The current standard for chain-of-custody certification used by the MTCC timber certification scheme since it started its operation in December 2001, the Requirements and Assessment Procedures for Chain-of-Custody Certification<\/i> or RAP\/COC<\/i> document (dated 3 November 2000), was recently revised.<\/p>\n
Thenew document, referred to as the Requirements for Chain-of-Custody Certification<\/i> (RCOC)<\/i><\/b>, will be the standard used for chain-of-custody certification of wood processing or trading companies under the MTCC scheme beginning January 2006. However, it is envisaged that assessments using the RCOC<\/i> can be carried out on a voluntary basis, after April 2005.<\/p>\n
The periodic review and updating of the chain-of-custody standard is to take into account the latest international developments as well as to incorporate best practices in chain-of-custody certification which are appropriate to local conditions in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The review process was initiated by MTCC in February 2004 through a letter which was sent to all the relevant stakeholder groups, informing them of the proposed review and inviting them to submit their comments and proposals for amendments to the RAP\/COC<\/i> document.<\/p>\n
For the review, MTCC had proposed that the RAP\/COC<\/i> document be re-issued as two separate documents, i.e. the new RCOC<\/i> which will set out the requirements for chain-of-custody certification, and the Assessment Procedures for Chain-of-Custody Certification<\/i> which will deal with the general procedures for assessors to follow in conducting assessments for chain-of-custody certification.<\/p>\n
The draft RCOC<\/i> incorporating proposed amendments received from the stakeholders was finalized and adopted at the two-day national consultation held on 25-26 August 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, which was attended by 66 participants representing the various stakeholder groups in Malaysia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The current standard for chain-of-custody certification used by the MTCC timber certification scheme since it started its operation in December 2001, the Requirements and Assessment Procedures for Chain-of-Custody Certification or RAP\/COC document (dated 3 November 2000), was recently revised. Thenew document, referred to as the Requirements for Chain-of-Custody Certification (RCOC), will be the standard used […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n