COVID-19 Interim Measures

14.06.2022 Rule Updates

REVISION HISTORY

Version	Released date	Document name
v.	14.06.2022	CURRENT DOCUMENT - COVID-19 Interim Measures
14 June 2022	14.06.2022	RU_2022-TC-v6_COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf
21 December 2021	21.12.2021	RU_2021-v5_COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf
21 December 2021	21.12.2021	RU_2021-TC-v5_COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf
17 May 2021	17.05.2021	RU_2021-TC-v4_COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf
21 Decembre 2020	21.12.2020	RU_2020-v3_COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf
24 July 2020	25.07.2020	RU_2020-COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf
6 April 2020	25.07.2020	RU_2020-COVID-19_Interim-measures.pdf

Following the last update to the COVID-19 Interim Measures rules published in June 2022, the impact of the pandemic on projects has further decreased and therefore Gold Standard has taken the decision to not extend the rule beyond 31/12/22.

Deviations already approved before this date will still apply. After this date, the project developer shall demonstrate compliance with GS4GG requirements and/or registered monitoring plan for any kind of submission for certification.

Any queries on the potential impact on deviations already approved for projects under these interim measures can be sent to – covid19@goldstandard.org

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