Pefc.org
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PEFC -
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PEFC Council: Two national forest certification systems, namely those of France and Slovenia, have been submitted to the PEFC Council for endorsement. Independent consultants will asses the two systems against the international PEFC Council benchmark requirements for forest certification schemes. Part of the assessment is a 60-days international public consultation period, starting today, during which the general public is invited to comment on the two systems.
PEFC Council: Japanese Public Procurement Policy chooses PEFC, PEFC Sweden publishes Policy on Sami Reindeer Herding, Belgian Public Procurement Policy includes PEFC, PEFC Promotion Seminars in the UK and Belgium, New PEFC Belgium Product Database, Deutsche Post offers PEFC labelled paper, PEFC Portugal launches new website, National validation of the PAFC Gabon certification scheme, Reports from the PEFC national member countries
PEFC Council: At its meeting on 27th April 2006, the PEFC Council Board of Directors decided not to recommend re-endorsement of the Austrian Forest Certification Scheme to the General Assembly due to some remaining issues identified during the re-assessment of the scheme. The Board has decided to limit the validity of the current endorsement of the Austrian forest certification system to 30th November 2006, with the condition that no forest management certification or recertification takes place until the scheme is fully re-endorsed.
