Technical documentation
COVID-19: SFM auditing guidance for certification bodies and certified companies
Guidance document
Date of implementation 9 April 2020
Guidance for sustainable forest management auditing of PEFC certified companies affected by restrictions due to COVID-19.
Guidance for sustainable forest management auditing of PEFC certified companies affected by restrictions due to COVID-19.
PEFC Chain of Custody Pool of Experts Programme Guidelines
Guidance document
Guidance and minimum requirements for the technical experts providing chain of custody training to auditors, reviewers and certification decision makers, as part of the Pool of Experts programme.
Guidance and minimum requirements for the technical experts providing chain of custody training to auditors, reviewers and certification decision makers, as part of the Pool of Experts programme.
Template: Outsourcing Agreement
Technical document
Template for a PEFC Chain of Custody Outsourcing Agreement, developed in relation to requirement 4.9.2 of the Chain of Custody standard, PEFC ST 2002:2020.
Template for a PEFC Chain of Custody Outsourcing Agreement, developed in relation to requirement 4.9.2 of the Chain of Custody standard, PEFC ST 2002:2020.
Training Recognition Programme Guidelines (Draft)
Guidance document
Date of implementation 13 October 2020
The guidelines for certification bodies taking part in PEFC Training Recognition Programme (TRP). Note: this version is a draft.
The guidelines for certification bodies taking part in PEFC Training Recognition Programme (TRP). Note: this version is a draft.
Chain of Custody of Forest-Based Products – Guidance for Use, PEFC GD 2001:2014
Former Technical Documentation
This document was replaced by PEFC GD 2001:2022, except for Annex 1: Guidance for the implementation of PEFC Chain of Custody for specified projects, which remains valid until covered by a new official document.
This document was replaced by PEFC GD 2001:2022, except for Annex 1: Guidance for the implementation of PEFC Chain of Custody for specified projects, which remains valid until covered by a new official document.