Fsc Awareness v3.1-New

FSC
Forest Stewardship Council

FSC-STD-40-004 V 3.1
Chain of Custody Management System
Awareness Seminar
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INTRODUCTION TO ISO
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Programme
 FSC – History and Objectives

 The chain of custody process
 FSC chain of custody standard FSC-STD-40-004 V 3.1
 Use of trademarks
 Audit findings (typical non-conformities)
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History of FSC
 Gathered in the first FSC General Assembly in 1993 in Toronto,
Canada
V 1-0 : In 2004 Initial version
V 2-0 : In 2007 Major standard review
V 2-1 : In 2011 Minor standard review
V 3-0 : In 2016 Major standard review
V 3-1 : In 2021 Minor standard review

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FSC-STD-40-004 V 3.1
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this standard is to provide the minimum
management and production requirements for CoC within an
organization in order to demonstrate that forest-based
materials and products purchased, labelled, and sold as FSC
certified originate from well-managed forests, controlled
sources, reclaimed materials, or a mixture of these, and any
associated claims are legitimate and accurate.
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SCOPE
This is the core standard for FSC CoC certification that specifies the
requirements which apply to all CoC-certified and applicant organizations with
respect to sourcing,
processing,
labelling,
and sale
of forest-based products as FSC certified.
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To whom does FSC CoC certification apply?
For a product to be claimed as FSC certified, there must be an
unbroken chain of organizations independently certified by FSC-
accredited certification bodies covering every change in legal
ownership of the product from the certified forest
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To whom does not FSC CoC certification apply?
CoC certification is not required for organizations providing services

to certified organizations without taking legal ownership of the
certified products, including:
a. agents and auction houses arranging the trade of certified
products between buyer and seller;
b. providers of logistics services, transporting and/or temporarily
storing or warehousing certified products without changing their
composition or physical integrity;
c. contractors operating under an outsourcing agreement in
accordance with Section 12 of this standard.
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Global Forestry- the issues
 Illegal logging
 Change of land use - bio-fuels
 Soil destabilisation
 Government Corruption
 Human / Civil rights violations
 Impact on bio-diversity
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Therefore…. Why use wood fibre?!
 The only renewable and sustainable source of wood /
pulp.
 High strength to weight ratio
 Low energy cost in production
 Ideally suited to off-site manufacture
 The only truly renewable carbon neutral material
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So what is the forest industry doing
about sustainability?
 Forest Management Certification
 Supply Chain (Chain of custody) certification
 2 Organisations:
 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
 Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
(PEFC)
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FSC Facts
 43,000+ certificates world-wide
 200 million hectares certified (68,976,670 hectares in North America)
 Policy and Standards
 Accreditation (ASI)
 Support of WWF / Greenpeace
 Income
 Membership
 Accreditation
 Donations
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Programme for the Endorsement of
Forest Certification
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Background to PEFC
 Formed in 1999
 Direct competitor to FSC
 Created out of concerns about FSC motives and
objectives and influence of environmental pressure
groups
 Started in Europe, now international
 Finland: 100% PEFC
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Programme for the Endorsement of Forest
Certification
 Based in Geneva
 Low Brand Awareness in UK
 300 million hectares certified
 International Network of Forest Certification Schemes- Europe, USA, Canada,

Australia, Malaysia.
 Lacks broad support of Environmental NGOs
 Rejected from LEED approval
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Forest Management Certification
The Process:
 Certification of the forest

 Certification of the supply chain (chain of custody)
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Forest management
certification - the principles
 Long-term Management Plan
 Ownership
 Compliance with Laws
 Right of Tenure / Access
 Protection of Peoples’ rights
 Felling and replanting
 Forest design - Species mix, Landscape, Open Space, Water
 Acknowledgement of bio-diversity
 Stakeholder Consultation
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Market Drivers
 UAE Government ‘Green’ initiatives and regulations

 LEED Building Specification
 Olympics
 Housing Associations – Code for Sustainable Homes /
Ecohomes
 Retailers
 Book Publishers and Writers (JK Rowling)
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Certification - The Process
 Forest Management certification
 Chain of custody certification
 FSC (FSC-STD-40-004 version 3.1)

 www.fsc.org
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Chain Of Custody Certification
The label delivers the message:
“This product has been made with timber based materials from
well-managed forests - and we can prove it!”
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The Supply Chain
PAPER MILL MERCHAN PRINTER

