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    Advice Note on Cut-off date for transfer of national standards from P&C Version 4 to P&C version 5-2
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2022-01-11
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    Publication Type: Advice Note (ADV)
    Code: FSC-ADV-60-006-03
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    Subject Keywords: Advice Nota aclaratoria adv-60-006-03
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    Advice Note on Incorporation of new or revised International Generic Indicators introduced in future versions of FSC-STD-60-004 into National Standard (National Forest Stewardship Standards and Interim National Standards)
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2022-01-11
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    Publication Type: Advice Note (ADV)
    Code: FSC-ADV-60-006-02
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    Subject Keywords: Advice Nota aclaratoria IGI
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    Advice Note on Stipulation of Controlled Wood Risk Designations by FSC International in case of Emergency Situations
    Author(s): FSC International
    Publication Year: 2022-03-08
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    Code: FSC-ADV-60-002-01
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    Subject Keywords: ADV-60-002-01 Advice Note FSC-PRO-60-002 V3-0
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    Advice Note on Transaction Verification for FM/CoC Certificate Holders
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    Code: FSC-ADV-60-004
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    Subject Keywords: Transaction verification fibre testing sample
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    Annual Administration Fee (AAF)
    Author(s): FSC Global Development
    Publication Year: 2021-08-16
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    Publication Type: Policy (POL)
    Code: FSC-POL-20-005
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    Subject Keywords: AAF Annual Administration Fee certification bodies
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    Annual Administration Fee (AAF)
    Author(s): FSC Global Development
    Publication Year: 2024-09-03
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    Code: FSC-POL-20-005
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    Subject Keywords: AAF Annual Administration Fee certification bodies
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    Applicable National and Local Laws and Regulations for Controlled Wood for Forest Management Enterprises
    Author(s): FSC International Center
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    Code: FSC-ADV-30-010-01
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    Subject Keywords: adv-30-010 advice FSC-ADV-30-010-01
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    Approval of Forest Stewardship Standards
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2021-03-09T09:43:59Z
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    Code: FSC-PRO-10-606
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    Subject Keywords: national standards forest principles
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    Approval of Interim National Standards (INS) and low complex National Forest Stewardship Standards (NFSS)
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2021-03-09
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    Code: FSC-PRO-10-607
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    Subject Keywords: NFSS Approval of Interim National Standards Procedure
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    Calculating Financial Penalty/Compensation Fee and Processing Evidence for Blocked Organizations
    Author(s): FSC International Centre
    Publication Year: 2021-11-02
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    Code: FSC-PRO-10-003
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    Subject Keywords: pro-10-003 false claims
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    Chain of Custody Certification
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2021-02-02
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    Publication Type: Standard (STD)
    Code: FSC-STD-40-004
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    Subject Keywords: std-40-004 standard coc
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    Chain of Custody Certification of Multiple Sites
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    Code: FSC-STD-40-003
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    Subject Keywords: std-40-003 standard coc
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    Chain of Custody Evaluations
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2021-02-02
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    Code: FSC-STD-20-011
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    Subject Keywords: std-20-011 standard accreditation
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    Chain of Custody Interpretations
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2024-08-23
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    Subject Keywords: interpretation coc chain of custody
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    Consequences of Uncontrollable or Non-auditable Risks impacting the Forest Sector at large
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2022-03-08
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    Publication Type: Advice Note (ADV)
    Code: FSC-ADV-20-001-12
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    Subject Keywords: ADVICE-20-001-12 Advice Note FSC-STD-20-001 V4-0
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    Continuous Improvement Procedure
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    Code: FSC-PRO-30-011
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    Subject Keywords: continuous improvement procedure pro-30-011 procedure
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    Controlled Forest Management
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2024-01-01
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    Code: FSC-STD-30-010
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    Subject Keywords: cw controlled std-30-010
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    Controlled Forest Management Evaluations
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2024-04-15
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    Code: FSC-STD-20-012
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    Subject Keywords: std-20-012 standard accreditation
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    Controlled Wood and Windthrow
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    Code: FSC-ADV-20-008
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    Subject Keywords: adv-20-008 windthrow
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    Controlled Wood Interpretations
    Author(s): FSC International Center
    Publication Year: 2024-09-09
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    Subject Keywords: Controlled wood Interpretations cw
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