CHINA - The China Forest Certification Council (CFCC) has announced that the Chinese Government has passed and is enacting immediately its new national forest certification regulations, which set out the scope, framework, and requirements for all forest certifications operating in China.
All forest certification activities must now comply with the forest certification requirements that require adherence to Chinese national certification standards.
This effectively puts an end to the use of unauthorized and unaccredited certification bodies, as these must from now on be registered and accredited by national accreditation bodies belonging to the global certification/accreditation organization, IAF (International Accreditation Forum), the only internationally recognized standard bearer for all certification systems.
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