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| Two national forest certification schemes, namely those of the Czech Republic and France will be independently assessed against the requirements of the Pan European Forest Certification Council (PEFC). The schemes, developed by a wide range of stakeholders to help promote sustainable forest management, are expected to be applied to forests, covering some 17 million hectares over the next 5 years.
PEFC, a framework for the mutual recognition of national forest certification schemes developed on the criteria, indicators and operational level guidelines of the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe, invites all those interested in sustainable forest management to inspect the schemes on the internet (www.pefc.org) and send comments (by 23rd March) directly to the independent consultancy firms, Jaakko P?yry Oy, and Indufor Oy, who have been appointed to assess the French and Czech schemes respectively.
Mr. Ben Gunneberg, Secretary General of the PEFC Council (PEFCC), said "These two schemes will bring to seven, the number of schemes which have undergone this assessment procedure. If they pass the requirements, they will provide the opportunity for over 3.7 million woodland owners to apply to have their forests certified by accredited certification organisations. If the schemes are endorsed by the PEFC Council, many products made from wood from these forests will have access to the PEFC logo through a certified chain of custody. Customers will be supporting and promoting sustainable forest management by buying products carrying this logo safe in the knowledge that they come from independently certified forests managed according to the Pan European Criteria for sustainable forest management as defined by the Helsinki and Lisbon Ministerial Conferences of 1993 and 1998 on the Protection of Forests in Europe."
Contacts:
For more information contact:
Mr Ben Gunneberg: PEFC Council, Secretary General: Tel: +352 26 25 90 59
Mr Jean-Marie Barbier: PEFC France, Secretary General: Tel: +33 1 47 20 36 32
Mr Jaroslav Tymr?k: National Certification Centre, Czech Rep:Tel: +420 202 800 195
The contact name of the applicant and independent consultants are as follows:
France
Consultant:
Jaakko P?yry Oy
Named Contact: Mr Petteri Pihlajamaki
P.O. Box 4 (Jaakonkatu 3)
FIN-01621 Vantaa, Finland
Tel: +358 9 8947 2772, Fax: +358 9 878 2881
Email: Petteri.Pihlajamaki@poyry.fi
Applicant:
PEFC France
Named contact: Mr Jean Marie Barbier
6 Rue la Tr?moille
75008 Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 47 20 36 32, Fax: +33 1 47 23 38 58
Email: foret.privee@wanadoo.fr
Czech Republic
Consultant:
INDUFOR OY
Named Contact: Dr Markku Simula
T??l?nkatu 15 E
FIN-00100 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: + 358 9 684 0110, Fax: + 358 9 135 2552
E-Mail: indufor@indufor.fi
Applicant:
National Certification Centre, Czech Republic
Named Contact: Mr Jaroslav Tymr?k
Forest Management Institute
N?b?e?n? 1326, 250 44 Brand?s nad Labem
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 202 800 195, Fax: +420 202 802 434
E-Mail: tymrak@brno.uhul.cz
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