The PEFC system is ruled according to the technical documents. In the technical documents, you will find the procedures, requirements and guidelines. PEFC Norway has chosen to base the scheme as much as possible on the international PEFC Council documentation. We use the original documents in their English version. I addition there are a few documents adapted to the Norwegian conditions or made explicitly for the Norwegian scheme. One of the most important local documents is the rules and requirements for group certification.
The so-called normative documents list requirements that must be followed. Guiding documents give advice, but do not set up obligations that have to be fulfilled. Some documents contain both requirements and guidelines, or may interpret the requirements.
PEFC Norway's re-endoresement 2006 In 2005, PEFC Norway applied for re-endorsement of the Norwegian PEFC scheme. The national PEFC schemes are to be re-endorsed about every five years. In 2005, however, the Norwegian forest management standard, the Living Forest standard, was still re-negotiated. PEFC Norway therefore applied for re-endorsement with updated certification system, but with the forest management standard of 1999. The PEFC Norway scheme was re-endorsed in 2006. When the new forest management standard is finalised PEFC Norway will ask for a new re-endorsement. The endorsement of the present system is prolonged until 1st July 2009. The new application is under development.
Prolonged endorsement until August 2010 The PEFC Norway certification scheme was re-endorsed for two years the 28th February 2006. Due to the delay in re-negotiating the forest management standard and the subsequent revision of the group certification arrangement, PEFC Norway applied for a prolongation and a prolongation until August 2009 was granted. Due to further delay outside the control of PEFC Norway, the Board of PEFC Council extended the prolongation of the endorsement until the end of August 2010. - Application for prolongation 2007 - Letter confirming prolongation 2008 - Application for prolongation 2009 - Letter confirming prolongation 2009
PEFC Norway's application 1999 PEFC Norway applied in 1999 for the first endorsement of the PEFC Norway certification scheme. The application with attachment describes the Norwegian scheme. Below you will find links to the application and most important attachments. Enclosures like videos and brochures are not included. Links to the report from the consultant assessing the Norwegian scheme you will find below.
Look for additional information at the Living Forest web site.
