Application for
PEFC National Governing Body Membership
I.

Candidate organization’s identification data

Organization name

Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC)

Organization’s representative

Dr Satohiko Sasaki,

Address

Street, No.

2-4-3 Nagata-cho

City

Chiyoda-ku, TokyoCountryJapan

Chairman of Board of Directors of SGEC

Zip

100-0014

Designated contact person

Mr Kiyoo Nakagawa, Chief Secretary of SGEC

Telephone+81-3-6273-3358

E-mailinfo@sgec-eco.org Http

Fax

+81-3-6273-3368
http://www.sgec-eco.org

II. Information and documents required for Application Processing
Organization’s objectives (as stated in the organization’s statutes or other formal
documentation)
Statutes of the Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC)
Article 3 (Objectives):
Section 1:

The SGEC shall aim to develop a rich society based on a material cycle system and tocontribute to conserve greenery rich natural environment through widely disseminating the concept ofsustainable forest management (SFM) and promoting effective use of wood products from sustainably
managed forests as well as upgrading the level of forest infrastructures and enhancing forestry activities
in Japan.

Organization’s areas of activities (as stated in the organization’s statutes or other formal
documentation)
Statutes of the Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC)
Article 3 (Objectives):
Section 2:

The SGEC shall engage in the following activities in order to achieve the objectives in

the preceding Section hereof:(1) Operation of forest certification scheme including forest management certification andforest products chain of custody (COC) certification as well as activities related,(2)

Cooperation and collaboration with overseas forest certification organizations including
activities related to endorsement and mutual recognition by international forest certification
scheme(s),(3)

Research on SFM and its dissemination,(4)

Research on forest functions and forest practice techniques including CO2 sequestration and1its dissemination,(5)

Research on utilization and marketing of forest products and its dissemination,(6)

Communication and collaboration with the relevant organizations interested in forest
resources cycle system, and(7)

Other activities relevant to the SGEC’s purpose.

Information on the organization’s establishment (including information on the support ofnational forest owners organization or national forestry organization)

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Foundation of a private organization “SGEC”(1) 72 organizations including environmental NGOs, business society, consumers group,science society, academia group, construction related group, forest and forestry industry
group (listed in Annex 1) as proposers and 4 organizations including internationalNGOs and consumers group (listed in Annex 2) as observers agreed to establish“SGEC” as a private organization and appointed establishment committee members(listed in Annex 3) on 14th March 2003.
(2) The establishment committee had its meetings on 11th April and 6th May to draft SGEC
rules and regulations including its certification scheme.
(3) The first founding general meeting has been commenced on 3rd June 2003. The
establishment of SGEC had been adopted with approval of its statutes, rules andregulations and budget of the first business year.
This meeting has also nominatedthe members of board of directors (listed in Annex 4) and councilors (listed in Annex 5),
taking due consideration of wider and balanced participation from all sectors/groups
related as well as securing fairness, equity and openness principles.

(Annex 1)
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List of proposer organizations as of 14th March 2003
Japan National Trust
Japan Plywood Inspection Corporation
Japan 2x4 Home Builders Association
Japan Committee for IUCN
Japan Forestry Association
Wood Processing Technological Association of Japan
National Federation of Forest Owners’ Co-operative Associations
Greenery Research Development Center
Oak Village Co. Ltd.
National Forestry Extension Association
Water Utility Research Institute Japan
Morizukuri Forum
Japan Paper Association
Science Council of JapanThe Machinami Foundation ―Coordinator of Beautiful Townscape―Japan Housing and Wood Technology Center
Friends of the Earth Japan
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Japan Environmental Education Forum
Japan Forest engineering consultants
Japan Prefabricated Construction Suppliers and Manufactures Association
Japan Overseas Forestry Consultants Association
Japan Forest Owners Association
Zenkoku-meiboku-rengokai(Japan Precious Wood Traders Association)
Japan Environment Association
Forest Culture Association
Takushoku University
Wooden Home Builders Association of Japan（The Chairman of The Board of Directors）
National Federation of forest seeds and seedling Cooperetive Association(in Japan)
Better Living
Nihon University(Professor)
National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization
Japan Federation of Wood-industry Associations
The Japan Forestry Association
Nihon University(Dean, College of Bioresource Sciences)

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Japan Laminated Wood Products Association
Japan Forest Society

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Japan Federation of Wood Industry Cooperatives

Japan Wood Market Federation （JWMF）
Japan Special Forest Product Promotion Association
Rindo-anzen-kyokai(Japan Forest Road SafetyAssociation)
National Parks Association of Japan
Japan Forest Conservation Association
Japan Forest Foundation
Japan Lumber Importers’ Association
The Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Japan Forest Civil Engineering Companies Association
Japan International Forestry Promotion and Cooperation Center
Japan Greening Technology Association
Science Council of JapanThe University of Tokyo
Tokutei-sinrinchiiki-kyogikai(Association of Contractors of Forest Infrastructure Development(lobbying organization))
Forest Culture Association
OISCA International
Japan Business Federation
Ramsar Center Japan
Green Arch
Japan Wood Protection Association
Japan Forest Technology Association
Forest Civil Engineering Facility Institute
Forest Management Association of Japan
Japan Wood Products Information & Research Center
Japan Plywood Manufacturers’ Association
Japan Forest Civil Engineering Association
Japan Forest Recreation Association
TVE Japan
The Forestry Mechanization Society
Japan Wood Research Society
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Wooden Home Builders Association of Japan (President)
Morimori Network
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Japan Youth Lumbermen’s Association
Japan Association of Corporate Executives

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List of observer organizations as of 14th March 2003
National Liaison Community of Consumers Organizations
Wild Bird Society of Japan
Conservation International JapanThe Nature Conservancy Japan

