General requirements for FSC accredited certification bodies
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Date
Submission date
Authors
FSC International Center
Type
Standard (STD)
Version number
4-0
Status
approved
Metadata
This standard specifies the accreditation requirements for all certification bodies operating FSC accredited certification programs. The objective of this standard is to ensure that these programs are managed in a competent, consistent, impartial, transparent, rigorous, reliable and credible manner, thereby facilitating their acceptance on a national and international basis and so furthering international trade and promoting sustainable development.
Subject Keywords
std-20-001, standard, accreditation, 20-001, cb
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Code
FSC-STD-20-001
Effective date
2016-04-01