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 />
FOREWARD<br />
(This Foreword is not a part of the American National <strong>Standard</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Due</strong> <strong>Diligence</strong> <strong>in</strong> Procur<strong>in</strong>g/Sourc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Timber</strong>. <strong>ANS</strong> LTDD 1.0 – 2013.)<br />
This American National <strong>Standard</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Due</strong> <strong>Diligence</strong> <strong>in</strong> Procur<strong>in</strong>g/Sourc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Timber</strong>, <strong>ANS</strong> LTDD 1.0 –<br />
2013, is sponsored by the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association (<strong>for</strong>merly the Hardwood Plywood<br />
Manufacturers Association) and developed under the Procedures <strong>for</strong> Development of American National<br />
<strong>Standard</strong>s. This is the first national consensus <strong>Standard</strong> <strong>for</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g a quality assurance program to<br />
assist <strong>in</strong> the determ<strong>in</strong>ation of the legality of timber <strong>in</strong> global commerce.<br />
Consensus <strong>for</strong> this <strong>Standard</strong> was achieved by use of the “<strong>ANS</strong>I Essential Requirements: <strong>Due</strong> Process<br />
Requirements <strong>for</strong> American National <strong>Standard</strong>s” and the <strong>ANS</strong>I accredited HPVA Procedures <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Development of American National <strong>Standard</strong>s. The follow<strong>in</strong>g organizations, recognized as hav<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> legal timber and wood products that they purchase or sell and other <strong>in</strong>terested parties, were<br />
contacted prior to the approval of this <strong>Standard</strong>. Inclusion <strong>in</strong> this list does not necessarily imply that the<br />
organization concurred with the proposed <strong>Standard</strong> as submitted to <strong>ANS</strong>I.<br />
Published by<br />
Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association<br />
1825 Michael Faraday Drive<br />
Reston, VA 20190<br />
Telephone: (703) 435-2900 Fax: (703) 435-2537<br />
Web site: www.hpva.org<br />
Publication History<br />
Pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g History<br />
2013 – 5,000 copies<br />
Copyright © 2012 by the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association<br />
No part of this publication may be reproduced <strong>in</strong> any <strong>for</strong>m, <strong>in</strong> an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,<br />
without prior permission of the publisher.<br />
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