Technical documentation

Technical documentation

Swiss assessment report

Assessment Report

Assessment report for the national forest certification system of Switzerland, by CK Services. The revised system maintained its endorsement on 19 October 2021.

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Assessment report for the national forest certification system of Switzerland, by CK Services. The revised system maintained its endorsement on 19 October 2021.

Terms of Reference of the PEFC Working Group Operating Forest Management Certification

Standards development

The terms of reference for the Working Group responsible for the development of PEFC ST 1004, the requirements for certification bodies that carry out PEFC forest management certification.

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The terms of reference for the Working Group responsible for the development of PEFC ST 1004, the requirements for certification bodies that carry out PEFC forest management certification.

Members of the Sustainable Forest Management Working Group

Standards development

Members of the Sustainable Forest Management Working Group. A permanent working group responsible for the continued development of PEFC’s sustainable forest management approach.

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Members of the Sustainable Forest Management Working Group. A permanent working group responsible for the continued development of PEFC’s sustainable forest management approach.

Malaysian assessment report

Assessment Report

Assessment report of the Malaysian national forest certification system, by Form international. The revised system maintained its endorsement on 1 June 2021.

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Assessment report of the Malaysian national forest certification system, by Form international. The revised system maintained its endorsement on 1 June 2021.

COVID-19: Chain of custody auditing guidance for certification bodies and certified companies

Guidance document

Date of implementation 10 March 2020

Guidance for chain of custody auditing of PEFC certified companies affected by restrictions due to COVID-19. This updated guidance - Version 8 - was released 28 April 2021.

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Guidance for chain of custody auditing of PEFC certified companies affected by restrictions due to COVID-19. This updated guidance - Version 8 - was released 28 April 2021.

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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