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List of establishment committee organizations on 14th March 2003
1 Nobutoshi Akao
Japan Committee for IUCN
2 Motoaki Ookuma
The University of Tokyo
3 Katsuo Oka
Japan Housing and Wood Technology Center
4 Tokiharu Okazaki
Friends of the Earth Japan
5 Taira Kaneda
The Nature Conservation Society of Japan
6 Yoshikane Kurono
OISCA International
7 Fujio Kobayashi
The Japan Forestry Association
8 Satohiko Sasaki
Nihon University
9 Shin Nagata
The University of Tokyo
10 Haruhumi Nakano
Forest Culture Association
11 Keiichi Matsunaga
Japan Business Federation
12 Takashi Hasegawa
Green Arch
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Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute14
Wild Bird Society of Japan
15 Mutsuko Yamagata
Morimori Network(Annex 4)
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List of members of board of directors of SGEC on 3rd June 2003
Shosaburo Kimura National Land Afforestation Promotion
Honorary
Organization
Chairperson
Tomohide
Japan Forestry Association
Chairperson
Akiyama
Masao Iizuka
National Federation of Forest Owners’ Co-operative Vice-chairperson
Associations
Masao Ookuni
Japan Paper Association
Chairperson
Mutsumi KatoJapan Environment Association
Director
Ichiro Kuga
Japan Federation of Wood-industry Associations
Director

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Nobuya Seta
Shin Nagata
Hisazumi
Fukukawa
Noriaki Takeda

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Yoshiaki Tanaka
Hideo TaoThe University of Tokyo
Forest Management Association of Japan

Director
Director
Director

Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council(
SGEC )
Japan Forest Foundation
Japan Forest Conservation Association

Director, Chief
Secretary
Auditor
Auditor4

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List of members of councilors of SGEC on 3rd June 2003
Nobutoshi Akao
Japan Committee for IUCN
Tooru Asho
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
Motoaki Ookuma
The University of Tokyo
Tokiharu Okazaki
Friends of the Earth Japan
Hiroshi Kanai
Wild Bird Society of Japan
Taira Kaneda
The Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Yoshikazu Kano
Takushoku University
Toshiko Kanda
National Liaison Community of Consumers Organizations
Yoshikane Kurono
OISCA International
Fujio Kobayashi
The Japan Forestry Association
Satohiko Kobayashi
Nihon University
Harufumi Nakano
Forest Culture Association
Keiichi Nagamatsu
Japan Business Federation
Tatashi Hasegawa
Green Arch
Yasushi Hibi
Conservation International Japan
Takashi Fujiwara
Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteKen-ichi Mizuno
TVE Japan
Mutsuko Yamagata
Morimori Network

Reorganization of “SGEC” in line with the Act on General Incorporated Association andGeneral Incorporated Foundations(1) In order to make legal consistency with the Act on General Incorporated Association
and General Incorporated Foundations, “SGEC” has been registered as a General
Incorporated Association on 24th November 2011 (attached in Annex 6). The first
funding general meeting of new “SGEC” has been commenced on 14th December 2011.
New Statutes of the SGEC (attached in Annex 7), new Operational Rules of Forest
Management Certification and Forest Products Chain of Custody Certification by
SGEC (listed in Annex 8), related guidelines as well as business activities plan andbudget have been approved and the members of board of directors and the members ofcouncilors have been appointed at this meeting.
(2) Since the rules and regulations have been revised significantly due to the requirements
associated with reorganization of SGEC in line with the Incorporated Association Act,
the Councilors Committee meeting as stipulated in Article 52 of the Statutes as well as
public hearing on the rules and regulations on certification scheme, direct hearing fromstakeholders and former SGEC’s institutional deliberations have been conducted
respectively prior to the full deliberation in the Board of Directors as stipulated in
Article 35 of the Statutes.
(3) This meeting has also nominated the members of board of directors (listed in Annex 9)and councilors (listed in Annex 10), taking due consideration of wider and balanced
participation from all sectors/groups related as well as securing fairness, equity andopenness principles.
5(4) Wider participation from housing industry and forestry related labor unions has beenacquired by their membership (as listed in Annex 11).
(Annex 6) Copy of the certificate of SGEC registration as a General Incorporated Association

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(Annex 7)
Statutes of the Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC)

Chapter 1: General Rules

Article 1 (Name):
The name of the Association shall be “Midori no Junkan Ninsho Kaigi”. The English name shall be“Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council” (abbreviated as SGEC).

Article 2 (Office):
The SGEC shall have its principal office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Article 3 (Objectives):
Section 1:

The SGEC shall aim to develop a rich society based on a material cycle system and tocontribute to conserve greenery rich natural environment through widely disseminating the concept ofsustainable forest management (SFM) and promoting effective use of wood products from sustainably
managed forests as well as upgrading the level of forest infrastructures and enhancing forestry activities inJapan.
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Section 2:

The SGEC shall engage in the following activities in order to achieve the objectives in thepreceding Section hereof:(1) Operation of forest certification scheme including forest management certification and forest
products chain of custody (COC) certification as well as activities related,(2) Cooperation and collaboration with overseas forest certification organizations including activities
related to endorsement and mutual recognition by international forest certification scheme(s),(3) Research on SFM and its dissemination,(4) Research on forest functions and forest practice techniques including CO2 sequestration and its
dissemination,(5) Research on utilization and marketing of forest products and its dissemination,(6) Communication and collaboration with the relevant organizations interested in forest resources
cycle system, and(7) Other activities relevant to the SGEC’s purpose.

Section3:

Activities listed in the preceding Section shall be conducted in Japan and overseas.

Article 4 (Public Notice):
The method of public notice by the SGEC shall be made by electronic public notice. However, in case of
inability of the electronic public notice, the public notice shall be made by posting on the government official
gazette.

Article 5 (Board of Directors and Auditors):
The SGEC shall establish a Board of Directors and appoint Auditors.

Chapter 2: Membership

Article 6 (Types of Membership):The membership of the SGEC shall be of the following three types. Full Members shall be “members” asstipulated under the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations (hereinafterreferred to as “Incorporated Associations Act”).
(1)

Full Members:

Individuals or groups who join the SGEC with endorsement of the purpose of
the SGEC(2)

Supporting Members:

Individuals or groups who join the SGEC for support the activities(3)

Honorary Members:

Individuals who have contributed to the SGEC or with relevant knowledge andexperience in accordance with the recommendation at the General Meeting ofMembers

Article 7 (Acquisition of Membership):
Individuals or groups who wish to join the SGEC must make an application for membership to the Board of8

Directors with the membership application form stipulated separately. Upon the approval by the Board of
Directors, individuals or groups applied may become the Members respectively.

Article 8 (Enrollment Fee and Membership Fee):
Section 1:

Full Members must pay Enrollment Fee and Full Membership Fee stipulated in the General

Meeting of Members separately.
Section 2:

Supporting Members must pay Supportive Membership Fee stipulated in the General

Meeting of Members separately.

