Technical documentation

Technical documentation

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.

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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.

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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.

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The guidelines for certification bodies taking part in PEFC Training Recognition Programme (TRP). Note: this version is a draft.

PEFC Chain of Custody – Introduction to changes

Standards development

An overview of the changes made to the PEFC Chain of Custody standard (2002:2020) compared to the previous version from 2013.

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An overview of the changes made to the PEFC Chain of Custody standard (2002:2020) compared to the previous version from 2013.

PEFC Trademarks – Introduction to changes

Standards development

An overview of the changes made to the PEFC Trademarks standard (2001:2020) compared to the previous PEFC Logo Usage Rules standard (2001:2008).

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An overview of the changes made to the PEFC Trademarks standard (2001:2020) compared to the previous PEFC Logo Usage Rules standard (2001:2008).

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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