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CONSUMER
Certified Certified Product Timber
Forest Logs Log Mill factory Chain importer Joiner
Forest Chain of Chain of of Chain of Chain of
Management Custody Custody Custody Custody Custody
certificate certificate certificate certificate certificate certificate
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The Key Indicator
Ownership:
If you take title to the goods you are potentially in scope

of chain of custody certification - even if you don’t take
physical possession of the goods.
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Non registered suppliers - the
problems
 No independent verification of claims
 Chain is broken
 No further claims can be made
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Certification - the basic
requirements
 Procedures based on critical control points
 Scope of certification (operations, products)
 Staff training
 HSE & Core Labour requirements
 Records- stock, purchase, sales, training, self

assessment
 ISO 9001/45001 helpful but not essential
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Critical Control Points (CCP’s)
 Need to identify all critical control points in the process where there is a possibility of
mixing certified and uncertified material.
 Purchase of Materials
 Goods inwards and storage
 Production/ Manufacture/ Processing
 Volume control
 Finished goods
 Sales
 Training
 Document control
 HSE & Core Labor Requirements
 The management control is through a combination of product identification and
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Purchasing
 Ensure the supplier has chain of custody
 Re-check at least once per year
 Ensure that all purchase orders / contracts specify

certification - clear lines of communication
 Maintain approved suppliers file
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Goods Inwards Inspection
 Check suppliers delivery note for
 description of the goods as certified

 Product labelling
 supplier’s chain of custody registration number
 any percentage /credit claims as appropriate
 Match to purchase order and supplier’s invoice.
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Raw material storage
 Certified raw material may be identifiable by:
 Segregation / location
 Labelling / marking
 Product Type
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Manufacturing / Processing
 Certified material must be identifiable from stock
selection to finished goods
 Key manufacturing document: internal works order, job
card, routing card etc.
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Finished Goods
 Identification of finished goods
 Use and control of on-product labelling
 Approval for use of labels
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Sales and Distribution
 Information on delivery notes and sales invoices:
 Correct certified claim
 Your chain of custody registration number
 Percentage /credit claims if appropriate
 Clear and unambiguous
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Training
 Identification of training needs

 Select training format (Group, one-to-one)
 Deliver and record training
 Continuously Monitor / Review
 New Starts (Induction Training)
 Verification by certification body
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Document Control
 Procedures - text, process flow charts, work instructions
 Management system
 Records:
 Suppliers
 purchase orders, delivery notes, purchase invoices
 stock records
 Production records (Internal works orders)
 Sales Invoices, Delivery notes
 Training
 All retained for 5 years
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FSC
 Health and Safety Requirements
 Training
 Safety officer
 Policy and Procedures
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FSC
 Core Labor Requirements

 Child Employment
 Discrimination
 Forced Labor
 Policy
 Grievance Procedure
 Worker organization
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FSC Standards (www.fsc.org)
FSC normative documents applicable to all CoC certificate holders
 FSC-STD-40-004 (v3.1) – main standard

 FSC-STD-40-004a – Product Classification
 FSC-DIR-40-004 FSC Directive on COC
 FSC-POL-01-004 Policy for the Association of Organizations with FSC
Complementary normative documents
(applicable according to the scope of the certificate)
 FSC-STD-40-003 – Multi site certification
 FSC-STD-40-005 – Controlled Wood
 FSC-STD-40-006 – Project certification
 FSC-STD-40-007 – Reclaimed / Recycled
 FSC-STD-50-001 – Use of FSC Trademarks
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FSC Standard
FSC Standard for Chain of Custody

