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Evaluation and assessment of Uruguayan Forest Certification scheme against the requirements of the PEFC Council 2. History and Structure of the Uruguayan Forest Certification Scheme (UFCS) The development of THE UFCS (a certification scheme for plantation forests) was undertaken in two parts. The first component was the development – at request of Uruguayan Society of Forest Producers in 2007 – and approval of forest management standard and chain of custody standard (CoC) by STC-SFM (Specialised Technical Committee on Sustainable Forest Management). This component was undertaken between 2007 and 2009, consistent with processes of Uruguayan Institute of Technical Norms (UNIT). The second part saw the development of the organisational structures and implementation processes (including accreditation and certification procedures) for the application of the UFCS by PEFC Uruguay during 2009. It is noted that both the certification of forest management standard (covering forest management and CoC), and organisational processes and implementation procedures were undertaken with a view to aligning the UFCS procedures and processes with PEFCC requirements. 2.1 Development of Sustainable Forest Management Standard The evolution of sustainable forest management standard can be tracked over two phases between 2006 and 2009. Phase 1 The first phase commenced in late 2006 when the Uruguayan Institute of Technical Norms (Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas, UNIT), at request of Uruguayan Society of Forestry Producers, committed to developing a sustainable forest management standard for plantations under the project - “Access to markets and the integration through technical normalization”. UNIT is the internationally recognised national standardization body responsible for development of Uruguayan technical standards and guides. Consistent with their methodologies and internationally recognised processes, UNIT coordinated the establishment of the Specialized Technical Committee for the Sustainable Forest Management (STC-SFM) in 2006, with the aim to develop standards for Uruguayan sustainable forest management and chain of custody. The STC-SFM is the equivalent of standard setting body in PEFC documentation. The STC-SFM, as required by UNIT processes, formally requested the participation of 36 individuals and organisations and was constituted with diverse membership including forest industry, forest growers, academia, technical expert, social interests and environmental interests (refer to GD05 and www.unit.org.uy). The STC-SFM - the body solely responsible for the content of forest management standard (Norm) and operating by consensus (as defined by ISO Guide 2) - utilized the “Conservation of Temperate and Boreal Forests” (Montreal Process), National (Uruguayan) Code of Good Forest Practice (2004) and Uruguayan Government forestry policies ratified in 1995, as reference documents to develop sustainable forest management standard. The STC-SFM also had the objective of constructing Uruguayan forest management standards in a format similar to Standard UNE 162002: 2001 (Spanish forest management standard which is endorsed under the Spanish scheme). Following their deliberations between 2006 and 2009, the STC-SFM approved the National (Uruguayan) Norms of Certification for forest management. These Norms included: • UNIT 1151 (Sustainable Forest Management. Glossary of Terms). This document specifies the definitions to be applied in Uruguay when applying UNIT 1152 (Sustainable www.itsglobal.net Page 10
Evaluation and assessment of Uruguayan Forest Certification scheme against the requirements of the PEFC Council Forest Management. Criteria and Indicators). UNIT 1151 was approved by STC-SFM on 24 April 2006 and subsequently approved by UNIT’s General Norm Committee on 10 May 2006. • UNIT 1152 (Sustainable Forest Management. Criteria and Indicators). This document specifies the indicators, justifications, objectives and parameters for evaluating social, environmental and economic outcomes to be delivered from forest management units for each of the Montreal Process Criteria. The initial edition of UNIT 1152 was approved by STC-SFM on 24 April 2006 and subsequently by UNIT’s Norms General Committee on 10 May 2006. Following a review by STC-SFM of “Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources” (Criteria 4, Item 6.4), a revised edition of UNIT 1152 was approved by STC-SFM on 18 December 2006 and approved by UNIT’s General Norm Committee on 7 March 2007. • UNIT 1153 (Sustainable Forest Management. Chain of Custody). The STC-SFM, following deliberations on appropriate CoC systems for Uruguay, recommended the use of the requirements specified in PEFCC Annex 4 (Chain of Custody of Forest Based Products) for firms seeking CoC certification under the UFCS. This recommendation was approved by STC-SFM on 18 December 2006 and subsequently approved by UNIT’s General Committee of Norms on 7 March 2007. Phase 2 Following the Uruguayan Society of Forestry Producers (SPF) gaining PEFC Council membership in 2009, and their subsequent endorsement as PEFC National Governing Body for Uruguay, the Uruguayan Forest Management Standards (UNIT 1151:2006 and UNIT 1152:2006) were placed on public consultation from 1 April to 23 May 2009 with aim of meeting PEFCC requirements for public consultation. The STC-SFM – after considering the five comments resulting from public consultation processes in April-May 2009 and results of pilot testing - approved a revised edition of UNIT 1151 and UNIT 1152 on 10 December 2009 (refer to GD12 and GD13 respectively). The revised edition of UNIT 1151:2009 and UNIT 1152:2009 were subsequently approved by UNIT’s General Norm Committee on 14 December 2009 and PEFC Uruguayan General Assembly on 18 December 2009 (refer to GD05). As a consequence of the above process, the UFCS comprises of the following scheme specific sustainable forest management standards: • UNIT 1151:2009. Sustainable Forest Management. Glossary of Terms. • UNIT 1152:2009. Sustainable Forest Management. Criteria and Indicators. For chain of custody certification the UFCS utilizes the requirements of PEFCC’s Annex 4: Chain of Custody of Forest Based Products. The consultant’s assessment notes that the original Scheme Documentation submitted by PEFC Uruguay was incorrectly numbered as UNIT 1151 (2006) and UNIT 1152 (2006) (refer to GD10 and GD11 respectively). Revised numbered editions of forest management standards were received following subsequent discussions with PEFC Uruguay. The revised editions are identified as: • UNIT 1151: 2009 (Edition 2009-12-15). Sustainable Forest Management – Glossary of Terms (included as Document GD12), • UNIT 1152: 2009 (Edition 2009-12-15). Sustainable Forest Management – Criteria and Indicators (included as Document GD13). The revised numbered editions represent the documents approved by PEFC Uruguay General Assembly on 18 December 2009. These documents are consistent with the documentation for UNIT 1151 (2009) and UNIT 1152 (2009) on UNIT’s website (www.unit.org.uy). For the purpose of evaluating the conformity of sustainable forest management standard against PEFC requirements, the (English) edition of UNIT 1151: (2009) (referred to as GD12), and UNIT 1152 (2009) (referred to as GD13) were used. www.itsglobal.net Page 11
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