This document describes the process used by FSC to screen individuals and organizations applying for association with FSC for conformance with the Policy for Association. The intention of the procedure is to reduce the risk of establishing or maintaining association with an organization in violation of the Policy for Association and its corporate group. This document describes the process used by FSC to screen individuals and organizations applying for association with FSC for conformance with the Policy for Association. The intention of the procedure is to reduce the risk of establishing or maintaining association with an organization in violation of the Policy for Association and its corporate group.
This document ensures a consistent and high-quality process for the assessment and decision making of Interim National Standards (INS) and low complex National Forest Stewardship Standards (NFSS).
The procedure is to provide guidance to consultants hired by FSC and who need to undertake travel to fulfil their duties. It lays out the process of travel booking and the limits of what will be reimbursed. The procedure encourages environmental accountability, cost effectiveness and fiscal responsibility, and that health, safety, and security concerns are met.
The objective of this procedure is to establish the general principles regarding the participation of external observers in on-site FSC certification audits (hereinafter ‘audits') and/ or in ASI accreditation assessments (hereinafter ‘assessments'). This is essential for ensuring transparency and learning opportunities while at the same time addressing issues around confidential information, avoiding situations where there may be cases of losses or damages, and other situations that may arise during the audit/assessment.
The objective of this Procedure is to provide a clear and unambiguous methodology to develop, review, and revise all normative documents in the FSC Normative Framework in order to promote stability and predictability within the FSC system.
The objective of this Procedure is to provide a methodology for developing and transferring National Forest Stewardship Standards (NFSSs) to the P&C V5-1.
This procedure specifies requirements for training auditor candidates and auditors to qualify or further qualify them to audit against FSC's scopes of certification (‘FSC scopes'). The objectives of this procedure are: 1) to ensure a professional implementation of the FSC Training Programme 2) to define the general content and duration of courses for an initial training on FSC (one component of the FSC Training Programme).
This addendum lists temporary derogations for the use of pesticides that are considered by FSC to be ‘highly hazardous'. These derogations have been individually approved by the FSC Pesticides Committee on behalf of the FSC Board of Directors. Derogations have been approved only when all the requirements of the Pesticides Derogation Procedure were met. They include strict conditions to be fulfilled by the certificate holders during the derogation period. Derogations are approved for the smallest applicable geographical scope. The derogations listed below are not valid for national use. The rationale for establishing such a list is to provide an overview of derogations used at global level.
The objective of this document is to provide clear and unambiguous procedures to process enquiries in relation to the FSC Normative Framework in a consistent, transparent and timely manner.
The objective of this document is to provide a transparent procedure for transaction verification. Transaction verification is one of the certification activities carried out by accredited certification bodies and Assurance Services International to safeguard the integrity of the FSC system and address integrity risks in relevant supply chains.
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