Certification
FSC-STD-40-004 (Version 3.1) EN

Effective Date 1ST SEPTEMBER 2021
Transition Period : 1 September 2021 – 31 December 2022
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PART I: Universal Requirements
 appoint a management representative
 implement and maintain up-to-date documented procedures
 define the key personnel responsible for the

implementation of each procedure
 train staff on the up-to-date version
 maintain complete and up-to-date records (shall be

retained for a minimum period of five (5) years)
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At a minimum, the organization shall keep records of the following documents as

applicable to the certificate scope:
 procedures,  Outsourcing,
 product group lists,  control of non-conforming products,
 training records,  verification program records for
 reclaimed material, and
Purchase,
 records related to a due diligence
 sales documents,
program for controlled material and
 material accounting records, FSC Controlled Wood
 annual volume summaries,
 trademark approvals.
 records of suppliers,
 complaints,
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The organization shall commit to the FSC values as defined in the new FSC
Policy FSC POL-01-004 V3-0 by signing a self-declaration that the
organization is not directly or indirectly involved in the following
activities:
 Illegal harvesting or illegal trade in forest products
 Violation of customary or human rights within the forestry or forest products
sector
 Violation of workers’ rights and principles defined in the International Labour
Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
within the forestry or forest products sector
 Destruction of High Conservation Values (HCVs) in forests or High
Conservation Value areas
 Conversion of natural forest cover
 Use of genetically modified organisms in forestry operations for any other
purposes than research.
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Occupational Health & Safety

 The organization shall commit to occupational health and safety
(OHAS). At a minimum, the organization shall appoint an OHAS
representative, establish and implement procedures adequate to its
size and complexity, and train its staff on OHAS. Adopt and implement
a policy statement, or statements, that encompass the FSC core
labour requirements.
 The policy statements shall be made available to stakeholders (i.e.
affected and interested stakeholders) and to the organization’s
certification body.
 The organization shall maintain an up-to-date self-assessment in
which it describes how the organization applies the FSC core labour
requirements to its operations. The self-assessment shall be
submitted to the organization’s certification body.
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Complaints
The organization shall ensure that complaints received regarding the

organization’s conformity to the requirements
 acknowledge receipt of the complaint to the complainant within

two (2) weeks of receiving the complaint;
 investigate the complaint and specify its proposed actions in

response to the complaint within 3 months.
 Notify to the certification body (if more time needs)
•  take appropriate actions with respect to complaints and

any deficiencies found in processes that affect conformity to
the certification requirements;
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Non Conformance
The organization shall have procedures in place to ensure that any non-conforming
products are identified and controlled to prevent their unintended sale and
delivery with FSC claims.
If non-conforming products are detected after they have been delivered:
• notify its certification body and all affected direct customers in

writing within five business days
• Root analyze causes for occurrence

• cooperate with its certification body
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Transaction Verification
The organization shall support transaction verification conducted

by its certification body and Assurance Services International
(ASI), by providing samples of FSC transaction data as requested
by the certification body.
The organization shall support fibre testing conducted by its

certification body and ASI by surrendering samples and specimens
of materials and products, and information about species
composition for verification upon request.
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Core Labour Requirements

• The organization shall give due consideration to the rights and
obligations established by national law.
• Labour Law (Federal Law no. 8)
• The organization shall not use child labour.
• The organization shall eliminate all forms of forced and

compulsory labour.
• No Discrimination
• Respect freedom of Association and the Effective Right to

Collective Bargaining
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Material Sourcing
 The organization shall maintain up-to-date information about

all suppliers
 The organization shall regularly verify the validity and product
groups
Scope, product groups and validity verification
(very important!)
@ www.info-fsc.org
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Material Sourcing
The organization shall have procedures in place to check the

supplier’s sale and/or delivery documentation to confirm that:
a. the supplied material type and quantities are in conformity
b. to the supplied documentation;
b. the FSC claim is specified;
c. the supplier’s FSC Chain of Custody or FSC Controlled Wood code
is quoted for material supplied with FSC claims.
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The organization shall ensure that only eligible inputs and the correct material
categories are used in FSC product groups
FSC output claim specified for

