The 2025 Fee Structure for CSC Certification Has Been Updated
The new fee structure will be applied starting January 1, 2025. The updated costs for CSC registration rights are as follows (all in EUR, net, excl. VAT):
Effective January 1, 2025, the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) will implement the following updated fees for certification:
Every plant seeking certification requires a certification license. CSC certification licenses can be redeemed with registration rights, which can be purchased individually or in bundles.
Registration Rights Costs for 2025 (in EUR, net, excl. VAT):
1 registration right: €1,230
Bundle of 5 registration rights: €4,900
Bundle of 10 registration rights: €8,500
Bundle of 20 registration rights: €16,500
Project Certification:
To register a project, the certification licenses can be redeemed with registration rights as follows (unchanged from 2024):
Concrete: 1 registration right
R-Module: 0.5 registration rights
CO2-Module: 0.5 registration rights
Aggregates: 2 registration rights
Cement: 3 registration rights
Marine Aggregates: 5 registration rights
Upgrading Certificates:
To upgrade existing certificates during their validity period, the upgrade license can be redeemed with registration rights as follows:
Concrete: 0.5 registration rights
R-Module: 0.25 registration rights
CO2-Module: 0.25 registration rights
Aggregates: 1 registration right
Cement: 1.5 registration rights
Marine Aggregates: 2.5 registration rights
The validity of upgraded certificates remains unchanged.
Notes:
Companies that are members of a CSC Regional System Operator (RSO) receive a 7.5% discount on registration rights.
CSC member companies receive a 7.5% discount on registration rights.
Companies that are both RSO member companies and CSC member companies receive a 15% discount (discounts accumulate).
Registration rights have no expiration date.
Unused registration rights are non-refundable.
Certification/Auditing Costs:
Additional certification and auditing costs apply for document verification and on-site visits by the Certification Body (CB).
These costs are subject to individual certification agreements between the company seeking CSC certification and the CB