Technical documentation

Technical documentation

Chain of Custody of Forest and Tree Based Products and Related Standards – Guidance for Use, PEFC GD 2001:2025

Guidance document

Date of implementation 5 June 2025

This guidance document provides information for the implementation of the requirements of PEFC ST 2002:2020, Chain of Custody, and related standards PEFC ST 2001:2020, PEFC Trademarks Rules and PEFC ST 2003:2020, Certification Bodies Requirements - Chain of Custody.

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This guidance document provides information for the implementation of the requirements of PEFC ST 2002:2020, Chain of Custody, and related standards PEFC ST 2001:2020, PEFC Trademarks Rules and PEFC ST 2003:2020, Certification Bodies Requirements - Chain of Custody.

Summary of the modifications in PEFC ST 1003 for EUDR alignment

Standards development

This document summaries the modifications found in PEFC ST 1003:2024 Sustainable Forest Management compared to PEFC ST 1003:2018 to enable alignment with the European Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR) therefore enabling PEFC-certified raw material coming out of PEFC-certified forests to be EUDR compliant.

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This document summaries the modifications found in PEFC ST 1003:2024 Sustainable Forest Management compared to PEFC ST 1003:2018 to enable alignment with the European Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR) therefore enabling PEFC-certified raw material coming out of PEFC-certified forests to be EUDR compliant.

Highlights of the modifications in PEFC ST 1003:2024

Standards development

This document highlights the modifications found in PEFC ST 1003:2024 Sustainable Forest Management compared to PEFC ST 1003:2018 to enable alignment with the EUDR therefore enabling PEFC-certified raw material coming out of PEFC-certified forests to be EUDR compliant.

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This document highlights the modifications found in PEFC ST 1003:2024 Sustainable Forest Management compared to PEFC ST 1003:2018 to enable alignment with the EUDR therefore enabling PEFC-certified raw material coming out of PEFC-certified forests to be EUDR compliant.

Comparison of changes between ST 1003:2024 and ST 1003:2018

Standards development

This document places PEFC ST 1003:2018 and PEFC ST 1003:2024 next to each other to ease the comparison of the two documents, highlighting the modifications made to the benchmark standard to enable alignment with the EUDR.

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This document places PEFC ST 1003:2018 and PEFC ST 1003:2024 next to each other to ease the comparison of the two documents, highlighting the modifications made to the benchmark standard to enable alignment with the EUDR.

Terms of Reference of the PEFC Project Certification Task Force

Standards development

The terms of reference for the tempoary PEFC Project Certification Task Force responsible for revising the requirements of PEFC chain of custody certification for specified projects, such as construction projects.

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The terms of reference for the tempoary PEFC Project Certification Task Force responsible for revising the requirements of PEFC chain of custody certification for specified projects, such as construction projects.

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