the product group Eligible inputs
FSC 100% FSC 100%

FSC Mix x% / FSC Mix Credit FSC 100%, FSC Mix x%, FSC Mix Credit,
FSC Recycled x%, FSC Recycled Credit,
controlled material, FSC Controlled
Wood, pre-consumer reclaimed, post-
consumer reclaimed.
FSC Recycled x% / FSC Recycled Credit FSC Recycled x%, FSC Recycled Credit,
pre-consumer reclaimed, post-consumer
reclaimed.
FSC Controlled Wood FSC 100%, FSC Mix x%, FSC Mix Credit,
controlled material, 48FSC Controlled
Wood.
Material Sourcing
The organization may classify material held in stock at the time

of the main evaluation by the certification body and material
received between the date of the main evaluation and the issue
date of the organization’s CoC certificate as eligible input,
provided that the organization is able to demonstrate to the
certification body that the materials meet the FSC material
sourcing requirements.
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Material Sourcing
Organizations sourcing non-FSC-certified reclaimed material

for use in FSC product groups shall conform to the requirements
of FSC-STD-40-007.
Organizations sourcing non-FSC-certified virgin material for

use in FSC product groups as controlled material shall
conform to the requirements of FSC-STD- 40-005.
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Material handling:
In cases where there is risk of non-eligible inputs entering FSC

product groups, the organization shall implement one or more of the
following segregation methods:
a. physical separation of materials;
b. temporal separation of materials;
c. identification of materials.
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FSC material and products records
• For each product group or job order, the organization shall identify the main
processing steps involving a change of material
• Volume (or)
• Weight
• Conversion factor
• The organization shall have a consistent methodology for calculating
conversion factor(s) and shall keep them up to date.
• Organizations that produce custom manufactured products are not required

to specify conversion factors before manufacturing, but they shall maintain
production records that enable conversion factors to be calculated.
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The organization shall maintain up-to-date material accounting records

• spreadsheets,
• production control software
Records of
a. inputs: purchase document number, date, quantities, and material category
including the percentage or credit claim (if applicable);
b. outputs: sales document number, date, product description, quantities, FSC claim,
and applicable claim period or job order;
c. FSC percentage calculations and FSC credit accounts.
Records:
Material Accounting records for inputs
Material Accounting records for Outputs
Inputs and Outputs Annual Volume Summary Record
Purchase records
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Organizations that are certified to FSC and other forestry certification

schemes and that have inputs and outputs that simultaneously carry claims
from these schemes shall demonstrate that the quantities of products are
not inappropriately counted multiple times.
This can be done by establishing a single accounting record for these

materials which clearly identifies the quantities of materials and products
and the respective certification claim(s) applied to outputs.
When this is not possible,
The organization should enable the certification body’s assessment of this
requirement by other means.
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Annual volume summaries
Annual volume summaries with quantitative information for each

product category received and product type produced to include:
Inputs received (Purchases)

Inputs used for production (Work in progress)
Inputs still in stock (Raw material)
Outputs still in stock (Unsold finished stock)
Outputs sold (Sales)
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The organization shall prepare reports of annual volume

summaries (in the measurement unit commonly used by the
organization), covering the period since the previous reporting
period, demonstrating that the quantities of output products sold
with FSC claims are compatible with the quantities of inputs, any
existing inventory, their associated output claims, and the
conversion factor(s) by product group.
Organizations that make custom manufactured products

woodworkers,
building contractors,
construction companies
may present the annual FSC summary reports as an overview of the
job orders or construction projects instead of by product group.
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Hierarchy of FSC claims
1. FSC100%
2. FSC Recycled 100%
3. FSC Mix Credit
4. FSC Recycled Credit
5. FSC Mix %
6. FSC Controlled
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Sales
The organization shall ensure that sales documents (physical or
electronic) issued for products sold with FSC claims include the following
information:
a. name and contact details of the organization;
b. information to identify the customer, such as name and address of
the customer (except for sales to end consumers);
c. date when the document was issued;
d. product name or description;
e. quantity of products sold;
f. the organization’s FSC certificate code associated to FSC-certified
products and/ or FSC Controlled Wood code associated to FSC Controlled
Wood products;
g. a clear indication of the FSC claim for each product item or 58the total
products as specified.
Sales
Organizations at the end of the supply chain selling FSC finished and
labelled products (e.g. retailers, publishers) may omit the percentage
or credit information in sales documentation (e.g. using “FSC Mix”
claim only instead of “FSC Mix 70%” or “FSC Mix Credit”). In this case,
however, this information is lost and subsequent organizations in the
supply chain are not permitted to use or reinstate the percentage or
credit information related to these products.
The organization shall ensure that products sold with an FSC 100%, FSC
Mix, or FSC Recycled claim on sales documentation do not carry any
labels from other forestry certification schemes.
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Sales
FSC-certified product may simultaneously carry the FSC claim and

