ANS Standard for Due Diligence in Procuring/Sourcing Legal Timber
ANS Standard for Due Diligence in Procuring/Sourcing Legal Timber
ANS Standard for Due Diligence in Procuring/Sourcing Legal Timber
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<strong>ANS</strong> LTDD 1.0 - 2013<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
SECTIONS<br />
PAGE<br />
1. PURPOSE 1<br />
2. SCOPE 1<br />
3. DEFINITIONS 1<br />
4. REQUIREMENTS 3<br />
4.1 Procurement Policy Statement 3<br />
4.2 Infrastructure and Control Systems 3<br />
4.3 Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Determ<strong>in</strong>ations 4<br />
4.4 <strong>Due</strong> <strong>Diligence</strong> Evaluation of <strong>Legal</strong>ity 5<br />
4.5 Establishment of Control Procedures 9<br />
5. INSPECTION and VERIFICATION PROCEDURES 10<br />
A. APPENDICES (Non-b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation) 11<br />
A.1 Policy Statement 11<br />
A.2 Relevant Industry <strong>Standard</strong>s to Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>ator Competency 13<br />
A.3 Resources <strong>for</strong> Country Risk Assessments 14<br />
A.4 Susta<strong>in</strong>able Forest Certification and 3 rd Party<br />
<strong>Legal</strong>ity Verification 16<br />
A.5 Examples of Declaration of <strong>Legal</strong>ity and Orig<strong>in</strong> 17<br />
A.6 Examples of Supplier Questionnaire and Purchas<strong>in</strong>g Policies 18<br />
A.7 Examples of <strong>Timber</strong> Species References 18<br />
A.8 Examples of High Risk Suppliers 19<br />
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