Summary of the verification scheme
Name of the system
Related Area
General overview ofverification

Scheme to check forlegality at the time oflogging

Scheme to check forsustainability

Scheme of separative
custody management

Future Task andPerspectives

ReferenceAuthor

National Forest Certification Scheme of China (both for forest management and chain ofcustody), which is still under developing.
China.
Party responsible for issuing verification
Independent and third party certification body (bodies) accredited by both Certification andAccreditation Administration (CNCA) and State Forestry Administration (SFA).
Outline of issuing processApplication–preassessment-main assessment-peer review-certificate
issuance–surveillance.
The system shall verify legality only /or both sustainability
Both legality and sustainability.
Definition of legality
Meeting relevant laws and regulations, and having forest harvesting certificate.
Relevant laws
Forest Law of the People’s Republic of China, Regulations on Implementation of Forest Lawof the People’s Republic of China, Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China,
Explanation on Several Issues of Concretely Applying Relevant Laws Concerning Dealing
with Criminal Cases of Damaging Forest Resources by the Supreme People’s Court, Importand Export Commodities Inspection Law of the People’s Republic of China.
Details of presumed illegal activities
Logging exceeding the harvesting quota, logging not in the approved stand, logging without
any forest harvesting certificate, activities damaging forest resources, stolen logging andsevere deforestation.
Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence
Check whether there is any forest harvesting certificate.
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability
National Forest Certification Scheme of China (both for forest management and chain ofcustody), which is still under developing.
Definition of sustainability
Sustainability is an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the human and naturalenvironments both now and into the indefinite future. It relates to the continuity of economic,
social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society, as well as the non-humanenvironment. It is intended to be a means of configuring civilization and human activity sothat society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express theirgreatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, andplanning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals in a very long term.
Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence
Conducting environmental, social and economic impact assessment.
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability
National Forest Certification Scheme of China.
Real picture of the dealings, from logging to export
Checking stamp labeling (seal) from logging (forest harvesting certificate, labeling anddocument), transportation (timber transportation certificate, labeling and document), selling(timber selling certificate, labeling and document), processing (timber processing certificate,labeling and document), and labeling and document for any further custody chain (fromproduct packaging, product transportation, product marketing and product export).
Procedure for ensuring separative custody management
Check whether there is any certificate, labeling and document before timber processing andwhether there is any labeling and document throughout the latter custody chain (fromlogging to end-users).
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability
National Forest Certification Scheme of China.
Criticisms against the system and recognition of problems
As the scheme is still under developing, it is too early to judge the scheme.
Remediation procedure
Not applicable at the moment.
Future perspectives
Generally good.
Web site: www.forestry.gov.cn
Name: Professor Mr. Lu Wenming
Title: Director of Division of International Cooperation
Organization: China Academy of Forestry
Email: luwenmingcaf@126.com