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Evaluation and assessment of Uruguayan Forest Certification scheme against the requirements of the PEFC Council
7) Does the scheme require that a summary of the forest management plan or its
equivalent, which contains information about the forest management measures to be
applied, is publicly available, except for confidential business and personal information?
(Annex 3, 3.5)
Scheme documentation as presented does not provide for copies of forest management plans to
be made publicly available. During Field Visit representatives of forest companies indicated
that current practice was to make available forest management plans to individuals and
organisations who request copies.
Does not Conform
4.1.3 Laws and Regulations
8) Are the national certification criteria in compliance with national laws, programs and
policies? (Annex 3, 3.2, 3.6)
The UFCS require compliance with national forest policy, legislation and relevant regulations as
detailed in GD02, Section 5 and requirements of Criteria 7, UNIT 1152: 2009 (refer to GD13).
Conforms
9) Are the references to national laws, programs and policies indicated in the scheme
documentation when relevant, e.g. if the requirement of the PEOLG is not addressed in the
certification criteria but is included in normative regulations? (Annex 3, 3.6)
The UFCS documentation (UNIT 1152:2009, Criteria 7) requires groups or individuals seeking
certification to compile a register of compliance with relevant policies, legislation and
regulations (refer to GD13).
Conforms
10) Does the scheme include the requirement that any apparent violation of the legislation
shall be taken into consideration in internal and external audits? (Annex 3, 3.2)
The UFCS requires the Applicant Entity to conform to relevant legislation. Conformity is to be
verified in Conformity Audit (Criterion 7 – UNIT 1152) - “Any apparent violation of the
legislation shall be considered during the auditing and certification processes” (GD02, Section
2).
Conforms
4.1.4 International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions
11) Are the Fundamental ILO Conventions ratified by the country and implemented through
the legislative framework? (Annex 3, 3.3)
Uruguay has ratified core ILO conventions as detailed below:
ILO Convention
Action
No: 29 Forced Labour, 1930 Ratified – 6/9/1995
No 87: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Ratified – 18/3/1954
Organise, 1948
No 98: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining, 1949 Ratified – 18/3/1954
No 100: Equal Remuneration, 1951 Ratified – 16/11/1989
No 105: Abolition of Forced Labour 1957 Ratified - 22.11.1968
No 111: Discrimination (Employment and Occupation), 1958 Ratified – 16/11/1989
No 138: Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, 1973 Ratified – 2/6/1977
No 182: Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 Ratified – 3/8/2001
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