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2004/10/30

Forest Management Practices Come of Age with PEFC mutual recognition for Australia


AFS Limited:  The forest management and production tracking practices of the forest and timber industry in Australia has significantly raised its international profile with the mutual recognition of the Australian Forest Certification Scheme by the worlds leading certification body, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) based in Luxembourg.
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2004/10/18

New PEFC Belgium Website


PEFC Belgium:  The new PEFC Belgium website is now available under the following address: www.pefc.be
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2004/08/18

First Danish PEFC Chain of custody certificate issued


PEFC Denmark:  Hvalsoe Sawmill A/S has as the first industry in Denmark gained a PEFC chain-of-custody certificate.
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2004/05/19

PEFC-nature playground for Viennese kids


PEFC Austria:  The forest division of the Monastery "Stift Klosterneuburg" made available that a Viennese kindergarten get free tree-trunks for a nature kid-playground. The trunks descended from PEFC certified woods.
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2004/05/03

PEFC-Einkaufsratgeber online!


PEFC Austria:  PEFC Austria launches new online consumer product guide ( www.pefc-einkaufsratgeber.at ) for persons and organisations looking for PEFC certified wood products from Austria. (in German)
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2004/04/28

Hasslacher Drauland Holzindustrie - K?rntner Unternehmen setzt auf PEFC


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2004/04/27

A case of label misuse


The wood panels from Russia that were found by Greenpeace activists in six stores of the ?Marktkauf? Group were illegally tagged with the PEFC Logo by the company ?Holzhof-Holzindustrie Regensburg GmbH?.
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2004/04/13

Mit PEFC auf dem richtigen Weg!


www.pefc.at:  Adelsberger bei Ramingtaler Holztagen
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2004/03/25

Austria: 250th company certified under PEFC


PEFC Austria:  Recently Austria's 250th company got the PEFC-certificate.








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2004/03/16

Auftakt zur Gartensaison!


Thermoholz from Austria - now you can relax with a good conscious (Press Release in German) Thermoholz aus ?sterreich - mit gutem Gewissen entspannen
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2004/03/09

Gartenm?bel aus PEFC-zertifiziertem Holz


PEFC Austria:  Garden Furniture made of PEFC Certified wood now available - see www.formholz.at (Press release in German)
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2004/02/27

?sterreich: 250. Betrieb erh?lt PEFC-Zertifikat


PEFC Austria:  Holznutzung gleichgesetzt mit Nachhaltigkeit

The 250th orgainsation in Austria receives its certificate.
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2004/02/18

Das Pongauer Holzhaus - lange Haltbarkeit & hohe Qualit?


PEFC Austria:  Wohnblockh?user aus PEFC-zertifiziertem Holz (Houses built of PEFC certified wood - in German)
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2004/02/04

Baden-Baden Community forest receives certificate for sustainable forest management


PEFC Germany:  The town of Baden-Baden, the largest municipal forest owner in Baden- W?rttemberg, now owns a certified forest. Mayor Dr. Sigrun Lang received the certificate at the town hall from Dirk Teegelbekkers, general secretary of PEFC Germany. The director of the local forest office, Dr. Anton Hammer, states the increasing demand for certified wood the most important reason for the towns decision. Having the PEFC-Certification the town documents their environmentally friendly, socially acceptable and economically justifiable forestry. From now on the wood from the towns forest can be marketed with the PEFC Logo.
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