The objective of this procedure is to provide requirements to ensure consistent and robust assessment of risks for sourcing material from certain supply areas
FSC does not encourage the movement of clients between certification bodies, but recognizes that there may be circumstances in which such movement is legitimate and appropriate. FSC's objective in such case is to ensure that clients are treated fairly and objectively, whilst ensuring that transfer between certification bodies cannot become a tool by which clients can evade or avoid their obligations to comply with FSC certification requirements or any contractual obligations.
FSC Remedy Framework defines permanent and effective measures required for remedy of harm caused by unacceptable activities as defined by the Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC V2-0 or by conversion between 1 December 1994 and 31 December 2020.
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.
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 procedure specifies requirements for establishing and implementing an Auditor Training Programme and defining the content of the trainings. This procedure aims to equip an auditor auditing a management unit or a site against FSC certification requirements with the required knowledge and skills to achieve the audit objective.
El objetivo de este procedimiento es ofrecer una metodología clara, transparente e inequívoca para desarrollar, mantener, modificar, valorar y aprobar Evaluaciones Nacionales de Riesgos (ENR) FSC para Madera Controlada FSC. El procedimiento contiene los requisitos para el proceso de desarrollo de una Evaluación Nacional de Riesgos, mientras que los requisitos para las evaluaciones de riesgos están incluidos en el apéndice a un procedimiento FSC-PRO-60-002a: Marco FSC para las Evaluaciones Nacionales de Riesgos.
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 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.
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FSC core labour requirements self-assessment_USA V1-0
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Approval of Forest Stewardship Standards addendum - Criteria to determine low complexity National Forest Stewardship Standards (NFSS)
Procedure (PRO)
V(n/a)
This addendum provides the criteria for delegating the approval of low complex National Forest Stewardship Standards (NFSS) to the Policy Steering Group (PSG)
Ver.
n/a
Type
Procedure (PRO)
Status
approved
Code
FSC-PRO-10-607a
Effective date
2021-01-12
FSC-PRO-10-607a Criteria to determine low complexity NFSS.pdf