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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Announcement: Review of MC&I(2002) – Second Public Comment Read More »
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 …
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) …
