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Approval of Interim National Standards (INS) and low complex National Forest Stewardship Standards (NFSS)
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-10-607
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).
Approval of Forest Stewardship Standards
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-10-606
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).
Structure, Content and Development of Interim National Standards
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-60-007
The objective of this document is to specify the requirements for FSC-accredited certification bodies for developing Interim National Standard (INS) or Interim Regional Standard (IRS), depending on the geographic scope of the standard, for the certification of responsible forest management and the responsible management of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) at the Management Unit (MU) level. These standards shall be based on the International Generic Indicators (IGI) and shall address the regional, national or sub-national conditions in which they are to be used and shall consider input from local stakeholders. The FSC Board of Directors at FSC International, acting through the Policy Steering Group (PSG) shall approve Interim National Standards (INS) before they can be used for FSC certification purposes. In March 2020 the revised procedure was published to reflect the FSC Board of Directors’ decision during their 82nd meeting to delegate the approval of INS to the Policy Steering Group.
General Requirements for an FSC Training Programme
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-20-004
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).
FSC Remedy Framework
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-01-004
El Marco FSC para la Remediación define medidas permanentes y eficaces requeridas para remediar los daños causados por actividades inaceptables, tal y como se definen en la Política para la Asociación V3-0. Para los requisitos de remediación relacionados con la Política de Asociación versión 2 y la Política para Abordar la Conversión, consulte FSC-PRO-01-007, haga clic aquí. Para leer el Resumen Ejecutivo, haga clic aquí.
Ecosystem Services Procedure: Impact Demonstration and Market Tools
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-30-006
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Stewardship Standards already require forest managers to maintain/conserve or enhance/restore ecosystem services and environmental values. They also require the managers of FSC-certified forests to identify, produce, or enable the production of diversified benefits and/ or products based on the range of resources and ecosystem services existing in the management unit. The procedure offers a framework for verifying impacts and approving FSC ecosystem services claims that can be used by forest managers to access ecosystem services markets and/or other benefits. It set out the requirements for FSC-certified forest managers to credibly demonstrate the impact of their activities on the maintenance, conservation, restoration or enhancement of ecosystem services.
Processing FSC Policy for Association Complaints
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-01-009
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.
Development and Revision of FSC Requirements
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-01-001
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.
List of Approved Derogations for use of ‘Highly Hazardous’ Pesticides
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-30-001a
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.
Transaction Verification Procedure
Procedure (PRO)
FSC-PRO-10-201
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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FSC normative documents
FSC_Policy_responses_Ukraine__2022-12-19
FSC-STD-RAP-01-2021
FSC-STD-01-003 SLIMF Review Report
Focus Forests Landscape Dialogue – Info Sheet_EN
Guidance CG - Executive Summary.pdf
FSC Remedy Framework_FSC-PRO-01-004_ES
FSC-PRO-60-006b V1-2 Simplified Risk Assessment Template
FAQ FSC Check_November 2023_ES.pdf
Co-Creating Collective Benefits Briefing Note.pdf

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