PRESS RELEASE PEFC International has announced the re-endorsement of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) for another period of 5 years. The re-endorsement of MTCS means that the scheme has passed the most stringent test and continues to meet the PEFC strict international Sustainability Benchmarks. The re-endorsement is an attestation of the robustness of the MTCS. …
Being a PEFC-endorsed scheme, the MTCS that is operated by MTCC is required to undergo assessment for re-endorsement after a period of five years. Hence, in early August 2013, MTCC submitted the MTCS documents to the PEFC Council for the purpose of assessment for the re-endorsement of the MTCS. As a result of the assessment, …
ANNOUNCEMENT REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (FOREST PLANTATIONS) [MC&I(FOREST PLANTATIONS)] THIRD PUBLIC COMMENT (60-DAY) (Comment Period: 25 July – 22 September 2014) Three Regional Stakeholder Consultations on Enquiry Draft 2 on the review of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) were conducted in Kuching (8 April), Kota Kinabalu (10 April) and Kuala …
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REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON THE REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (FOREST PLANTATIONS) [MC&I(FOREST PLANTATIONS)] Three Regional Stakeholder Consultations on Enquiry Draft 2 of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) were conducted in Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur on 8 April, 10 April and 15 April 2014 respectively. A total of 126 …
PRESS RELEASE KUALA LUMPUR 23 June: The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) welcomes the long overdue acceptance of the already PEFC-endorsed Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) under the Dutch government’s public procurement policy for timber. This decision allows the timber and construction industry in the Netherlands to use PEFC-certified timber under the MTCS for Dutch …
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The PEFC Council has recently revised the guidance document PEFC GD 1006:2012, PEFC Notification of Certification Bodies by PEFC Council, which stipulates the revised structure and tariffs of fees charged for issued PEFC certificates for forest management and chain of custody (CoC), and PEFC Logo usage licenses. The PEFC Council is now charging only Notification …
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SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (SIRIM QAS International) will be conducting the Surveillance Audit for forest management certification on Anap Muput Forest Management Unit (FMU) which is managed by Zedtee Sdn. Bhd., on 24-27 June 2014. The audit will assess the forest management practices of the Anap Muput FMU against the requirements of the MC&I(Natural Forest) …
REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON ENQUIRY DRAFT 2 REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (FOREST PLANTATIONS) [MC&I(FOREST PLANTATIONS)] Enquiry Draft 1 from the Review of MC&I(Forest Plantations) was subjected to the Second Public Comment period from 1 – 31 December 2013. The comments received were deliberated by the Second Meeting of the …
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ANNOUNCEMENT : Public Consultation on Enquiry Draft of PEFC GD 2001:201X, Chain of Custody of Forest-Based Products – Guidance for Use (One month consultation period : 7 Feb – 7 March 2014) MTCC as the PEFC National Governing Body (NGB) in Malaysia is pleased to inform that the PEFC Council is currently taking steps to …
The First Meeting of the Standards Review Committee (SRC) held from 26 – 28 August 2013 considered the comments received from the First Public Comment period and produced the Enquiry Draft 1 for the review of the MC&I(Forest Plantations). The Enquiry Draft 1 was subsequently subjected to the Second Public Comment period which was conducted …
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