New Policy for Association Interpretation published

Document Code:  INT_POL-01-004_03
Topic: 
Policy for Association (PfA)
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Crosswalk for Revised General Certification Bodies Standard

Document Code:  FSC-STD-20-001
Topic: 
Certification Body (CB) Requirements
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

Updated FSC Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS) for the Conterminous United States of America

Document Code:  FSC-STD-USA-02-2026
Topic: 
Country Requirements (RA + FSS)
Document Type: 
Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS)
Posted on: 

New Interim Forest Stewardship Standards (IFSS) for Turkiye

Document Code:  FSC-STD-TUR-01-2026
Topic: 
Country Requirements (RA + FSS)
Document Type: 
Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS)
Posted on: 

Reminder: Transition end date for the Controlled Forest Management standard

Document Code:  FSC-STD-30-010
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

New Chain of Custody Interpretations

Document Code:  INT-STD-40-004_76 , INT-DIR-40-004_06
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Risk Assessment Framework (RAF) translated into French

Document Code:  FSC-PRO-60-006b
Topic: 
Country Requirements (RA + FSS)
Document Type: 
Risk Assessment (RA)
Posted on: 

Advice Note on protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation

Document Code:  ADV-STD-20-007-26
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

Company-specific Derogation on FSC’s National Forest Stewardship Standard for New Zealand

Document Code:  DER-STD-NZL-02.1-2023
Topic: 
Country Requirements (RA + FSS)
Document Type: 
Derogations (DER)
Posted on: 

New Interim Forest Stewardship Standards (IFSS) for Fiji, Mozambique and Sierra Leone

Document Code:  FSC-STD-FJI-01-2026, FSC-STD-MOZ-01-2026, FSC-STD-SLE-01-2026
Topic: 
Country Requirements (RA + FSS)
Document Type: 
Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS)
Posted on: 

Forest Management Evaluation Requirements: Extension of Transition Period for Certification Bodies

Document Code:  FSC-STD-20-007
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

New Interpretation on Forest-based Products like Linoleum

Document Code:  INT-STD-40-004_75
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Consultation & Webinar about Draft Interpretation on including Controlled Wood to the Chain of Custody Accreditation Scope

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Updated Eligibility Criteria for Chain of Custody Group Certification for Sweden

Document Code:  FSC-PRO-40-003a
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

Core Labor Requirements Manual in Chinese

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

New Chain of Custody Derogation Published

Document Code:  DER-STD-40-004_02
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Derogations (DER)
Posted on: 

Updated Digital Audit Reporting (DAR) Templates

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
General (Complaints, system, etc. )
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

Consultation on draft Interpretation about workers’ rights and ILO fundamental conventions in the context of the Policy for Association V3-0

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Consultation on the Advice Note on Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact in Peru

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

Consultation on the Advice Note on Addressing Conversion

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

Consultation on Draft Interpretation on the Scope of "Management Activities"

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

New Chain of Custody and Trademarks Generic Derogation

Document Code:  DER-STD-20-011_04
Topic: 
General (Complaints, system, etc. )
Document Type: 
Derogations (DER)
Posted on: 

AAF Inflation Adjustment from 1 January 2026  

Document Code:  FSC-POL-20-005
Topic: 
Annual Administration Fee (AAF)
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

Scope of the Regional Forest Stewardship Standard for Asia Pacific extended to Natural Forests

Document Code:  FSC-STD-RAP
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS)
Posted on: 

Consultation on New Advice Note on Risk Assessment Framework (to align with EUDR benchmarking)

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

Public Consultation on Draft Interpretation of GMO definition

Document Code:  INT-FSC-STD-01-001_19
Topic: 
General (Complaints, system, etc. )
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

New FAQs on the Asia-Pacific Regional Forest Stewardship Standard (AP RFSS) and National Adaptations

Document Code:  FSC-STD-RAP
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Other
Posted on: 

Interpretations of the Normative Framework - General

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
General (Complaints, system, etc. )
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Interpretations of the Normative Framework - Annual Administration Fee (AAF) 

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
Annual Administration Fee (AAF)
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

New Chain of Custody Advice Note Consultation

Document Code:  FSC-ADVICE-20-011-21
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

New Advice Note Published – SLIMF Eligibility for NTFP Plantations

Document Code:  ADV-STD-01-003-01
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

New Directive on FSC Country Requirements

Document Code:  FSC-DIR-60-006
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

Advice Note Extending Validity of the existing V5 FSC Forest Stewardship Standards

Document Code:  ADV-STD-60-006_05
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

Update to FSC Generic Derogation on IFLs

Document Code:  DER-STD-60-004_02
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Derogations (DER)
Posted on: 

Focused consultation on SLIMF related Forest Management Advice Note

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: 

New Forest Management Interpretation open for Consultation

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

Generic Derogations Now Available in Document Centre

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
General (Complaints, system, etc. )
Document Type: 
Derogations (DER)
Posted on: 

Interpretations related to country requirements

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
Forest Management (FM) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

New Chain of Custody Interpretations

Document Code:  n.a.
Topic: 
Chain of Custody (CoC) Requirements
Document Type: 
Interpretations (INT)
Posted on: 

New Advice Note on Indicator 55 of FSC’s Risk Assessment Framework

Document Code:  n/a
Topic: 
General (Complaints, system, etc. )
Document Type: 
Advice Notes (ADV)
Posted on: