PEFC Council Newsletter General Assembly Special

General Assembly of PEFC Council International in Santiago de Chile on the 29th October 2004

		PEFC Newsletter - General Assembly Special
		Presentation Mr Pekka Patosaari, UNFF
		Presentation Mr Alexander Buck, IUFRO
		Summary Presentation Mr Alexander Buck

Content
• Chairman's report on activities in 2003/2004
• Certification systems from Australia, Chile and Italy now PEFC endorsed
• New member of PEFC Council International: Russia
• PEFC in Africa - Gabon applies for PEFC membership
• Slovenia prepares to join PEFC
• Certification systems currently undergoing assessment
• New PEFC Board Directors
• New international PEFC Chain of Custody released
• Guest speakers at the PEFC General Assembly: Pekka Patosaari, UNFF; Alexander Buck, IUFRO; Carlos Weber, Montreal Process and CONAF
• Field trip to Chilean forests and timber processing industries