Article 9 (Voluntary Withdrawal):
Members may withdraw at any time by submitting a withdrawal notice stipulated by the Board of Directors
separately.

Article 10 (Expulsion):
In case any of the following apply to a Member, the SGEC may expel such member by the resolution of theGeneral Meeting of Members in accordance with Article 16 of these Statutes:(1) Violation of the Articles of these statutes or other rules,(2) Engagement in actions causing damage to the reputation of the SGEC or contrary to the objectives of the
SGEC, and
(3) Existence of legitimate reasons for expulsion of membership status other than those in the preceding two
items.

Article 11 (Loss of Membership):
Other than those in Article 9 and 10, Members shall lose their membership in case of any of the followings:(1) In case membership fees are in arrears for two years or more in succession,(2) Consensus of all Full Members,(3) Death, in case the Member is a human being, and(4) The SGEC is dissolved

Article 12 (Member Rights and Obligations associated with loss of Membership):
Section 1:

In case of Article 9, 10 and 11, Members shall lose their rights and shall be exempted fromtheir obligations as Members of the SGEC. In this connection, Full Members shall lose their position of“members” as stipulated under the Incorporated Associations Act. However, non-fulfillment of obligations as
Members of the SGEC shall not be exempted.
Section 2:

In case of Article 9, 10 and 11, Enrollment Fees, Membership Fees and other donations once

paid shall not be refunded for any reason whatsoever.

Article 13 (Member List):
Section 1:

The SGEC shall draft a list of members which states the name and address of its members
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Section 2:

Notifications and demands made to members by the SGEC shall be sent to the address ofsuch members stated in the list of members or to a different place notified by such member.

Chapter 3: General Meeting of Members

Article 14 (Types of General Meeting of Members):
Types of General Meeting of Members of the SGEC shall be two types, i.e. Regular General Meeting ofMembers and Extraordinary General Meeting of Members.

Article 15 (Composition):
Section 1:

The General Meeting of Members shall consist of all Full Members.

Section 2:

Each Full Member shall possess one vote at General Meeting of Members.

Article 16 (Authority):
The General Meeting of Members shall make resolutions on the following matters:(1) Qualification for Membership as well as the amount of enrollment fee and Membership fee(2) Expulsion of Members(3) Election and dismissal of Officers and Accounting Auditors(4) Determination of the amount or the provision of remuneration of Officers and Accounting Auditors(5) Financial statements and business report of each business year
(6) Amendment of the Statutes of the SGEC
(7) Dissolution(8) Matters put forward to the General Meeting of Members by the Board of Directors meetings(9) Matters other than those in the preceding items which are stipulated in the Incorporated Associations Act
and in these Status.

Article 17 (Convenient):
A regular General Meeting of Members shall be convened once in every business year within three months
from the end of each business year. Extraordinary General Meeting of Members may, if necessary, be convened
at any time.

Article 18 (Convocation):
Section 1:

General Meeting of Members shall be convened by the President in accordance with theresolution of the Board of Directors, unless stipulated otherwise by laws and regulations. In case of the
President has an accident or in case of difficulty, Vice-President or Executive Directors shall, in accordancewith the order pre-determined by the Board of Directors, convene General Meeting of Members.
Section 2:

Full Members constituting more than one-tenth of the total number of Full Members may

jointly demand the President to convene General Meetings of Members, indicating in writing the reason for10

convocation and the matters which are the objectives of the General Meeting of Members.

Article 19 (Chairperson):
The Chairperson of the General Meeting of Members shall be served by the President. In case of the
President has an accident or in case of difficulty, Vice-President or Executive Directors shall, in accordance withthe order pre-determined by the Board of Directors, serve as the Chairperson of the General Meeting of Members.

Article 20 (Resolutions):
Section 1:

Resolutions of the General Meeting of Members shall be passed with a majority of Full

Members in attendance and a majority of voting rights of such Full Members in attendance, unless stipulated
otherwise in these Statutes or by laws and regulations.
Section 2:

Notwithstanding the stipulations of the preceding Section, resolutions on the following

matters must be passed with a majority of Full Members in attendance and with a two-thirds majority of thevoting rights of all Full Members:(1) Expulsion of members(2) Dismissal of Auditors(3) Amendments to the Statutes of the SGEC
(4) Dissolution(5) Matters other than those listed in the preceding items which are stipulated in laws and regulations

Article 21 (Proxy):
A Full Member, who is not able to attend the General Meeting of Members, may entrust his/her voting right toanother Full Member as a Proxy. In such event, such Full Member or proxy must submit a document certifying
the proxy right to the SGEC.

Article 22 (Waiver of Resolution and Reporting)
Section 1:

When agreed by all Regular Members either in writing or digitally with respect to particular

proposal at the General Meeting by Directors or Regular Members, such agreement can qualify as a resolution
at the General Meeting with respect to said proposals.
Section 2:

When agreed by all Regular Members either in writing or digitally with respect to Director’somission of particular reporting to General Meeting, such communication may qualify as the report conductedat the General Meeting.

Article 23 (Meeting Minutes):
Section 1:

The proceedings of the General Meeting of Members shall be recorded in the meeting

minutes drafted in accordance with laws and regulations.
Section 2:

The Chairperson and two signers of meeting minutes elected by the General Meeting ofMembers shall sign and affix their seals to the meeting minutes stipulated in the preceding Section.

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Chapter 4: Officers

Article 24 (Appointment of Officers):
Section 1:

The SGEC shall appoint the following officers to the SGEC:(1) Directors: minimum of three and maximum of 25 persons.
(2) Auditors: minimum of one and maximum of two persons.
Section 2:

One of the Directors shall be the Representative Director and the Representative Director

shall serve as the President. A maximum of four Directors other than the President may be theVice-Presidents and a maximum of one Director other than the President may be the Executive Director.

Article 25 (Election of Officers):
Section 1:

Directors and Auditors shall be elected by a resolution of the General Meeting of Members.

Section 2:

The President, Vice-Presidents, and Executive Director shall be appointed among Directors

by a resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 3:

Auditors may not simultaneously hold the post of Director or employee of the SGEC.

