This document describes the process that FSC adopts to ensure a timely, independent and effective resolution of Policy for Association complaints. These are complaints against organizations associated with FSC about their compliance with FSC-POL-01-004, the Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC.
The objective of this Procedure is to provide the process steps for conducting and incorporating a risk-based approach in Forest Stewardship Standards (FSS), to assess, identify and designate risk considering the likelihood and impact of nonconformity with indicators of the FSS.
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 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.
The objective of this document is to provide a procedure for the FSC Policy and Standards Committee (PSC) to ensure a consistent decision making process for the approval of Forest Stewardship Standards (FSS).
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).
This document describes the process to be adopted by FSC to ensure a timely, independent and effective resolution of complaints submitted by FSC stakeholders. These can be complaints regarding the FSC normative framework or the performance of FSC International, the FSC Network as well as complaints regarding the performance of ASI.
This addendum lists the national and regional risk assessments that have been developed in accordance with the process specified in FSC-PRO-60-002 and have been evaluated and approved by FSC.Spanish version available here.
The objective of this document is to provide a transparent procedure for receiving, evaluating and deciding on appeals against decisions taken by FSC (this does not include accreditation decisions). This document details the procedure to be followed by FSC and the Appellant in the event of an appeal lodged against FSC. Appeals according to this procedure can only be submitted by entities that were subject to the adverse decision.
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FSC-STD-30-010
FSC Controlled Wood Standard for Forest Management Enterprises
Standard (STD)
V(2-0)
This standard specifies basic requirements applicable at the forest management unit (FMU)
level for forest management enterprises to demonstrate to a company or third party
certification body that wood supplied is controlled. It allows forest management enterprises
to provide evidence that the wood they supply has been controlled to avoid wood that is
illegally harvested, harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights, harvested in forest
management units in which high conservation values are threatened by management
activities, harvested in areas in which forests are being converted to plantations or nonforest use or harvested from forests in which genetically modified tress are planted.
Ver.
2-0
Type
Standard (STD)
Status
approved
Code
FSC-STD-30-010
Version1-0 Date
2004-09-30
Effective date
2007-01-01
FSC-STD-30-010 V2-0 EN FSC Controlled Wood Standard for Forest Management Enterprises.pdf