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Following the review process of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) that had taken two years to complete, it is with pleasure that the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) announces the publication of the MC&I Forest Plantation.v2 which will replace the MC&I(Forest Plantations) as the standard for forest plantation management certification. The revision of the standard was based …

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MTCC, in collaboration with PEFC International, will be organising a training session for Certification Bodies on the use of the PEFC ST 2002:2013. The training session will be held as follows: Date                 : 27 – 28 January 2015 (Tuesday & Wednesday) Venue              : Mahkota Hotel, Melaka The training session will be conducted by Mr. Johan …

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The Review of Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Forest Plantations) [MC&I(Forest Plantations)] that commenced in January 2013 has entered the final stage of the review process with the completion of the 60-day third public comment on Enquiry Draft 3, conducted from 25 July to 22 September 2014. Stakeholders had been invited to …

Summary of Third Public Comment on Enquiry Draft 3 of Review of MC&I(Forest Plantations) Read More »

ANNOUNCEMENT REMINDER 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)   This is a gentle reminder that we are half-way through the third 60-day public comment period for the review of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) which …

Reminder: Third Public Comment (60-day) on Enquiry Draft 3 – Review of MC&I(Forest Plantations) Read More »

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. …

Global Recognition of MTCS Continues Read More »

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, …

Guidelines for the Interpretation of Requirements in the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest) [MC&I(Natural Forest)] Read More »

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 …

Compilation of Comments Received from Regional Stakeholder Consultations on Enquiry Draft 2 – Review of MC&I(Forest Plantations) Read More »

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 …

Relief and Disbelief in Malaysia on MTCS-Acceptance Read More »

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 …

PEFC Notification Fee under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) Read More »