the claim of other forestry certification schemes on sales and
delivery documents, even if the product is FSC labelled.
Organizations may identify products exclusively made of input

materials from small or community producers by adding the
following claim to sales documents: “From small or community
forest producers”. This claim can be passed on along the supply
chain by certificate holders.
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Sales
If the organization is unable to include the FSC claim and/or
certificate code in sales or delivery documents, the required
information shall be provided to the customer through
supplementary documentation
Supplementary letters
Organization shall obtain permission from its certification body
Custom manufactured FSC products
a. reference information sufficient to link the service invoice(s)
to the supplementary document;
b. a list of the FSC-certified components used with the related
quantities and FSC claims;
c. the certificate code of the organization.
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Sales
The organization may opt to downgrade an FSC output claim as

presented in Figure. The FSC label shall correspond to the FSC claim
made on sales documents, except in the case of retailers selling
finished and labelled products to end-consumers.
Rules for downgrading FSC output claim
FSC 100%
FSC
100%
FSC Mix Credit
FSC Mix x%
FSC Controlled Wood

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SALES
Organizations at the end of the supply chain selling FSC finished and labelled
products (e.g. retailers, publishers) may omit the percentage or credit
information in sales documentation (e.g. using “FSC Mix” claim only instead of
“FSC Mix 70%” or “FSC Mix Credit”). In this case, however, this information is
lost and subsequent organizations in the supply chain are not permitted to use
or reinstate the percentage or credit information related to these products.
The organization may only sell products with the ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ claim
on sales and delivery documents if the products are raw or semi-finished and
the customer is FSC-certified.
Products that are 100% made of reclaimed materials

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Compliance with timber legality legislation
The organization shall ensure that its FSC-certified products conform

to all applicable timber legality legislation.
- procedures in place to ensure the import and/or export of FSC-

certified products by the organization conform to all applicable
trade and customs laws
Upon request, collect and provide information on
- species (common and scientific name) and

- country of harvest
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Trade and Customs Laws, include, but may not be restricted to:
• Bans, quotas and other restrictions on the export of timber products

(e.g. bans on the export of unprocessed logs or rough-sawn lumber)
• Requirements for export licences for timber and timber products
• Official authorisation that entities exporting timber and timber

products may require
• Taxes and duties applying to timber product exports
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Compliance with timber legality legislation
Controlled Wood requirements
- inform their customers about the presence of pre-consumer

reclaimed wood in the product and support their due diligence
system as required by applicable timber legality legislation
Apply the requirements for co-products outlined in

FSC-STD-40-005
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PART II: Control of FSC Claims
Product Groups for the Control of FSC claims
The organization shall establish product groups for the purpose of

controlling FSC output claims and labelling. Product groups shall be
formed by one or more output products that:
a. belong to the same product type in accordance with FSC-STD-

40-004a
b. are controlled according to the same FSC control system.
Substitution of input materials within a product group
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• Transfer System
• Percentage System
• Credit System
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Transfer System
 The transfer system can used for:
The trading of FSC Products
The Manufacture of products containing only

FSC material
No mixing of FSC material with other material
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Transfer System
 Specification for claim periods or job numbers The organisation
shall specify the claim period or job number for which a single FSC
claim can be made.
The minimum claim period shall include:

 receipt
 storage
 processing
 labelling
 Sale
 Most claims will be by job number or by customer
order number
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Transfer System
FSC Mix Factory

Credit 100% of the
Production products in the
Control product group
can be sold as
FSC Mix Credit
FSC100%
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Transfer System
FSC Mix Factory