Section 4:

No more than one third of the total number of Directors shall be constituted by one Director

and his/her spouse or relatives within the third degree of kinship or a person with other special relations.
Same rule shall be applied for Auditors.

Article 26 (Rights and Obligations of Directors):
Section 1:

The president shall represent the SGEC and manage its operations.

Section 2:

The Vice-Presidents shall assist the President.

Section 3:

The Executive Director shall execute the operations of the SGEC.

Article 27 (Rights and Obligations of Auditors):
Section1:

Auditors shall audit the execution of duties by Directors and, as stipulated by laws andregulations, to draft audit reports.
Section 2:

Auditors may request a report on activities from Directors or employees or review the statusof operations and finances of the SGEC at any time.

Article 28 (Terms of Office of Officers):
Section 1:

The term of office of Directors shall be until the conclusion of the regular General Meetingof Members regarding the final business year which ends within two years from their election.
Section 2:

The term of office of Auditors shall be until the conclusion of the regular General Meeting ofMembers regarding the final business year which ends within two years from their election.
Section 3:

The term of officers elected as replacement for officers shall be until the expiration of theterm of office of the predecessors.
Section 4:

In case the number of Directors or Auditors is less than that stipulated in Article 24, Section

1, Section 2, and Section 3 hereof, officers who have retired due to the expiration of their term of office or due
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assume office.

Article 29 (Removal of Officers):
Officers and Auditors may be removed from office by resolution of the General Meeting of Members.
However, resolutions on removal of Auditors must be passed with a majority of Full Members in attendance andwith a two-thirds majority of the voting rights of all Full Members.

Article 30 (Remuneration):
Section 1:

The remuneration of Directors and Auditors shall be gratuitous. However, Officers offull-time Directors and Auditors may be paid remuneration and compensation based upon the resolution of theGeneral Meeting of Members in line with the guidelines of remuneration and compensation stipulated by the
resolution of the General Meeting of Members.
Section 2:

Directors and Auditors may be paid their expenses associated with their obligations.

Article 31 (Partial Exemption of Officers from Liability for Losses):
When a Director or Auditor is liable for losses in accordance with the stipulations of in Article 111, paragraph
1 of the Incorporated Associations Act, the SGEC may exempt the Officer in question from such liability up to theamount obtained by deducting the amount of minimum liability stipulated in laws and regulations by the resolutionof the Board of Directors, where it is recognized to meet necessary requirements stipulated in laws and regulations.

Article 32 (Appointment of Honorary Chairperson and Advisors):
Section 1:

The SGEC may retain an Honorary Chairperson and a few Advisors.

Section 2:

Honorary Chairperson and Advisors shall be appointed among the Members with a fixed

term by the Board of Directors.
Section 3:

The remuneration of Honorary Chairperson and Advisors shall be gratuitous. However,

Honorary Chairperson and Advisors may be paid their expenses associated with their obligations.

Article 33 (Obligations of Honorary Chairperson and Advisors):
Honorary Chairperson and Advisors shall respond to consultations from, and may present their opinions to, theChairperson.

Chapter 5: Board of Directors

Article 34 (Establishment of Board of Directors):
The Board of Directors shall consist of all Directors.

Article4 35 (Authority):
The Board of Directors shall perform the following duties as well as otherwise stipulated in these Statutes:
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(1) Date and venue of the General Meeting of Members as well as matters put forward to the General
Meeting of Members(2) Matters related to adoption, amendment and abolition of rules and regulations under the Statutes of the
SGEC(3) Make decisions on execution of business activities of the SGEC in addition to the matters stipulated in thepreceding articles(4) Audit the execution of duties by Directors(5) Election and dismissal of the President, Vice-Presidents and Executive Directors.

Article 36 (Types and Convene of the Board of Directors):
Section 1:

Types of the Board of Directors shall be Regular meetings and Extraordinary meetings.

Section 2:

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be convened twice a year.

Section 3:

Extraordinary meetings of the Board of Directors shall be convened when it is recognized tomeet one of the followings.
(1) The President recognizes necessary(2) When a Director other than the President or an Auditor demands the President to convene a meeting,indicating in writing the objective of the meeting.

Article 37 (Convocation):
Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be convened by the President. In case of the President has anaccident or in case of difficulty, Vice-President or Executive Directors shall, in accordance with the orderpre-determined by the Board of Directors, serve the duty of the President.

Article 38 (Chairperson):
Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be chaired by the President. In case of the President has an accident
or in case of difficulty, Vice-President or Executive Directors shall, in accordance with the order pre-determined by
the Board of Directors, serve the duty of the President.

Article 39 (Resolutions):
Resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be passed by the majority of Directors in attendance, given that amajority of Directors who may participate in the voting are attendance, unless otherwise stipulated differently in
the Statutes of the SGEC.

Article 40 (Waiver of Resolution and Reporting)
Section 1:

When agreed by all Directors, who may participate in the voting, either in writing or digitallywith respect to particular proposal at the Board of Directors by Directors, such agreement can qualify as a
resolution at the Board of Directors with respect to said proposals. In case of Auditor has an objection on
said proposals, such agreement shall be failed.
Section 2:

When agreed by all Directors and Auditors with respect to Director or Auditor’s omission of14

particular reporting to the Board of Directors, such communication may qualify as the report conducted at theBoard of Directors.

Article 41 (Meeting Minutes):
The proceedings of the meeting of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the meeting minutes asprescribed in laws and regulations. The President and Auditors must sign and affix their seals to the meeting
minutes.

Chapter 6: Funds

Article 42 (Contribution of Funds)
The SGEC is allowed to solicit contribution of funds, in accordance with the stipulations of in Article 131of
the Incorporated Associations Act, from the Members or the third party.

Article 43 (Right of Contributor)
The funds contributed shall not be returned until the date agreed with the contributors.

Article 45 (Procedures for Returning Funds)
Procedures for returning the funds to the contributors shall be done by the rules determined by the Board of
Directors after passing the resolution on the total amount of the returning funds by the general Meeting ofMembers.

Chapter 7: Accounting

Article 46 (Business Year):
The business year of the SGEC shall be from 1st April each year until 31st March of the following year.

