PEFC Council Newsletter No 12 (Sep 2002)

The PEFC Council has published its Newsletter No 12 which brings the newest information on the PEFC development during Summer 2002.

PEFCC Newsletter No 12

Contents:

• PEFC Side Event at World Summit
• New Applications for Membership
• Summary of Hectares Certified
• Danish Scheme - undergoing assessment procedure
• Chain of Custody Certificates exceed 260
• PEFC Procedures being revised
• PEFC General Assembly
• PEFC Promotion Underway
• Two New Employees
• Other International Contacts

• Austria - 100th certificate issued
• Use of PEFC Label spreads throughout Switzerland
• Italy - Continues stady work towards finalising scheme
• Spain - First PEFC certificate awarded
• First Chain of Custody issued in France
• First 140.000 Hectares Certified in Belgium
• Germany produces radically redesigned WebPage
• Accreditation process underway in UK
• Portuguese Standard finalised
• Finland - First revised SFM version expected in November
• Sweden - House builder uses PEFC Certified timber in all new houses
• Summary of Hectares certified
• SFI? Program recognized for its contribution to Sustainable Development
• Canada - CSA