Credit 100% of the
Production products in the
Control product group
can be sold as
FSC Mix 70%
FSC Mix 70%
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Percentage System
• Controlled Mixing of FSC material with other controlled or Reclaimed material
to produce a product with a percentage claim
• Specification of claim periods or job numbers
The organisation shall specify claim periods for single products.
• Determination of FSC and Post-consumer input
For FSC Mix and/or FSC Recycled inputs, the organisation shall use the
percentage or credit claim on supplier’s invoice.
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Percentage System
• Calculation of the input percentage
• Single percentage - input for that claim period or job

number.
• Rolling average - input into specified number of claim

periods.
• 12 month max claim period (Typical claim period 12 months

based on 12 1-monthly inputs)
• unless otherwise warranted by the nature of the business
and approved by the FSC-accredited certification body
• Any percentage claim can be made but minimum 70% if the
FSC trademarks are used on-product 74
Credit System
The credit system is an FSC control system which allows a

proportion of outputs to be sold with a credit claim
corresponding to the quantity of claim-contributing inputs
and the applicable product group conversion factor.
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Credit System
When the credit system is applied to assembled wood products, and

where inputs of different quality are combined, high-quality
components that are sourced as controlled material or FSC
Controlled Wood shall not represent more than 30% of the product
group’s composition (by volume or weight).
The organization shall not accumulate more FSC credit in the credit
account than the sum of FSC credit that has been added during the
previous 24 months.
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Labels – On-Product Use
FSC-STD-50-001-V2-1
Use of FSC Trademarks
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PART III: Supplementary Requirements
FSC labelling requirements

The organization may apply the FSC label on FSC-certified products following the
requirements specified in FSC-STD-50-001. The type of FSC label shall always
correspond to the FSC claim made on sales documents, as specified in the Table
FSC claims for the outputs FSC label

FSC 100% FSC 100%
FSC Mix percentage of at least 70% FSC Mix
FSC Mix Credit FSC Mix
FSC Recycled wood - percentage of FSC Recycled
at least 70% post-consumer reclaimed
FSC Recycled paper - no threshold applies FSC Recycled
FSC Recycled Credit FSC Recycled
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Labels – On-Product Use
100% [product-type] from well-managed forests

Mix [product-type] from responsible sources
Recycled [product-type] made from recycled material
• Product-type words are available in the label generator

• To be used in conjunction with the Trademark License Number
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Mini-Label
 At the discretion of CB
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Trademark use Management System
 The organization shall implement and maintain a trademark use management system
adequate to its size and complexity, to ensure its continuous conformity with all
applicable requirements of this standard (FSC-STD-50-001 V2-1), including the
following: in a way that could cause confusion, misinterpretation, or loss of credibility
to the FSC certification scheme;
 appoint a management representative who has overall responsibility and authority for
the organization’s conformity with all applicable trademark requirements
 implement and maintain up-to-date documented procedures covering the trademark

control within the organization;
 define the personnel responsible for the implementation of each procedure;
 define the scope of the system to include on-product labelling or promotion,

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Trademark use Management System
 train defined staff on the up-to-date version of the

organization’s procedures to ensure their competence in
implementing the trademark use management system;
 maintain complete and up-to-date records of trademark

approvals, which shall be retained for a minimum period of five
(5) years.
 Prior to each new use of the FSC trademarks, the

organization shall ensure trademark use control by
implementing an internal trademark approval process or by
receiving external approval from its certification body.
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Restrictions of Using FSC
Trademarks
 The FSC trademarks shall not be used:
 in a way that could cause confusion, misinterpretation, or loss of
credibility to the FSC certification scheme;
 in a way that implies that FSC endorses, participates in, or is
responsible for activities performed by the organization, outside the
scope of certification;
 to promote product quality aspects not covered by FSC certification;
 in product brand or company names, such as ‘FSC Golden Timber’ or
website domain names
 The name ‘Forest Stewardship Council’ shall not be replaced with a
translation. A translation may be included in brackets after the
name: Forest Stewardship Council (translation)
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 If the FSC trademarks are used for promotion on invoice templates,
delivery notes, and similar documents that may be used for FSC and
non-FSC products, the following or similar statement shall be
included: “Only the products that are identified as such on this
document are FSC certified.”
 The FSC logo or ‘Forests For All Forever’ marks shall not be used on
business cards for promotion. A text reference to the organization’s
FSC certification, with licence code, is allowed, for example “We are
FSC certified (FSC® C######)” or “We sell FSC®-certified products
(FSC® C######)”.
 The FSC logo or the ‘Forests For All Forever’ marks shall not be used
to promote controlled material or controlled wood.
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Misuse of FSC Trademarks
Mix label
 This product is made of FSC®-certified and other controlled material.
 This product is made of material from well-managed, FSC®-certified