Article 47 (Business Activities Plan and Budget of Income and Expenditure):
Section 1:

The President must, by the day before the start of each business year, draft a businessactivities plan and budget of income and expenditure and gain the consent of the Board of Directors. Suchplan and budget must be reported at the General Meeting of Members. The same also shall apply to theiramendments.
Section 2:

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Section, under an unavoidable circumstanceof budget shall not be approved before the date of commencement of that business year, the Chairperson may
execute an temporary budget in line with the previous business year, with a resolution by the Board of
Directors, until the date of the budget of that business year approved at the General Meeting of Members.
Section 3:

The temporary budget for this term of the previous paragraph shall be included in the newly

approved budget of the preceding Section.

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Article 48 (Business Report and Settlement of Accounts):
Section 1:

The President shall, after the end of each business year, draft financial statements as thefollowing items. Such statements shall, after undergoing an audit by Auditors, be approved by the Board of
Directors. Item (1) and (2) hereof shall be reported at the General Meeting of Members and item (3) to (5)hereof shall be approved by the General Meeting of Members.
(1) Business report(2) Accompanying statement with item (1) above(3) Balance sheet(4) Statement of changes in net assets(5) Accompanying statement with item (3) and (4) above
Section 2:

In addition to documents listed in the preceding Section, Audit reports shall be kept at the

principal office for five years.

Chapter 8: Amendment of Articles of Statutes and Dissolution

Article 49 (Amendment of Articles of Statutes of the SGEC):The Article of these Statutes may be amended by resolution of the General Meeting of Members with amajority of Full Members in attendance and with a two-thirds majority of the voting rights of all Full Members.

Article 50 (Dissolution):
The SGEC may be dissolved by resolution of the General Meeting of Members with a majority of Full
Members in attendance and with a two-thirds majority of the voting rights of all Full Members or by other grounds
stipulated by the Incorporated Associations Act.

Article 51 (Ownership of Residual Assets):
Section 1:

Residual assets possessed by the SGEC upon its liquidation shall be donated to corporations

listed in Article 5, paragraph 17 of the Incorporated Associations Act or a national or local public body byresolution of the General Meeting of Members.
Section 2:

The SGEC shall not distribute surplus funds.

Chapter 9: Councilors Committee

Article 52 (Councilors Committee)
Section 1:

The Councilors Committee shall be established to deliberate matters relating to operation offorest management certification and forest products chain of custody certification.
Section 2:

The Councilors Committee shall respond to consultations from the Chairperson anddeliberate the matters consulted, and shall present their opinions to the Board of Directors.
Section 3:

Councilors shall be appointed among intellectual or academic experts by the Board of

Directors.
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Section 4:

The number of Councilors shall be minimum of ten and maximum of 20 persons and theterm of office of Councilors shall be two years. One of Councilors shall be the Chairperson of the Councilors
Committee and another one shall serve as a deputy chairperson.
Section 5:

The remuneration of Councilors shall be gratuitous. However, Councilors may be paid theirexpenses associated with their obligations.
Section 6:

Meetings of the Councilors Committee shall be convened by the President.

Section 7:

With reference to section 2 above, the Councilors Committee shall present their opinions inwriting with the following items to the Board of Directors.
(1) Date and venue of the meeting of the Councilors Committee related(2) List of the Councilors participated in the meeting(3) Content of opinions

Chapter 10: Secretariat

Article 53 (Secretariat):
Section 1:

A Secretariat shall be established to handle the administrative affairs of the SGEC.

Section 2:

The Secretariat shall retain a Chief Secretary and Secretariat staff necessary.

Section 3:

A Chief Secretary and senior staffs of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the Chairpersonwith approval of the Board of Directors.
Section 4:

Administrative and operational rules required for the Secretariat shall be determined by the

Chairperson with approval of the Board of Directors.

Chapter 11: Disclosure and Protection of Personal Information and

Article 54 (Information Disclosure):
The SGEC shall make available publicly its activities, organization, financial conditions and other items inorder to promote its fair and open activities.

Article 55 (Protection of Personal Information):
The SGEC shall make any and all efforts to protect personal information that has been obtained through its
operation.

Article 56 (Handling Complaints):
Those who have received disadvantages from operation of forest management certification and forest products
chain of custody certification can claim their complaints to the SGEC. The procedures to handle such complaints
shall be determined by the Board of Directors separately.

Chapter 12: Supplementary Articles

17Article 57 (Delegation):
In addition to those provided under these Statutes, the Board of Directors is authorized to determine any
matters necessary to manage the SGEC’s operations.

Article 58 (First Business Year):
The first fiscal year of the SGEC shall commence on the date of inception and end on 31st March 2012.

Article 59 (Founding Members):
Name and address of Founding Members are as follows:
Satohiko Sasaki
4-27-11 Kyodo, Setagaya-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Hisao Yamada
3-18-8-601, Iwaidokita, Komae-shi,
Tokyo, Japan
Kiyoo Nakagawa
8-19-19, Fujiwara, Funabashi-shi,
Chiba, Japan

Article 60 (Officers at the inception):
Name of Founding Officers are as follows (address is omitted):
Founding Director:

Satohiko Sasaki

Founding Director:

Hisao Yamada

Founding Director:

Kiyoo Nakagawa

Founding Auditor:

Kenji Uchiyama

Article 61 (Governing Law):
Unless otherwise provided under these Statutes, the SGEC shall be subject to the Incorporated Associations
Act and other laws and regulations.

For the purpose of incorporating the Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council, these Statutes were prepared, andsigned and affixed their seals by the Founding Members hereby.

Date:

22nd November 2011

Founding Members (Name and address of three Founding Members are omitted)
The General Meeting of Members, on 3rd February 2014, has decided to amend the Article 3 (Objectives) of these
Statutes.
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(Annex 8)
Operation Rules of Forest Management Certification and Forest Products Chain of Custody Certification
by Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC)

Chapter 1: General Rules

Article 1 (General Rules):Operational rules of forest management certification and forest products chain of custody certification by
Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC) stipulated in Article 3, Section 2(1) in the Statutes shall be
provided herein.

Article 2 (SGEC logo):
Section 1:

SGEC shall decide its logos and labels as in the attachment.

Section 2:

Valid certificate holders can use the SGEC logos and labels in accordance with the detailed

regulations stipulated separately.

