Technical documentation

Technical documentation

Czech sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of the Czech Republic, endorsed by PEFC on 15 December 2017. The review date is 25 May 2021.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of the Czech Republic, endorsed by PEFC on 15 December 2017. The review date is 25 May 2021.

Swedish sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of Sweden, endorsed by PEFC on 31 May 2017. The review date is 20 April 2021.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of Sweden, endorsed by PEFC on 31 May 2017. The review date is 20 April 2021.

UK sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of the UK, endorsed by PEFC on 29 March 2018. The review date is 20 April 2021.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of the UK, endorsed by PEFC on 29 March 2018. The review date is 20 April 2021.

Korean sustainable forest management standard

National standard

The national sustainable forest management standard of the Republic of Korea, endorsed by PEFC on 29 June 2018. The review date is 22 December 2020.

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The national sustainable forest management standard of the Republic of Korea, endorsed by PEFC on 29 June 2018. The review date is 22 December 2020.

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 This edition has been replaced by the revised PEFC ST 2002:2020.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 This edition has been replaced by the revised PEFC ST 2002:2020.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.

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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