forests and other controlled sources.
 This product is made of material from well-managed FSC®-certified

forests, recycled materials, and other controlled sources.
 Do not say that products carrying the ‘Mix’ label are made of materials
from responsibly or well-managed forests without referring to the
other sources used.
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PART IV: Eligibility Criteria for Single, Multisite,
and Group CoC Certification
 Eligibility for single CoC certification
 Eligibility for multi-site CoC certification
 Eligibility for group CoC certification
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PART IV: Eligibility Criteria for Single, Multisite,
and Group CoC Certification
 Eligibility for single CoC certification
 Eligibility for multi-site CoC certification
 Eligibility for group CoC certification
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Non-conformities - typical
examples
 Senior management commitment (resource)
 Inadequate checking at goods inwards
 Certified timber supplied by non-certified suppliers
 Incomplete or inaccurate volume control records
 Incomplete internal audit or review
 Incomplete training records
 Staff training and competence
 Incorrect FSC claims on invoices/shipping documents
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Thank you for listening
ISO 9001:2015
Suggestions & Feedback…
CHILTERN TMC CONSULTANT
R. R. Premnath Babu
+971 55 199 6562

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email: info@ctmc.ae
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FSC

Forest Stewardship Council

 FSC – History and Objectives

V 1-0 : In 2004 Initial version

V 2-0 : In 2007 Major standard review

V 2-1 : In 2011 Minor standard review

V 3-0 : In 2016 Major standard review

V 3-1 : In 2021 Minor standard review

requirements which apply to all CoC-certified and applicant organizations with

of forest-based products as FSC certified.

For a product to be claimed as FSC certified, there must be an

unbroken chain of organizations independently certified by FSC-

accredited certification bodies covering every change in legal

ownership of the product from the certified forest

CoC certification is not required for organizations providing services

 Low Brand Awareness in UK

 300 million hectares certified

 International Network of Forest Certification Schemes- Europe, USA, Canada,

 Lacks broad support of Environmental NGOs

 Rejected from LEED approval

 Certification of the forest

 UAE Government ‘Green’ initiatives and regulations

 Chain of custody certification

 FSC (FSC-STD-40-004 version 3.1)

The label delivers the message:

well-managed forests - and we can prove it!”

PAPER MILL MERCHAN PRINTER

If you take title to the goods you are potentially in scope

 No further claims can be made

 Scope of certification (operations, products)

 HSE & Core Labour requirements

 Records- stock, purchase, sales, training, self

 ISO 9001/45001 helpful but not essential

 Ensure the supplier has chain of custody

 Re-check at least once per year

 Ensure that all purchase orders / contracts specify

 Maintain approved suppliers file

 description of the goods as certified

 Certified raw material may be identifiable by:

 Certified material must be identifiable from stock

selection to finished goods

 Key manufacturing document: internal works order, job

card, routing card etc.

 Identification of finished goods

 Use and control of on-product labelling

 Approval for use of labels

 Information on delivery notes and sales invoices:

 Correct certified claim

 Your chain of custody registration number

 Percentage /credit claims if appropriate

 Clear and unambiguous

 Identification of training needs

 Health and Safety Requirements

 Core Labor Requirements

 FSC-STD-40-004 (v3.1) – main standard

FSC Standard for Chain of Custody

FSC-STD-40-004 (Version 3.1) EN

Transition Period : 1 September 2021 – 31 December 2022

 appoint a management representative

 implement and maintain up-to-date documented procedures

 define the key personnel responsible for the

 train staff on the up-to-date version

 maintain complete and up-to-date records (shall be

At a minimum, the organization shall keep records of the following documents as