In the demo it shows mass balance duration for 12 months and it seems it cannot be edited. Shouldn’t this be 3 months?
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We have mass balance for 1, 2, 3 and 12months, once provided by EO it cannot be edited .We plan to implement edit of mass balance duration by certification body only .
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If holding Nabisy POS in a mass balance will mapping of Nabisy POS codes to UDB material codes be provided? Will Annex IX status align with member state lists?
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On UDB a certified material at the point of production is based on certification subject by the schemes that are compliant to RED. It is not allowed and is illegal to relabel the same material to another name. For the purpose of promotion a Member states may decide to interpret the same material differently within the member state. Such cross-referencing can be done by the member states during harmonization process initiated by the member states with Union Database. This will however not lead to change in Annex IX status.
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Will aviation fuel suppliers be expected to record a transaction for each individual flight? Or can these be aggregated on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis?
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We do not for each flight. Only what’s delivered from EO to EO consignments
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What is a non-primary residual flow?
Response:
primary residual flows' refer to 'agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues and wastes' and 'non-primary residual flows' refer to 'processing residues and wastes'.
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Please can you show us how to trade corn bought under different certification scheme, KZR Inig, when we are in UDB just ISCC certified holder.
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When you are buyer we do not ask for certification details
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How can fuel suppliers remove biofuel from their stocks when this fuel has been used against e.g SAF mandate?
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Basically remove means report that the fuel has been use. We use put-on-market to register this.
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Would an ISCC certified Point of Origin for waste and residues fall in this Part B trade scope?
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If your ISCC certificate has collection point scope you can use Part B scope . If you certificate possess only point of origin scope we are developing special trade for it where you will be able to register your transaction..
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How far in the pipeline is the mass upload ability? We would need it for every section.
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We are working on this and we expect this by end of Q2
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You cannot use tdv for Used cooking oil. Can you explain why you can choose multiple actions?
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TDV not needed for UCO
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Is there actually an error event on the UDB database as the site is not loading fully (I've tied 2 different browers)?
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Please provide more details on the site information.
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if UDB can be used as MB but it only registers sustainable product how is mass balancing within mass balance quarter between sust and non sust still possible?
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UDB does not register non-sustainable quantities. Regarding your specific question please discuss with your scheme
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As CP,how could we add input transactions from POs in bulk?There are small transactions from DIFFERENT POs and a bulk option would be more efficient.E-delivery?
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Bulk upload of sourcing contact is available . Bulk upload for Transaction is not available and will be announced when its available.
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We are producing B100. How can we dissociate the selling transaction of the B100 and the selling transaction for the POS (the customers are different) ?
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Each sale is unique and will create a unique POS in UDB.
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When using e-Delivery for transactions will an economic operator be able to transact with other voluntary scheme operators? For example ISCC to RedCert sale.
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Yes , this will be possible.
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How can we receive a buyer transaction for biogas sourced from UK via the grid? We have understood that those volumes will not be included in the UDB.
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UK will be part of Eu grid.
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Why does only the buyer have the ability to determine the destination? Sometimes the seller handles delivery and the buyer may not be registered on UDB.
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Both buyer and seller can enter the delivery location if its already known. If the buyer not registered in UDB it will be marked as consumed .
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Can the GHG UOM be changed? E.g. for feedstock, we would like to enter DDV value in gCO2eq/MJ instead of kgCO2eq/dryton
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For feedstock MJ is only for fuels and Dry tone is for RM. UOM depends on the registered material type.
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How can you delete transactions sold outside UDB scope?
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1. If outside UDB scope means EO not using UDB scope you can register this transaction in UDB mentioning the Required EO details. 2. If it means non sustainable consignment you don't need to register it in UDB. If you want to remove it from your mass balance this feature will be possible in future.
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How can the mandates be met with only UDB reported volumes if not all EO's (e.g. those that are only certified under a national scheme) are listed in UDB?
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Non certified EO's can be imported into UDB for the transaction.
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Will there be possible to use NUTS3 codes for Romanian sustainable raw materials into UDB? Or only DDV is available in UDB?
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The NUTS2 values need to be the ones subject to a decision by EC (RED II), Currently only NUTS2 value for Argentina & and Australia are approved by EC directives.
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If the Blue PoS received can only be registered in UDB at start of next MB period, how can we supply the PoS within 30 calendar days as required?
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If the Blue PoS received can only be registered in UDB at start of next MB period, how can we supply the PoS within 30 calendar days as required?
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When Mode of Transport and Transport Distance is filled within the transaction sheet, does the UDB calculate automatically the Transport emissions Etd?
