Subject: The Communique Amending the Continuous Emission Measurement Systems Communique
Date: 06/11/2020
The Continuous Emission Measurement Systems Communique (the “Communique”), published in the Official Gazette dated 12.10.2011 and numbered 28082, has been revised by the Communique Amending the Continuous Emission Measurement Systems Communique. To that effect;
- The following paragraphs have been added to Article 13 of the Communique:
“(4) In case analyzers to be used in geothermal energy production facilities in which the H2S parameter is required to be monitored continuously do not have the First Level Quality Assurance Systems (the KGS1) certificates within the scope of TS EN 14181 standard, the analyzers to be chosen in order to realize the measurement of such parameters with the Continuous Emission Measurement Systems (SEOS) shall be CE certified, on which performance and uncertainty tests have been carried out according to either TS EN 15267-3 and TS EN ISO 14956 standards or the standards used as equivalents of these standards worldwide and must be certified that such analyzers have fulfilled the requirements; and it is mandatory that such analyzers have an appropriate measuring range that can measure H2S directly by the optical light method, without thermal converter and chemical measurement methods.
(5) In case it is reported that the SEOS analyzers developed and produced in our country have fulfilled the requirements by performing the performance tests and uncertainty calculations according to the KGS1 included in TS EN 14181 by TUBITAK MAM in accordance with TS EN 15267-3 and TS EN ISO 14956 standards, the KGS1 certificate obligation is not sought for such analyzers.”
In Article 13 of the Communique, the choice of the Continuous Emission Measurement Systems (the “SEOS”) and the First Level Quality Assurance Systems (the “KGS1”) are stated. According to the relevant article, the analyzers used in SEOS must be certified by internationally recognized certification institutions/organizations. With paragraph 4 added to Article 13 a special arrangement has been made regarding geothermal energy production facilities. According to this, if analyzers to be used in geothermal energy production facilities in which the H2S parameter is required to be monitored continuously do not have KGS1 certificates, it has been made mandatory that the analyzers to be chosen shall be CE certified, on which tests have been carried out according to either TS EN 15267-3 and TS EN ISO 14956 standards or the standards used as equivalents of these standards worldwide and such analyzers shall measure H2S directly by the optical light method.
With paragraph 5 added to Article 13 a special arrangement has been made regarding the SEOSs produced in our country. According to this, it has been regulated that in case it is reported that the domestic SEOSs are made in accordance with TS EN 15267-3 and TS EN ISO 14956 standards, stated under Article 13, by TUBITAK Marmara Research Center and the KGS1 certificate obligation shall not be sought for such domestic SEOSs.
- The Communique amending the Communique has been put into force as of its publication (06.11.2020).
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