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Objective
The document Basis for National Schemes and their Implementation defines the minimum requirements a scheme shall meet and rules for its implementation. The document guides the standard setting and the definition of its implementation arrangements.
Scope
The 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.
The document covers the base requirements, optional implementation framework and scheme documentation required for forest and chain of custody certification.
Chain of custody certification verifies that the timber procurement and processing organisations have a credible system to track the origin of the timber. It does not address the environmental, social or economic impacts of the timber haulage or processing.
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