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1.6.3. FME shall discloseinformation on all forestareas over which it hasdirect or indirectinvolvement todemonstrate compliancewith current FSC policieson partial certification andexcision of areas from thescope of the certificate.1.6.4. FME staff andcontractors shall beinformed about FSCrequirements and FMEshall control how theserequirements are upheld.ownership or voting power of51%, is involved as a parent orsister company, subsidiary,shareholder or Board ofDirectors to an organizationdirectly involved inunacceptable activities.Indirect involvement alsoincludes activities performedby subcontractors whenacting on behalf of theassociated organization orindividual.Verifiers:FME conforms to FSC-POL-20-002 Partial Certification ofLarge Ownerships forownerships excluded fromcertification and FSC-POL-20-003 The Excision of Areas fromthe Scope of Certification forexcised portions of the FMUand for non-certified FMUs.See definitions from 1.6.2.Verifiers:• Contracts contain clearand appropriate languagethat requires contractorsto comply with the FSCP&C.• Interviews with FME staffand other stakeholdersindicate that staff possessa working knowledge ofthe how FSC P&C arerespected in dailyoperations.• Copies of the FSC P&C orthis standard are madeavailable to staff andcontractors.PRINCIPLE #2: TENURE AND USE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIESLong-term tenure and use rights to the land and forest resources shall be clearly defined, documentedand legally established.Version 1-0 (May 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 6 of 71
C2.1 Clear evidence of long-term forest use rights to the land (e.g. land title, customary rights, orlease agreements) shall be demonstrated.IndicatorsVerifiers, Examples, andNotesEvaluation Team Notes Conformance(C, NC or NA)2.1.1. FME shall possesslegal documents proving itslegal rights of ownership orVerifiers:Legal use rights may beassociated with:long term rights to managethe FMU.• Authenticated copies ofland titles of the FMU(s)• fee-simple ownership• long-term or renewablelease rights (at least onerotation)• long-term or renewableexclusive managementagreements (at least onerotation)• other mechanismsallocating long-term orrenewable managementrights and responsibilities2.1.2. Property bordersshall be marked orotherwise clearlydelineated (e.g. follownatural boundaries).to the forest managerRelated to Fiji Draft Standard(2008):1.5.1. The boundary of theFME shall correspond to theNLTB lease records and theFME boundaries shall begeographically andunmistakably defined withboundary markers (natural orman-made) reflectinggeographical co-ordinates ofofficial survey markers.C2.2. Local communities with legal or customary tenure or use rights shall maintain control, to theextent necessary to protect their rights or resources, over forest operations unless they delegatecontrol with free and informed consent to other agencies.IndicatorsVerifiers, Examples, andNotesEvaluation Team Notes Conformance(C, NC or NA)2.2.1. FME shall identifyand document localcommunities and/or otherstakeholders withrecognized legal orcustomary tenure or userights within the FMU.Examples of legal orcustomary tenure or userightsmay include:-public rights of way-established easements-collection of non-timberforest products-hiking, fishing, hunting, orVersion 1-0 (May 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 7 of 71
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