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Evaluation and assessment of Uruguayan Forest Certification scheme against the requirements of the PEFC Council
No.
Question
Reference
to PEFC
Council
doc.
Assess.
Basis*
Yes/
No*
2 Has the standard setting process
been carried out at national and/or
sub-national levels? Annex 2, 3.3 Doc. Yes
Reference to
application
documents
Process Yes Annex 1 of UFCS
Section 5 of the
UFCS. GD 07.01.
Requirements
for group
certification
Consultant assessment &
reference to assessment
report (where relevant)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.1)
Conforms
National level
(Section 3.1.1)
Process
Yes
Section 7 of the
UFCS. Annex 1
Conforms
(Section 3.1.1)
3 Has the standard setting process
been co-ordinated by the PEFC
National Governing Body? [*1]
4 Has the certification standard been
drafted to be applied at individual
and/or group and/or regional level?
Annex 2, 3.3 Doc. Yes
Annex 2, 3.3
Process Yes Annex 1
Yes
Section 1 of
UFCS.
Section 5 of
UFCS, 5.1, 5.2
and DG 07.01.
Conforms (Section 3.1.1)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.1)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.1)
5 Has the development of
certification criteria been initiated
by national forest owners'
Annex 2,
3.4.1
organisations or national forestry
sector organisations having support
of the major forest owners'
organisations in that country? [*1]
Yes
Section 1 and 7
of UFCS
Conforms
(Section 3.1.1)
6 Have all relevant interested parties
representing the different aspects of
sustainable forest management
Annex 2,
been invited to participate in the
3.4.1
standard setting process and a
created Forum? [*1]
7 Do consensus-building procedures of
the Forum provide for balanced
Annex 2,
representation of interest
3.4.1
categories? [*2]
8 Have the views of all relevant
interested parties been documented
and considered in an open and
transparent way? [*3] Annex 2,
3.4.1
Doc.
Yes
Section 7 of
UFCS.
Does not Conform
(Section 3.1.2)
Process Yes Annex 1 Does not Conform
(Section 3.1.2)
Doc.
Yes
Process Yes Annex 1
Doc.
Yes
Section 7 of
UFCS.
Section 7 of
UFCS.
Conforms
(Section 3.1.2)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.2)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.2)
9 Has the formal approval of standards
been based on evidence of
consensus? [*3] Annex 2,
3.4.1
Process Yes Annex 1
Doc.
Yes
Process Yes Annex 1
Section 7 of
UFCS
Conforms
(Section 3.1.2)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.2)
Conforms
(Section 3.1.2)
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