Države članice zagotovijo, da certificiranje stavb, pripravo spremljajočih priporočil ter preglede kotlov in klimatskih sistemov na neodvisen način opravljajo usposobljeni in/ali pooblaščeni strokovnjaki, ki poslujejo kot samostojni podjetniki ali so zaposleni v javnih ali zasebnih podjetjih.
Member States shall ensure that the certification of buildings, the drafting of the accompanying recommendations and the inspection of boilers and air-conditioning systems are carried out in an independent manner by qualified and/or accredited experts, whether operating as sole traders or employed by public or private enterprise bodies.