Chapter 2: Certification Principles, Indicators and Guidelines

Article 3 (Certification Principles, Indicators and Guidelines)
Section 1:

When the certification principles, indicators and guidelines are formulated or amended,

prior to the resolutions of the Board of Directors stipulated in Chapter 5 in the Statutes, the President
stipulated in Article 24, Section 2 in the Statutes shall conduct the following procedures in the context offairness, equity and openness. Such Principles, Indicators and Guidelines shall be reviewed in every five
years as needed.
(1) Councilors Committee stipulated in Chapter 9 in the Statutes shall be convened for hearing theiropinions(2) Hearing from a wide range of stakeholders(3) Hearing from various fields and groups through putting the draft documents in public hearing
procedures with a certain duration stipulated by the Board of Directors
Section 2:

When the President conducts the procedures in the preceding section, the measures in regard

the opinions shall be reported to the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of Members.

Chapter 3: Forest Management Certification

Article 4 (Forest Management Certificate)
Section 1:

The certification bodies stipulated in Chapter 3 in the Statutes shall produce the forest19

management certificate evaluation report when the certificate bodies conduct the forest management
certificate evaluation based upon the certification principles, indicators and guidelines.
Section 2:

In case of the application will meet the requirement under the certification principles,indicators and guidelines, the certification bodies shall issue the certificate document to the applicant andreport to the SGEC.
Section 3:

Upon the report in the preceding section, the SGEC shall make the public notice of theforest management certificate concerned.
Section 4:

The forest owners/managers, who have the forest management certificate issued in Section 2

above, are not requested to get the chain of custody certificate in case of production and sale of the certified
products within the forest concerned as stipulated in Chapter 1 in Article 13 of these operational rules.

Article 5 (Types of Forest Management Certificate)
Section 1:

Based upon the size and status of forest management, the forest management certificate

shall be conducted by the following categories:(1) Individual certification
Individual certification shall be the forest management certificate in the certified area by a single forest
owner/manager.
(2) Group certification
Group certification shall be the forest management certificate in the certified area by a number of forest
owners/managers under one certificate.

The requirements for group certification shall be stipulated

separately.

Article 6 (Term of validity of the FM certificate and its renewal)
Section 1:

The certificate document in Section 2, Article 4 and the public notice concerned in Section

3, Article 4 of these operation rules shall remain effective for five years. Those forest owners/managers
wish to renew those certificate shall apply the renewal evaluation. Since the term of validity of the forest
management certification shall be fixed one, the term of validity of the area additionally certified shallremain same as the area initially certified.
Section 2:

The renewal procedures shall be same as Article 4 of these operation rules.

Article 7 (Regular evaluation)
Section 1:

The forest owners/managers shall have an annual regular evaluation on the status of thecertified forest management by the certification body which issues the certificate. If the forest
owners/managers ask other certification body for regular evaluation, new forest management certificate in
Article 4 of these operation rules shall be issued by the certification body who will conduct a regular
evaluation.
Section 2:

The certification body shall report the result of regular evaluation to the SGEC.

Article 8 (Cancellation of Forest Management Certificate)
20Section 1:

The certification body shall cancel the forest management certificate in case of thefollowing evidences have been confirmed:(1) Corrective measures, in Section 1of Article 4, Section 1 of Article 6 or the preceding article, are nottaken(2) Serious violation against these operational rules are confirmed(3) Considerable divergence from other forest management principles are foundSection 2:

In case of cancellation of forest management certificate, the certification body concerned

shall inform it to the forest owner/manager as well as report to the SGEC.
Section 3:

Once the SGEC receive the report in the preceding section, the SGEC shall delete the public

notice of the forest management certificate concerned. In this case, registration fee for the public notice ofthe forest management certificate in Article 9 and license fee for the usage of logos for the sale of certified
products in Section 4 of Article 4 of these operational rules shall not be refunded.

Article 9 (Registration Fee for the Public Notice of the Forest Management Certificate)
Section 1:

The forest owner/manager, when the public notice has been made in Section 3 of Article 4

and Section 2 of Article 6, shall pay the registration fee, which is stipulated separately, for the public noticeof the forest management certificate to the SGEC via the certification body concerned.

Chapter 4: Certified Products and Chain of Custody

Article 10 (Certified Products)
Section 1:

The certified products shall be the products, which are produced from the certified forest,

under the category in Article 13, treated by the CoC organization in Article 11 and labeled by the SGEC
logos in Section 1 of Article 2 throughout the whole process of production, processing and trading.

Article 11 (Chain of Custody Certification)
Section 1:

The certification bodies shall produce the chain of custody certificate evaluation reportwhen the certificate bodies conduct the CoC certificate evaluation based upon the certification principles,indicators and guidelines.
Section 2:

In case of the application will meet the requirement under the certification principles,indicators and guidelines, the certification bodies shall issue the certificate document to the applicant andreport to the SGEC.
Section 3:

Upon the report in the preceding section, the SGEC shall make the public notice of theforest management certificate concerned.

Article 12 (Term of validity of the CoC certificate and its renewal)
Section 1:

The certificate document in Section 2, Article 11 and the public notice concerned in Section

3, Article 11 of these operation rules shall remain effective for five years. Those CoC organizations wish to
renew those certificates shall apply the renewal evaluation. Since the term of validity of the integrated CoC
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certification in Section 3, Article 13 shall be fixed one, the term of validity of the CoC organization
additionally certified shall remain same as the integrated CoC organization initially certified.
Section 2:

The renewal procedures shall be same as Article 11 of these operation rules.

Article 13 (Category of business certified in the CoC organization and its certification)
Section 1:

Category of business certified in the CoC organization shall be the whole category related toharvest, processing, trade and construction of products produced from the certified forest.
Section 2:

The CoC organization can acquire CoC certificate at the same time in a multiple categories

in the preceding section.
Section 3:

Organized group of the organizations, who are the CoC organizations dealing one or

multiple categories in Section 1, can acquire CoC certificate as an integrated CoC organization.

Article 14 (Regular evaluation)
Section 1:

The CoC organizations shall have an annual regular evaluation on the status of the certified

products by the certification body which issues the certificate. If the CoC organizations ask othercertification body for regular evaluation, new CoC certificate in Article 11 of these operation rules shall be
issued by the certification body who will conduct a regular evaluation.
Section 2:

The certification body shall report the result of regular evaluation to the SGEC.