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UDB does not automatically calculate the emissions and is needed to share to EO further in the value chain. This is the responsibility of the EO
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can we accumulate in one buyer trade all volume delivered on different dates in 1 transaction provided same GHG charectaristics and country of origin apply? In the case of feedstocks this should also be unique from the farm.
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Yes.. you can accumulate all volumes for the same point of origin, same GHG and same country of origin.
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All the examples have been registered in a future date (8/04/2024), can we register a transaction made in the past?
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The transactions can be registered in the past as long as it is within the certification validity
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it is not fully clear for me, do we need or not need to retrospectively register all transaction back to 1 January 2024?
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All transactions after 1st Jan 2024 have to be on UDB
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Not all the National Schemes are registered yet, eg. Sweden. How do we make sure that these tonnages are compliant and entered into the UDB?
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National schemes should notify EC, DG ENER about the National scheme so that the scheme can be onboarded on UDB. National schemes should further onboard the economic operators and their certificates on UDB
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As Trader,when materials stored in an independent ISCC Cert. warehouse.How can we register transactions indicating location of materials as ISCC Cert Warehouse?
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Regarding an Independent storage site, an trader should ensure this site is listed under his certificate to be able to use the warehouse as the location for the consignments
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How can we register initial stock unless all our suppliers are ready to send future PoS documents electronically?
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Initial stocks is one time registration. It can be registered on UDB based on sustainable stocks held as of 1st January 2024
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will UDB replace the mass balance document?
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UDB is digitizing all sustainable materials as part of traceability. As such UDB will be able to demonstrate Mass-balance of such materials that can only be part of UDB. This view may not be the same as physical stocks held by EO and as such. It is not intended for UDB to replace Mass-Balance document at this point in time.
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How often intakes should be registered into UDB? Is there a time frame?
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Could you please clarify the question
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Material processing
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Field name ? To be specifiedIs there actually an error event on the UDB database as the site is not loading fully (I've tied 2 different browers)?
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A guideline for material processing will cover most of these questions.
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Scope: to be specified? Is it the type of processing (e.g.: Trituration or Esterification)
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If the scope of site is meant here, then the scope of materials valid for the site is what is meant. This should also be specified in the certificate & is normally the responsibility of VS.
If the scope of an EO is referred to here, then it is as per the definition in the certificate. Please refer to the below link about the possible values of scope of EO.
Date of processing : can we group by week or month ? NB: We do not have this information in our systems today
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Date of processing can be grouped as long as the emission characteristics for processing within the date range is constant. i.e. The EO may chose to use the last day of the week or month to apply conversion.
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Is it possible to automate the implementation with industrial yields? We have the impression that the UDB imposes an entry for the input and one for the output, in fact, the two are correlated and this would avoid an additional operation
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The conversion allows indeed input or output material & quantity. In such case UDB can recognize the yield at site level but not necessarily at each individual step unless those steps are registered on UDB for each processing step / material created. Implementing a standard yield approach would mean further corrections in subsequent stage for rounding off or variations. We understand that there is no standard yield that can be applied through out the year. Hence this approach is universal for all types of processing. In such cases using a standard yield may not provide accurate information to UDB about the reality to the auditors during audits thereby the reliability of information on UDB.
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What is the assignment of POS during an implementation?
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A batch of input materials with same emission characteristics when converted to an output materials, a new PoS is generated by UDB. An EO will be informed about the different consignments (unique emission & origin characteristics) that he converted in order to use them for future trades. The implementation specifics both on online & e-Delivery will be explained in the guidelines.
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How to manage downgrades or losses in line
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Losses can be adjusted during conversion process. Alternatively UDB will provide an feature to adjust losses during mass-balance period.
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How to manage transfers between sites?
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Transfers between sites for same EO & same certificate will be enabled.
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How to manage contract work (when we crush for other actors, or when other actors crush for us with a service contract)
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If the crushing activity is executed at the same site and can be uniquely identifiable on UDB as a new material name then this can be registered on UDB using a trade transaction. In the case where the material name is same after crushing & there is a need to recognize the losses after crushing in terms of quantity then the losses features can be applied.
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Explain which scopes are allowed to register a conversion. (background: during testing, we have managed to register conversions under the scopes first gathering point).
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Currently there is no restriction. But this will be restricted soon to EOs who are modifying or converting the materials.
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Clarify if EOs can aggregate material processing, and on which basis (weekly, monthly, etc.)
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Yes, this can be done and is up to the EO to manage the level of granularity subject to common emission method type, conversion factors and evidence that will be used during the audit.