If the certification status cannot be When products are received from a certified supplier the products shall be included in the scope of the certification and the certification status of the supplier shall be confirmed and the active. material shall be handled as For information check the relevant certification systems website for information about the status of certificates Mitigation actions are In order to verify if your supplier is covered by a valid certification or verification recommended to Is the CoC system certificate you can refer to the following websites: If Yes = Negligible unbroken and can the include CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS: risk 7 active certification status investigating the of the supplier be FSC Certification: If No = go to 8 certification status confirmed? of the material or PEFC Certification: implement LEGALITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMS: verification of the Rainforest Alliance VLC: supply chain in case the certification SCS LegalHarvest Verification: status cannot be CertiSource Verified Legal: confirmed. ETTF has developed a list of species that has been reported to carry a higher risk of No definitive risk association with illegal harvesting than others. It must be stressed that this list is NOT conclusion can be DEFINITIFE and should ONLY BE REGARDED AS A GUIDE to identify possible risks. given based on Is the species of the FMUA; CERT/VER; the species. Go to RISK The list therefore should be used as a reference and species on the list considered material/product SREP (change 9 8 with extra care. confirmed to be free of species) risks of illegal logging? If a certain species is not listed on the Risk Species List it DOES NOT MEAN THAT IS IT SPECIES NECESSARILY FREE OF RISK. All material, whether the species are on the list or not should be evaluated for risks.
7 Is the CoC system unbroken and can the active certification status of the supplier be confirmed? When products are received from a certified supplier the products shall be included in the scope of the certification and the certification status of the supplier shall be active. For information check the relevant certification systems website for information about the status of certificates In order to verify if your supplier is covered by a valid certification or verification certificate you can refer to the following websites: CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS: FSC Certification: PEFC Certification: LEGALITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMS: Rainforest Alliance VLC: SCS LegalHarvest Verification: CertiSource Verified Legal: If Yes = Negligible risk If No = go to 8 If the certification status cannot be confirmed and the material shall be handled as Mitigation actions are recommended to include investigating the certification status of the material or implement verification of the supply chain in case the certification status cannot be confirmed. SPECIES RISK 8 Is the species of the material/product confirmed to be free of risks of illegal logging? ETTF has developed a list of species that has been reported to carry a higher risk of association with illegal harvesting than others. It must be stressed that this list is NOT DEFINITIFE and should ONLY BE REGARDED AS A GUIDE to identify possible risks. The list therefore should be used as a reference and species on the list considered with extra care. If a certain species is not listed on the Risk Species List it DOES NOT MEAN THAT IS IT NECESSARILY FREE OF RISK. All material, whether the species are on the list or not should be evaluated for risks. No definitive risk conclusion can be given based on the species. Go to 9 FMUA; CERT/VER; SREP (change species)
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