Article 15 (Suspension of handling CoC certified products)
Section 1:

In case that the CoC organization intend to suspend its handling of the CoC certified

products, the CoC organization can offer it to the certification body which issues the certificate.
Section 2:

The certification body concerned, upon the offer, can conduct its evaluation in documents

through the regular evaluation in the preceding article.
Section 3:

In case that the CoC organization in the preceding section intend to extend its suspension byanother one year, the certified body can admit to do so.

In this case, the certification body concerned shallcancel the CoC certificate of the CoC organization concerned and report to the SGEC. Upon receiving thereport, the SGEC shall delete the public notice of the CoC certificate concerned.
Section 4:

In case that the CoC organization in the preceding section, after termination of suspension

period concerned, intend to resume to handle the CoC certified products, the certification body, after
conducting regular evaluation, can remove the suspension of the CoC certificate of the CoC organization
within the term of validity of such certificate in Section 1, Article 12.
Section 5:

In case that the measures in the preceding section have taken, the certification body shallreport it to the SGEC. The SGEC shall make the public notice of the CoC certificate concerned again.

Article 16 (Cancellation of CoC Certificate)
Section 1:

The certification body shall cancel the CoC certificate of the CoC organization in case of thefollowing evidences have been confirmed:(1) Corrective measures, in Article 11, Article 12 or Article 14, are not taken
22(2) Serious violation against these operational rules are confirmed(3) Anti-social evidences are found in certified products(4) Considerable divergence from other CoC principles are foundSection 2:

In case of cancellation of the CoC certificate, the certification body concerned shall inform

it to the CoC organization as well as report to the SGEC.
Section 3:

Once the SGEC receive the report in the preceding section, the SGEC shall delete the public

notice of the CoC certificate concerned. In this case, registration fee for the public notice of the CoC
certificate and license fee for the usage of logos for the sale of certified products in Article 17 of these
operational rules shall not be refunded.

Article 17 (Registration Fee for the Public Notice of the CoC Certificate and License Fee for the Usage ofLogos)
Section 1:

The CoC organization, when the public notice has been made in Section 3 of Article 11and

Section 2 of Article 12, shall pay the registration fee, which is stipulated separately, for the public notice of
the CoC certificate to the SGEC via the certification body concerned. The CoC organization and the forest
owner/manager who produce and sell the certified products in Section 4 of Article 4 shall pay the license fee,
which is stipulated separately, for the usage of the logos to the SGEC via the certification body concerned.

Chapter 5: Certification body

Article 18 (Type of Certification Body)
Section 1:

The certification bodies are classified into the organization which conducts forest

management certification, the organization which conducts chain of custody certification and theorganization which conducts both categories.

Article 19 (Requirements of Public Notice for Certification Body)
Section 1:

The SGEC shall make the public notice as a certification body, upon the request, which shallsatisfy both one of the following requirements and the requirements stipulated in section 2 of this article:(1) An organization which has knowledge and experiences on the SGEC certification program anddocumented certification evaluation procedures according the international standard on conformity
assessment(2) An organization which have been acknowledged, by the accreditation body which is a member ofmutual recognition of IAF, that its conformity assessment is in conformity with the scope of SGEC
certification.
Section 2:

In addition to the requirement in the preceding section, the certification body shall satisfy thefollowing requirement:(1) Certification body for forest management certificationa） Ample knowledge and technical skills of forest management as well as economic, social andnatural environment
23b） Technical skills for properly applying the principles and requirements of SGEC forest
management certificationc） Knowledge on rules and regulations related to forest and forestry(2) Certification body for CoC certificationa） Ample knowledge of forest management and harvest, processing, trade and construction of
products produced.
b） Management skills for applying the principles and requirements of SGEC CoC certification in
production, processing and trade sitesc） Knowledge on rules and regulations related to forest products

Article 20 (Application for Public Notice)
Section 1:

Those applying for the public notice for certification body shall submit the application withthe following items to the SGEC:(1) Name and address of organization and representative(2) Outline of the structure and activities of the organization(3) Structure of audit and evaluation(4) Qualification of auditors and these holding status(5) Requirements in the preceding article
Section 2:

The following documents shall be attached with the application in the preceding section.

(1) Statutes of the organization(2) Certificate by accreditation body or audit and evaluation procedures(3) Recent accounting documents(4) Recent business plans and balance sheets(5) Others
Section 3:

When the SGEC receives the application in section 1, through getting Councilors

Committee’s decision and Board of Directors’ approval, the SGEC shall inform the result to the applicant
organization. The approved organization shall be put for the public notice.

Article 21 (Renewal of Public Notice)
Section 1:

The validity of the public notice in the preceding article shall remain five years. That

certification body who intend to continue its public notice shall take necessary procedures for renewal.
Section 2:

The procedures for renewal shall be same as in the preceding article.

Article 22 (Fee for Public Notice of Certification Body)
Section 1:

The certification body put in the public notice in Section 3, Article 20 shall pay the fee ofcertification body public notice, stipulated separately, to the SGEC.
Section 2:

The certification body which has been renewed in the preceding article shall take sameprocedures in the preceding section.

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Article 23 (Withdrawal of Public Notice of Certification body)
Section 1:

Once the SGEC becomes clear that certification body is conducting a serious violation of thelaw, through getting Councilors Committee’s decision and Board of Directors’ approval, the SGEC shallwithdraw the public notice of the certification body concerned. In this case, the fee for public notice ofcertification body concerned shall not be refunded.

Chapter 6: Certification Management Committee

Article 24 (Certification Management Committee)
Section 1:

For studying and discussing the status of management of certification system, the President,

upon the approval of the Board of Directors, shall establish Certification Committee.
Section 2:

The Certification Management Committee shall study and discuss the matters in thepreceding section, and shall present their opinions to the President.
Section 3:

The Committee members shall be appointed among intellectual or academic experts, upon theapproval of the Board of Directors, by the President.
Section 4:

The number of the Committee members shall be minimum of three and maximum of sevenand term of the members shall be two years. One of the members shall be the Chairperson and another one
shall serve as a deputy chairperson.
Section 5:

The Certification Management Committee shall present their opinions to the President inwriting with the following items:(1) Date and venue of the meeting of the Certification Management Committee(2) List of the members participated in the meeting(3) Content of opinions

Article 25 (Expert Committee)
Section 1:

For studying the special items related to management of certification system, the President

may establish the Expert Committee.
Section 2:

The Expert Committee, upon consultations from the President, shall present their opinions.

