The Certificate for Forest Management issued to the Johor State Forest Management Unit (FMU) (SGS-MTCS/FM-0102) against the requirements of MC&I(Natural Forest) have been suspended with effect from 1 January 2016 until futher notice. SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd made this decision after the Johor State FMU failed to close a major Corrective Action Request (CAR) following the re-certification audit carried out by SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. It is required that any major non-conformity raised must be adequately addressed and closed-out before the FMU can be re-certified.
In light of the above development, all logs sourced from the Permanent Reserved Forests (PRFs) in the Johor State FMU beginning 1 January 2016 (i.e. all logs accompanied by Removal Passes issued dated 1 January 2016 and onwards) will not be recognised as PEFC certified material under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). This suspension applies until the Major CAR is closed-out and the FMU is awarded with a new Certificate for Forest Management.
