The PEFC Council has adopted the revised chain of custody standard PEFC ST 2002:2020 Chain of Custody of Forest and Tree Based Products – Requirements, which enters into force on 14 February 2020. This revised standard replaces PEFC ST 2002:2013 Chain of Custody of Forest Based Products- Requirements Second Edition dated 7 December 2015 which …
Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM) as the certification standard for sustainable management of natural forest and forest plantation under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). The MC&I SFM replaces the MC&I (Natural Forest) and MC&I Forest Plantation.v2 …
MC&I SFM – New Standard for SFM Certification Published Read More »
PEFC Council has amended para 2(D) of its guidance on auditing PEFC certified companies affected by travel and medical restrictions due to the outbreak of COVID-19 where the provision for extension of the validity of certificates has been increased from the original “…by a period of no more than three-months…” to “…no more than 12 …
UPDATED GUIDANCE ON AUDITING PEFC CERTIFIED COMPANIES DUE TO OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 Read More »
Following the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on 16 March 2020, the Movement Control Order will be imposed from 18 March to 28 April throughout the country to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. This control order is made under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 and the Police Act 1967. …
PEFC Council has issued a guidance on auditing PEFC certified companies affected by travel and medical restrictions due to the outbreak of COVID-19. MTCC urges all certification bodies under the MTCS to follow the guidance if such restrictions are also imposed in Malaysia. Please find attached herewith the guidance document for more detailed procedures for …
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KUALA LUMPUR, 29 February 2020 – Year 2020 sets the fourth edition of the Malaysian TimberCertification Council (MTCC) Academic Award on Sustainable Forest Management & Timber Certification (MTCC Academic Award) – a mark of recognition for academic excellence among students of forestry-based studies at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This year, MTCC presented the awards to …
MTCC RECOGNISES OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN FORESTRY-RELATED STUDIES Read More »
An eventful year has passed and a new one has just arrived. The year 2019 has been a memorable and significant one for MTCC as we celebrated our 20th anniversary themed “Pushing Boundaries Advancing Sustainability” on 24 September. The anniversary celebration saw MTCC organising a series of activities to publicise the event including the conduct …
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) congratulates YBhg Tuan Ravi Muthayah on his appointment as the Secretary-General Ministry of Primary Industries, on 23 December 2019. The Board of Trustees and management team of MTCC look forward to working closely with YB Tuan Ravi Muthayah to further strengthen the implementation of sustainable forest management through the …
CONGRATULATIONS TO YBHG TUAN RAVI MUTHAYAH ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY-GENERAL, MPI Read More »
MTCC wishes to inform all PEFC certificate holders and notified certification bodies that the MTCC Board of Trustees at its 82nd meeting on 31 October 2019 has adopted the revised document NCB 6/2019 Procedure for PEFC Notification of Certification Bodies Operating Forest Management System or Chain of Custody Certification under the MTCS. Effective from 1 …
The Fifth Meeting of the SRC was held from 9 to 11 December 2019 in Pulau Pinang, and was attended by a total of 21 participants comprising Members, Alternate Members and Observers. The Meeting considered the feedback and comments received from the Public Consultation on Enquiry Draft of MC&I for Forest Management Certification which was …