Section 3:

The members of the Expert Committee shall be appointed among intellectual or academic

experts by the President.

Chapter 7: Complaints and Correction Measures

Article 26 (Complaints)
Section 1:

Those who have received disadvantages from SGEC certification system can claim theircomplaints to the SGEC.

Article 27 (Correction Measures)
Section 1:

Auditors stipulated in Article 24 of the Statutes shall receive the opinions of the Board of25

Directors, draft the correction measures, then notify the President to ensure that any appropriate corrective
measures are taken.
Section 2:

Once notification in the preceding section is made, the President shall notify the complainant

about the corrective measures.
Section 3:

Once the measures in the preceding section is taken, the President shall report it to the Boardof Directors, Auditors as well as General Meeting of Members.

Supplementary article 1
This Operational Rules shall be come into force on the date decided by the Board of Directors not exceeding
six months after the date decided by the General Meeting of Members on 14th December 2011 which is the
inception of the SGEC as stipulated under the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General
Incorporated Foundations.
However, up until this Operational Rules come into force, the former operational rules and guidelines of
SGEC shall remain effective. In this connection, validity of the relevant certificates and/or registration shallalso remain effective as stipulated in the former operational rules and guidelines of SGEC up until thisOperational Rules has come into force.

Supplementary article 2
The Board of Directors, on 14th December 2011, has decided that this Operational Rules shall be come into
force on 1st April 2012.

Supplementary article 3
The Board of Directors, on 29th May 2012, has decided to amend this Operational Rules.

Supplementary article 4
The Board of Directors, on 25th December 2013, has decided to amend this Operational Rules.

Supplementary article 5
The Board of Directors, on 28th March 2014, has decided to amend this Operational Rules.

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(Annex 9)
1

2
3
4
5

List of members of Board of Directors of SGEC as of 2013
(Former) Japan Forestry Association
Honorary Chairmanof Board of
Directors
Satohiko Sasaki
Japan International Forestry Promotion &Chairman of Board
Cooperation Centerof Directors
Yukichi Konohira
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Vice- Chairman of(Professor Emeritus)
Board of Directors
Naoto Maeda
Japan Forestry AssociationVice- Chairman ofBoard of Directors
Haruyoshi Iwasaki Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers
Director
Tomohide
Akiyama

Union
National Federation of Forest Owners’
Co-operative Associations
Consumer Science Center(Former) The Japan Forestry Association

6

Shigeki Iwata

7
8
9
10

Michiko Ooki
Itsuhito Ohnuki
Tokiharu Okazaki
Tatsuya Kajiya

11
12
13
14

Kiyoshi Kamikawa
Susumu Kawakita
Hideo Sakai
Kazuhito Shiga

15
16

Hisao Sudo
Kiyoo Nakagawa

Forest Culture Association
Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council(SGEC )17

Hideki Nose

18
19
20
21
22

Shoichiro Bando
Michio Hirose
Hisao Yamada
Kenji Uchiyama
Hiroshi Hagiwara

Wooden Home Builders Association of
Japan
Japan Federation of Wood-industry Associations
OISCA International .Japan
Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council(SGEC )The Forestry Mechanization Society
Japan Forest Foundation

Fairwood Partners
National Land Afforestation Promotion
Organization
Japan Paper Association
Japan Plywood Manufacturers’ Association
The University of Tokyo
University of Tsukuba

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director( Chief
Secretary)
Director
Director
Director
Executive Director
Auditor
Auditor(Annex 10)
1
2

List of members of Councilors of SGEC as of 2013
Mitsuhiro Minowa
The Japan Forestry Association
Hiroshi Jyodo
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Nobutoshi Akao
Akira Amano
Naoto Ando
Motoaki Ookuma
Yoshikazu Kano
Akira Kinugawa
Katsuhisa Kohroki

Japan Committee for IUCN
Architect
The University of Tokyo (Professor Emeritus)
The University of Tokyo (Professor Emeritus)
Japan University of Economics
Forest Management Association of Japan
University of Tsukuba

10

Yuki Sakamoto

Global Environmental Forum27

Chairperson
DeputyChairperson

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12
13
14
15
16
17

Takeharu Shumiya
Masao Haga
Seiji Hayama
Yasushi Hibi
Takashi Fujiwara
Kenichi Mizuno
Mutsuko Yamagata

The Nature Conservation Society of JapanTokyo College of Environment
Wild Bird Society of Japan
Conservation International Japan
The Woodmiles ForumTVE Japan
Morimori Network(Annex 11)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

List of Full Members as of 2013
Japan Forestry Association
Japan Forest Conservation Association
Japan Forest Road Association
Zenkoku-kokuyurin-zorinseisangyo-renrakukyogikai(Japan National Forest Contractors
Association)
Japan Plywood Manufacturers’ Association
National Federation of Forest Owners’ Co-operative Associations
Japan Wood Market Federation (JWMF）
The Japan Forestry Association
Suigenrin-zorin-kyogikai-rengokai(Association of Contractors of Water Conservation Forest
Development)
Japan International Forestry Promotion & Cooperation Center
The Japan Forestry Association
Japan Lumber Inspection & Research Association
Japan Forestry Civil Engineering Co. Ltd.
Japan Laminated Wood Products Association
Japan Federation of Wood-industry Associations
Japan Overseas Forestry Consultants Association
The Forestry Mechanization Society
Wooden Home Builders Association of Japan
Japan Paper Association
Forest Technology Consultants Council
Japanese Federation of Forest and Wood Workers Union

Documents required for the application processing A document confirming the organization’s official registration as a legal entity (attached in
Annex 6 above) A list of the organization’s members (if applicable) (listed in Annex 11 above) Organization’s statutes (in English, or its English translation verified by a qualified
professional translation) (attached in Annex 7 above)28

III. Commitment:
I hereby confirm that:-

I have read the PEFC Council’s rules and regulations and accept them,-the organization has amongst its objectives the implementation of the PEFC schemewithin its country and is committed to follow all PEFC Council rules and regulations
applicable to the organizations,-the data included in this application can be provided by the PEFC Council to a third
party without the organization’s consent,-

the data included in this application are complete and truthful.

Signature of applicant’s representative

Satohiko Sasaki
Chairman of Board of Directors
SGEC(given in Section I)

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