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THIRD PUBLIC COMMENT FINAL DRAFT OF THE MC&I(NATURAL FOREST) (Comment Period: 14 May – 12 July 2011) The Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification [MC&I(2002)] which is the standard used for forest management certification under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) since October 2005 is being subjected to its first review. This review …

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MTCC has issued a new normative document MC&I 2/2011 dated 16 February 2011 dealing with the Interpretation of Criterion 6.10 of the MC&I(2002). This document supersedes the normative document MC&I 2/2010 dated 7 April 2010. In addition, MTCC has also issued a guidelines document MC&I 3/2011 dated 16 February 2011 dealing with the Interpretation of …

New Normative and Guidelines Documents Related to MC&I(2002) Read More »

The Second Draft of the MC&I(Natural Forest) including the comments received from the various stakeholder groups obtained during the Second Public Comment stage, was subjected to three regional consultations in Sarawak, Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia. The regional consultations which were held in Kuching, Sarawak on 19-20 July, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 22-23 July and …

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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) regrets the decision of the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) to change its Final Judgement on the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) based on the objection lodged by several NGOs. “MTCC concludes that the outcome of this objection process is not helpful  to the efforts to achieve sustainable …

Basis of TPAC decision questioned by MTCC Read More »

One of the first PEFC-certified sawn timber consignments from Malaysia has arrived at the port of Antwerp in Belgium. The shipment of 12 tons of Dark Red Meranti (DRM) was exported by the PEFC chain of custody certified company, Low Fatt Wood Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Logo Licence no. PEFC/34-31-079) to Denderwood West Flanders, one of …

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In view of the fact that the transition of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) to fully comply with the requirements of the PEFC has been completed, MTCC has amended its scheme document MTCS 1/2009 entitled The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) and its Implementation Arrangement dated 19 May 2009 to remove the sections dealing …

Amendment to Scheme Document – MTCS 1/2009 Read More »

The Kedah, Pahang and Perak Forest Management Units (FMUs) have been awarded with the accredited Certificate for Forest Management (Natural Forest) against the requirements of the MC&I(2002) under the MTCS. MTCS-certified logs originating from these FMUs and their downstream products are now eligible to carry the PEFC Logo. The details related to the certificates issued …

Three More FMUs Become PEFC-Certified Read More »

Beginning 1 July 2010, following a decision made by the Board of Trustees, MTCC will impose a fee for the use of the PEFC Logo. The logo usage fee will be in the form of a one-time issuance fee and an annual fee and will be charged to all the PEFC Logo users under the …

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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the UPM Consultancy & Services Sdn Bhd to implement a project entitled Formulation of Guidelines and Procedures for Social Impact Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Management Operations. The Agreement is for a period of 16 months commencing from 1 January 2010 to …

Project on Formulation of Guidelines and Procedures for Social Impact Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Management Operations Read More »

To all Malaysian stakeholders groups, We are pleased to inform you that MTCC and the PEFC Council will be co-hosting a Stakeholder Dialogue in Malaysia that will focus on the development of forest certification initiatives in the Asia Pacific region and the revision of the PEFC requirements for forest certification systems. We would therefore like …

Stakeholder Dialogue: Development of Forest Certification in Asia Pacific & Revision of PEFC Requirements for Forest Certification Systems Read More »