UDC

630

Authors

Derbin Vasily Mikhailovich
Forestry Engineering Institute, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk, Russia)
Derbin Mikhail Vasilyevich
Forestry Engineering Institute, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk, Russia)

Abstract

FSC certificate is one of the main requirements set by the consumers of forest products in the
European market. The paper provides an overview of certification processes at forest enterprises,
involving a number of successive steps: decision on certification, certification preparation, choice of an
audit firm, signing the contract, pre-audit, eliminating inconsistencies, main audit, decision to issue the
certificate, annual control audits, recertification audit. The general scheme of the forest management
certification process for logging enterprises is shown on the flowchart. Each logging company, however,
has its own peculiarities such as the presence of biodiversity in the leased forest areas or these areas’
being on the list of protected territories, etc. All these factors must be considered when issuing the
certificate to enterprises. A ten-year certification monitoring conducted by the enterprises has revealed
a number of peculiarities when it comes to the time required for certain steps in the certification process
as well as their sequence and interaction with a range of parties concerned. To avoid production of
non-certified products during the recertification period, one has to plan audits beforehand, taking into
account the time required to eliminate inconsistencies that can delay the issuance of the certificate.

Keywords

certification process, pre-audit, main audit, control audit, forest management certification, forest use, recertification

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