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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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The Thirty Ninth Meeting of the MTCC Board of Trustees held on 17 February 2009 has adopted the MC&I(Forest Plantations) as the standard for the certification of forest plantations under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). The adoption of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) marks another milestone in the operation of the MTCS which has been focusing …

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The MTCC wishes to inform that the 39th Meeting of the MTCC Board of Trustees held on 17 February 2009 has approved the adoption of the technical document DRP 1/2009 entitled Dispute Resolution Procedures, as the procedures for dealing with complaints, appeals and other disputes related to the operation of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme …

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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), operated by MTCC since October 2005, is due for its first review in 2009. This review is in line with international practices that the certification standard used is to …

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The Certificate for Forest Management (FMC 004) issued to the Johor FMU against the requirements of MC&I(2001) has expired on 5 October 2008. The Johor FMU has been assessed to the requirements of the MC&I(2002) on April 2007 but was issued with one Major Corrective Action Request (CAR) that would need to be closed out …

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Dear Dr. Nicholas, Reference is made to your letter dated 10 November 2007 (2008?) regarding the above matter. We stand by what we have stated in our earlier letter, which is aimed at providing clarification, including the relevant background information, with the view to present a more balanced picture with regard to the conduct of …

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https://mtcc.com.my/latestnews/Response to Article by COAC 17 September 2008.pdf    

The draft Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Forest Plantations) or in short the MC&I(Forest Plantations) was subjected to field testing in the three regions of Malaysia in June-July 2008. The aim of the field tests is to conduct a thorough evaluation of the draft MC&I(Forest Plantations) in respect to practical field auditing …

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