certification body
as defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996 of 14 June 2022 on rules to…, Article 2, point (14) (Definitions)
an independent accredited or recognised conformity assessment body that concludes an agreement with a voluntary scheme to provide certification services for raw materials or fuels by carrying out audits of economic operators and issuing certificates on behalf of the voluntary schemes using the voluntary scheme’s certification system