UDB Update

We would like to provide you with an update on the current implementation process of the UDB and what has been done in the previous weeks:

Besides daily communication with the European Commission to discuss and finalize details within the UDB, ISCC has created a template in line with the UDB requirements to collect additional information, needed for the onboarding of Economic Operators into the UDB (e.g., materials and GHG values per scope, name and addresses of the sites covered by certificate, etc.). This template has been already provided to our ISCC EU system users via an e-mail on 22 May 2023. ISCC kindly reminds you to fill it out and send it back to us if you have not done it yet. Please note that without this information we cannot proceed further with your onboarding into the UDB. Once the UDB is actively operational, ISCC will be collecting this data online via the ISCC Hub during the registration and certification stages and streamlining the UDB onboarding promptly via system-to-system connection.

In the template provided the National Trade Register Identifier (NTR ID) has been requested as well. This ID is required by the UDB for the Economic Operators to uniquely identify themselves to other parties (sellers/buyers) so that UDB can ensure consistency across all Voluntary Schemes. The NTR type is differentiated per country. If the NTR type for your country is missing, please let us know and we will request it from the EC UDB team.

The UDB FAQ page has been updated and can be found on the ISCC website.

ISCC has been collaborating with several Access Point (AP) providers to enable direct communication with the UDB e-delivery. Details and technical information will be made available mid-June to enable system users whose backend systems are ready for system-to-system communication integration to onboard an AP.