does not relieve from carrying out the other formalities regarding business permits.
Deadlines
The competent authorities are not bound by time limits to process the request.
The accreditation is granted for a duration of one year. It may be renewed by submitting a request no later than 3 months before the expiry date of the accreditation.
How to proceed
Once the aforementioned conditions have been checked, the applicant may request one or more accreditations.
The application for accreditation must be sent to the competent authority depending on the area concerned, as defined in the table below.
| Competent authority | Area concerned |
|---|---|
| Environment Agency Authorisations |
Human environment (impact assessments, energy audits, waste, acceptance of establishments, wave emissions, etc.) |
| Natural environment (verification of greenhouse gas emissions) | |
| Ministry of the Economy General Directorate for Energy |
Energy surveys and inspections |
| Ministry of Labour | Security inspections of installations and buildings (assessments, inspections, chemical analyses, security studies) |
| Ministry of the Civil Service | Security in the civil service (for example: acceptance and inspection of technical installations) |
The information to be provided in the application for accreditation varies depending on the type of applicant, as defined hereafter.
| Natural person | Private legal person | Public legal person |
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Each application must be accompanied by all the information and documents needed to check that the required conditions have been meet (training certificates, diplomas, sample reports, working method, etc.).
Generally speaking, the accredited entity cannot be the designer, provider, developer or entrepreneur of the project requiring a technical assessment or inspection.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
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Environment Agency Authorisations
- Address:
- 1, avenue du Rock'n'Roll L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette
- Phone:
- (+352) 40 56 56 600
- Email address:
- commodo@aev.etat.lu
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Facilitation Unit for Urban Planning and Development (CFUE)
- Address:
- 4, place de l’Europe L-1499 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Email address:
- cfue@mat.etat.lu
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Ministry of the Economy General Directorate - Energy
- Address:
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4, place de l'Europe
L-1499
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
L-2923 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247-86903
- Email address:
- info@eco.public.lu
- Email address:
- secretariat@energie.etat.lu
- Email address:
- PV@energie.etat.lu
- Email address:
- luxeeb@energie.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en.html
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Ministry of Labour
- Address:
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26, rue Sainte-Zithe
L-2763
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
L-2939 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 86 100
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 86 194
- Fax:
- (+352) 247 86 108
- Email address:
- info@mte.public.lu
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Ministry of the Civil Service
- Address:
- 63, avenue de la Liberté L-1931 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 83 100
- Email address:
- info@fonction-publique.public.lu
Related procedures and links
Links
Further information
sur emwelt.lu - le portail de l’environnement
Legal references
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Loi du 21 avril 1993
relative à l’agrément de personnes physiques ou morales privées ou publiques, autres que l’État pour l’accomplissement de tâches techniques d’étude et de vérification dans le domaine de l’environnement
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Règlement ministériel modifié du 6 mai 1996
concernant l’intervention d’organismes de contrôle dans le cadre des compétences et attributions de l’Inspection du travail et des mines
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Règlement grand-ducal modifié du 10 février 1999
relatif à l’agrément de personnes physiques ou morales privées ou publiques, autres que l’État pour l’accomplissement de tâches techniques d’étude et de contrôle dans le domaine de l’énergie
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Règlement grand-ducal modifié du 30 novembre 2007
concernant la performance énergétique des bâtiments d’habitation
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Règlement grand-ducal du 3 novembre 1995 - Texte coordonné
concernant les directives en matière de sécurité dans la fonction publique
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Arrêté ministériel du 23 avril 1996
concernant l’agrément d’organismes en vue d’interventions en matière de sécurité dans la fonction publique
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Règlement grand-ducal du 22 juin 2016
relatif a) aux contrôles d’équipements de réfrigération, de climatisation et de pompes à chaleur fonctionnant aux fluides réfrigérants du type HFC, HCFC ou CFC; b) à l’inspection des systèmes de climatisation
