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Objective
The Technical Document defines the common elements and requirements, which have to be met by certification schemes wishing to take part in and use the trademark of the PEFC Council. These minimum requirements will help to promote sustainable forest management and assure consumers that products with a PEFC label come from or promote sustainably managed forests.
Scope and Structure of PEFC Documentation
This document was adopted by the General Assembly of the PEFC Council on 22 November 2002 and amended on 31 October 2003, 29 October 2004, 28 October 2005, 27 October 2006 and 5 October 2007.
In order to ensure a sufficient degree of equivalency and comparability, minimum requirements are defined for the following aspects of forest certification:
- scheme development
- certification criteria
- scheme implementation
- audit and certification procedures
- chain of custody certification
- PEFC Council endorsement and mutual recognition procedures
The Technical Document includes the normative documentation for the development, elaboration and implementation of PEFC endorsed and mutually recognised forest certification schemes. The general part of the document presents the framework for the documentation and the normative requirements are listed in the respective Annexes.
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