GL 5/2006: Interpretation of the PEFC Council Requirements for Consensus in the Standard Setting Process

Objective
The objective of this guideline is to provide an interpretation of the PEFC Council requirements for standard setting processes relating to the consensus for the purposes of developing forest management standards and their PEFC endorsement.

Scope
This guideline serves to clarify the interpretations of Annex 2, chapter 3.5 of the PEFC Council Technical Document which requires the formal approval standard to be based on the evidence of consensus and the definition of the term consensus as defined in Annex 1 of the PEFC Council Technical Document.

This guideline was approved by the Board on 26th October 2006 and will be used to further clarify the PEFC assessment process of schemes which have applied for the PEFC Council endorsement or re-endorsement after 26th October 2006.