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Objectives
The objectives of these guidelines are (i) to assist bodies, which develop or revise their forest certification schemes and preparation of an application for PEFC Council endorsement, and (ii) to facilitate the assessment of the compliance of a national or sub-national forest certification scheme against the PEFC Council requirements carried out by the PEFC Council as a part of its endorsement and mutual recognition process (Annex 7 Endorsement and Mutual Recognition of National Schemes and their Revision).
Scope
These guidelines cover the PEFC Council minimum requirements, which shall be met by national and sub-national schemes and standards applying for PEFC Council endorsement and mutual recognition as per chapter 4, Annex 7 (Endorsement and Mutual Recognition of National Schemes and their Revision), and are a part of the application for the PEFC Council endorsement and mutual recognition as defined by chapter 5, Annex 7 (Endorsement and Mutual Recognition of National Schemes and their Revision).
These guidelines were adopted by the PEFC Council Board of Directors on 2 April 2003 and revised on 27 January 2005, 28 April 2005, 26 January 2006, 26 January 2007 and 31 January 2008
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