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This is to inform all stakeholders that a 12-member Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising representatives from multi-stakeholder groups, i.e. environmental, social, economic and relevant government agencies, nominated during respective regional consultations in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, have been formed to develop a standard for the certification of forest plantations, i.e. the Malaysian Criteria and …

Annoucement: Development of Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Forest Plantations) Read More »

Carl Ronnow (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. has become the first timber company in Sabah to be awarded the MTCC Certificate for Chain-of-Custody (COC 090) on 14 June 2006. The scope of the certification is for sawn timber and this will allow the company to export Malaysian sawn timber carrying the MTCC logo. Carl Ronnow (Malaysia) Sdn. …

First Timber Company in Sabah Awarded MTCC Certificate for Chain-of-Custody Read More »

As an important measure to further strengthen and enhance the acceptance of the MTCC scheme in the international market, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) will be implementing a number of activities to establish a new institutional arrangement for the MTCC scheme. The new institutional arrangement is one of the measure taken to meet the requirements …

Implementation of New Institutional Arrangement for MTCC Scheme Read More »

Seven Forest Management Units (FMUs) and 24 timber companies holding the MTCC certificates have been accepted under the Keurhout Protocol for Legal Origin (KH-LET) in The Netherlands (as at February 2006).  With this acceptance, MTCC-certified timber products originating from these FMUs and exported by these companies are allowed to carry the Keurhout Legal Timber logo. …

MTCC Certificates Accepted Under The Netherlands Keurhout Protocol For Legal Origin Read More »

The European Parliament considers PEFC and FSC certification systems to be equally suitable in providing consumers with assurances of sustainable forest management. This was announced in a February 2006 report which evaluated the implementation of the EU forestry strategy which was adopted by the Parliament. The resolution, which has been brought to the attention of …

EU Parliament Recognition for PEFC Read More »

MTCC had in 2004 amended its procedures to allow applications for the registration of overseas-based assessors under its timber certification scheme. Following this development, MTCC has recently approved the registration of NEPCon (Nature, Ecology and People Consult), a company based in Denmark as the first overseas-based independent assessor for chain-of-custody certification. By the end of …

Danish Company NEPCon Becomes First Overseas-Based Assessor To Be Registered With MTCC Read More »

MTCC’S RESPONSE TO GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL’S REPORT ENTITLED “MISSING LINKS” The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) notes with regret yet again another attempt by Greenpeace International to undermine the MTCC timber certification scheme and promote its preferred certification scheme, through the release of a report entitled Missing Links. It is regretted that the report has been …

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Following the follow-up visit by the independent assessor, SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd., on 14 September 2005 to verify the corrective actions taken by Asia Plywood Company Sdn. Bhd. (APC) to comply with the Requirements and Assessment Procedures for Chain-of-Custody Certification (RAP/COC), this is to inform that the assessor was satisfied that APC had taken …

Asia Plywood Company Sdn. Bhd. – Certificate for Chain-of-Custody No.63 Read More »

Following the report entitled ‘Missing Links’ by Greenpeace International, a team from the Enforcement Unit of the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) conducted investigations on 3 and 6 June 2005, as well as on 19 and 25 July 2005, on the allegation of import of Indonesian timber at Sritama Jetty and the delivery of this …

MTIB-MTCC's response to Greenpeace International's report ''Missing Links'' Read More »

(1) Following MTCC’s earlier Press Release dated 3 August 2005 on the above matter, this is to inform that a surveillance visit on Asia Plywood Company Sdn. Bhd. (APC) was conducted by two auditors from the independent assessor, SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. (SIRIM QAS) on 11 and 12 August 2005. (2) The interim report …

Asia Plywood Company Sdn. Bhd.- Certificate for Chain-of-Custody No.63 Read More »