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Evaluation and assessment of Uruguayan Forest Certification scheme against the requirements of the PEFC Council
As documented above, the UFCS uses these forest management standards together with PEFCC’s
Annex 4 Chain of Custody and other UFCS documentation as approved by PEFC Uruguay General
Assembly on 18 December 2009.
2.2 Organisational Structure of the UFCS
Concurrent with the finalisation of forest management standards, PEFC Uruguay developed legal
arrangements and organisational structures and processes with purpose of aligning UFCS with
the requirement of PEFCC. PEFC Uruguay General Assembly approved the UFCS (forest
management standards and organisational processes) on 18 December 2009 (refer to GD01).
In a letter dated 8 January 2010 PEFC Uruguay formally submitted documentation for
Conformity Assessment of Revised Uruguay Forest Certification Scheme to PEFCC.
2.3 Documentation
The documents detailed below were used in conducting the conformity assessment. Please note
that the general documentation presented by PEFC Uruguay (no number) has been referenced
as GD documents (including UNIT 1151:2009 and UNIT 1152:2009) by the Consultant while
system documents forming part of PEFC Uruguay’s document register procedures are referred to
as SD documents.
Accordingly, PEFC Uruguay’s forest certification scheme includes the following documentation:
General Documents (GD)
(Note: These documents were not numbered in documentation submitted by PEFC Uruguay)
GD01 Letter of Application for Conformity Assessment by PEFC Uruguay of revised
Uruguayan Forest Certification Scheme (dated 8 January 2010).
GD02 Uruguayan Forest Certification Scheme (UFCS) – PEFC Uruguay (2009).
GD03 Proceedings (18 December 2009) PEFC Uruguay Assembly (undated).
GD04 “Statues” Civil Association – PEFC Uruguay
GD05 Unit Norms about Sustainable Forest Management including Project Process
meetings (6 November 2009).
GD06 Annex 2. SGS – Management System Certification – Audit Report, UNIT 1152
(2006).
GD07
GD08
PEFC Council Minimum Requirements Checklist and Annexes.
UNIT 1151: 2009 – Report Corresponding to Unit Norm 1151: 2006. Sustainable
Forest Management. Glossary of Terms.
GD09 UNIT 1152: 2009 – Report Corresponding to the Norm UNIT 1152: 2009.
Sustainable Forest Management. Criteria and Indicators.
GD10 Institute Uruguayu de Norms Tecnicas; (Amended Version) UNIT 1151: 2006.
Sustainable Forest Management – Glossary of Terms. Reference Number UNIT
1151: 2006.
GD11
GD12
GD13
Amended Version UNIT 1152: 2006. Sustainable Forest Management. Criteria
and Indicators.
UNIT 1151: 2009 (Edition 2009-12-15). Sustainable Forest Management. Glossary
of Terms. (Instituto Uruguayo De Norms Tecnicas).
UNIT 1152: 2009 (Edition 2009-12-15). Sustainable Forest Management. Criteria
and Indicators. (Instituto Uruguayo De Norms Tecnicas).
Please note that documents GD12 and GD13 were not part of original documentation
submitted by PEFC Uruguay.
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