2.2 Consultation Requirements

The consultation process is as follows:

1. Expert consultation

In the expert consultation, independent experts are invited to evaluate the methodology.

1. Public consultation

The public consultation is announced on the website and forwarded to relevant stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and technical experts with deep subject matter expertise. The consultation period is at least 30 days. All comments from stakeholders are acknowledged and responded to internally. The results of the consultation are published on the NCS website. All comments and responses will be made available anonymously on request.

Around 5-10 scientific experts should typically be involved throughout the public consultation process.

Furthermore, this process adheres to the consultation modalities set out in section 3.5.2.