Technical documentation

Technical documentation

Chain of Custody, PEFC ST 2002:2013

Former Technical Documentation

Date of implementation 7 December 2015

This standard lays out the requirements for chain of custody certification for forest-based products – the conditions a company must meet in order to achieve PEFC certification. This edition has been replaced by the revised PEFC ST 2002:2020. The transition date is 14 August 2022. After this, companies still certified against the 2013 version will need to prepare their system according to the 2020 version, in preparation for certification against this version during their next external audit.

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This standard lays out the requirements for chain of custody certification for forest-based products – the conditions a company must meet in order to achieve PEFC certification. This edition has been replaced by the revised PEFC ST 2002:2020. The transition date is 14 August 2022. After this, companies still certified against the 2013 version will need to prepare their system according to the 2020 version, in preparation for certification against this version during their next external audit.

Italian sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of Italy, endorsed by PEFC on 31 May 2017. The review date is 28 October 2020.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of Italy, endorsed by PEFC on 31 May 2017. The review date is 28 October 2020.

Chilean sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of Chile, endorsed by PEFC on 12 August 2016. The review date is 1 September 2020.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of Chile, endorsed by PEFC on 12 August 2016. The review date is 1 September 2020.

Cameroonian sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of Cameroon, endorsed by PEFC on 12 November 2019.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of Cameroon, endorsed by PEFC on 12 November 2019.

Malaysian forest plantation standard

National standard

The national plantation forest standard of Malaysia, endorsed by PEFC on 3 June 2016.

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The national plantation forest standard of Malaysia, endorsed by PEFC on 3 June 2016.

Conflict Timber

See PEFC's guidance following the announcement that all timber originating from Russia and Belarus is ‘conflict timber’.

COVID-19

See PEFC's latest COVID-19 guidance for certification bodies and certified entities.

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