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2004/02/09 PEFC Council









Japanese certification body gains accreditation for PEFC Chain of Custody certifications

  

JIA has received official accreditation from SWEDAC - an official national accreditation body - to carry out chain of custody certifications according to the PEFC Council standard for the chain of custody of wood.

JIA is a Japanese certification body operating various certification schemes including Environmental Product Declarations and currently also PEFC chain of custody.

SWEDAC is a public authority under the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. SWEDAC is the national accreditation body, that assesses the competence of laboratories, certification and inspection bodies. SWEDAC is a member of IAF (International Accreditation Forum) and EA (European Accreditation) and through IAF multilateral agreements the accreditations issued by SWEDAC are recognised all over the world.



SWEDAC accreditation decision

SWEDAC accreditation decision


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