unacceptable activities. Indirect involvement also includes activities performed by subcontractors when acting on behalf of the associated organization or individual. 1.6.3. FME shall disclose Verifiers: information on all forest FME conforms to areas over which it has Partial Certification of direct or indirect Ownerships for ownerships involvement to excluded from certification and demonstrate compliance FSC-POL-20-003 The Excision of with current FSC policies Areas from the Scope of on partial certification and Certification for excised excision of areas from the portions of the FMU and for scope of the certificate. non-certified FMUs. See definitions from 1.6.2. 1.6.4. FME staff and Verifiers: contractors shall be Contracts contain clear and informed about FSC appropriate language that requirements and FME requires contractors to shall control how these comply with the FSC P&C. requirements are upheld. Interviews with FME staff and other stakeholders indicate that staff possess a working knowledge of the how FSC P&C are respected in daily operations. Copies of the FSC P&C or this standard are made available to and contractors. PRINCIPLE #2: TENURE AND USE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Long-term tenure and use rights to the land and forest resources shall be clearly defined, documented and legally established. C2.1 Clear evidence of long-term forest use rights to the land (e.g. land title, customary rights, or lease agreements) shall be demonstrated. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Evaluation Team Notes Conformance Notes (C, NC or NA) 2.1.1. FME shall possess Verifiers: legal documents proving its use rights may be legal rights of ownership or associated with: long term rights to manage Authenticated copies of the FMU. land titles of the FMU(s)
unacceptable activities. Indirect involvement also includes activities performed by subcontractors when acting on behalf of the associated organization or individual. 1.6.3. FME shall disclose information on all forest areas over which it has direct or indirect involvement to demonstrate compliance with current FSC policies on partial certification and excision of areas from the scope of the certificate. Verifiers: FME conforms to Partial Certification of Ownerships for ownerships excluded from certification and FSC-POL-20-003 The Excision of Areas from the Scope of Certification for excised portions of the FMU and for non-certified FMUs. See definitions from 1.6.2. 1.6.4. FME staff and contractors shall be informed about FSC requirements and FME shall control how these requirements are upheld. Verifiers: Contracts contain clear and appropriate language that requires contractors to comply with the FSC P&C. Interviews with FME staff and other stakeholders indicate that staff possess a working knowledge of the how FSC P&C are respected in daily operations. Copies of the FSC P&C or this standard are made available to and contractors. PRINCIPLE #2: TENURE AND USE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Long-term tenure and use rights to the land and forest resources shall be clearly defined, documented and legally established. C2.1 Clear evidence of long-term forest use rights to the land (e.g. land title, customary rights, or lease agreements) shall be demonstrated. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 2.1.1. FME shall possess legal documents proving its legal rights of ownership or long term rights to manage the FMU. Verifiers: use rights may be associated with: Authenticated copies of land titles of the FMU(s)
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