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FIRST DRAFT OF THE MC&I(NATURAL FOREST) (Comment Period: 10 March – 9 April 2010) 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 is in line with international …

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PRESS RELEASE, 5 March 2010 MTCC Optimistic of Outlook for Endorsement of MTCS by Dutch government The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) welcomes the conclusion of the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) that the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), the scheme operated by MTCC, meets the requirements of the Dutch procurement policy.  “Due to …

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MTCC-notified certification body, SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. (SIRIM QAS) has become the first PEFC-notified CB (PEFC Logo usage Licence no. PEFC/34-44-01) operating chain of custody (CoC) certification under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). This development will enable SIRIM QAS to use the PEFC logo on CoC certificates which it awards under the MTCS. …

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This is to inform all stakeholders that the 15-member Standards Review Committee (SRC) comprising representatives from stakeholder groups, i.e. environmental, social, economic and relevant government agencies, nominated by the respective stakeholder groups in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, has been formed and will be responsible for the conduct of the first review of the Malaysian …

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The validity of the Certificate for Forest Management that has been issued to the Sela’an-Linau FMU on 18 October 2004 against the requirements of MC&I(2001) under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) has expired on 17 October 2009.  Hence, the Sela’an-Linau FMU is no longer certified under the MTCS with effect from the above-mentioned date. …

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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is organizing a Seminar on Forest Management and Timber Certification in Malaysia to highlight the current status of forest management practices and the challenges faced by the forest managers in the three regions of Malaysia (i.e. Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak) in trying to achieve sustainable forest management (SFM). …

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The Secretariat of the Standards Review Committee is pleased to announce the following comments which were received from the stakeholder groups as a result of the First Public Comment period on the MC&I(2002) conducted from  1 April to 31 May 2009: (i)      Forest Department Peninsular Malaysia (Appendix I) (ii)     Sarawak Forestry Corporation (Appendix II) (iii)    …

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PRESS RELEASE The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) has become the first tropical timber certification scheme in the Asia Pacific region, and the second in the world after the Gabonese Forest Certification Scheme, to be endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC). “The endorsement of MTCS is a significant achievement …

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Further to our earlier announcement regarding the above matter, this is to inform all stakeholders that we are now at the halfway mark for the review of the MC&I(2002) based on the first 60-day public comment period which has commenced on 1 April and will end on 31 May 2009. As the Secretariat facilitating the …

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ANNOUNCEMENT REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION [MC&I(2002)] – FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT (Date: 1 April 2009) In line with our earlier announcement related to the above matter, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is hereby putting forward the MC&I(2002) which is the existing forest management certification standard used under the …

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