The EEA participating municipality has the right to undergo the EEA certification procedure if it:
* regularly pays the membership fee for participation in the EEA;
* accompanied by an accredited EEA Consultant;
* received an opinion from an accredited EEA Auditor, which certifies that the municipality meets one of the 4 levels of certification.
In case of non-compliance with the above conditions, the municipality will be denied certification.
The EEA participating municipality that tends to be certified, with the support of the EEA Consultant must submit an application for certification (letter of request in any form) signed by the mayor to the EEA National Office in Ukraine together with the following documents:
* Decision of the municipality on passing the certification;
* A copy of the conclusion of the accredited auditor;
* Extract from the online EEA Management Tool (part 1, which is generated automatically);
* Updated EEA Action Plan (EEA Target Program) for the next period, approved by the municipality in the prescribed odrer.
The documents can be submitted both in electronic form and in a hard copy to the address of the EEA National Office in Ukraine, that checks the documents for compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, prepares relevant proposals for certification and forms the certification case of the municipality. To this end, the EEA National Office in Ukraine has the right to contact municipalities for additional information. In addition to the above documents, the EEA Participating Municipality, with the support of the EEA Consultant, must complete the audit data in the EEA Management Instrument upon the request of the EEA National Office in Ukraine, .
The basis for the return of municipal documents without consideration is the submission of an incomplete package of documents. If there are such grounds, the package of documents is returned to the municipality within 10 working days from the date of their receipt at the EEA National Office in Ukraine. The certification procedure will be denied.
