Revised FSC Directive on Controlled Wood

The FSC Directive on Controlled Wood (FSC-DIR-40-005) has been revised to remove the requirement that Certification Bodies supply their Clients with a list of laws for each country where they assess compliance against Annex 3 of FSC-STD-40-005.

ADVICE-40-005-19: Applicable National and Local Laws and Regulations for Controlled Wood Company Risk Assessment

The Advice now reads as follows:
1. Prior to evaluating an operation to Annex 3 of FSC-STD-40-005 after 01 March 2013, Companies shall use a list of applicable legislation and any legally required verifiers, such as licences or permits.
2. Companies shall apply this list in relation to the evaluation of Forest Management Operations to Annex 3 of FSC-STD-40-005.
3. This list refines Table 1 of Annex 3 in FSC-STD-40-005 V2-1, and is based on the minimum list below.
4. The Company may use existing national lists from approved FSC National Forest Stewardship Standards and other reputable sources in order to compile the list.
5. Where the Global Forest Registry contains an FSC approved list of applicable laws for a country, it is mandatory to use this list.

NepCon are in the process of uploading FSC approved lists of applicable laws to the Global Forest Registry.


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