PEFC Council Newsletter No 14 (February 2003)

The PEFC Council has published its Newsletter No 14 which includes the newest information on development of the PEFC and forest certification all over the world.

PEFCC Newsletter No 14 (Feb 2003)

Contents:

• Globalisation
• Czech Chain of Custody Endorsed
• Pan African Forest Certification
• Guidelines Revision
• Michigan State approves PEFC
• CICI 2003 - Guatemala
• PEFC Website (www.pefc.org)
• Summary of Hectares certified
• Staff changes at PEFCC Secretariat
• Staff changes af national level

• DENMARK forging ahead
• AUSTRIA - Encourages the use of the PEFC logo
• Development of PEFC in LATVIA
• FRANCE - Regional certification proceeding
• Regional PEFC Certification in SPAIN
• AUSTRALIA - Forestry Standard published
• Chain-of-Custody certificates increasing in GERMANY
• FINLAND - Comments on first revised SFM version under discussion
• USA - ATFS Group certification pilot program
• Mets?liitto becomes member of PEFC SWEDEN
• ITALY - first PEFC labelled product launched on the market
• CZECH REPUBLIC - General Assembly
• NORWAY - Living Forests Standard to be revised