Discription ofthe products

Name ofutilizing
systemRelated AreaGeneral
overview ofverification

Region/Country
People's Republic of China
Name of the products
Various type of LVL board/ furniture parts/ house building parts
Name of Exporter
Tianjin Jiacheng Timber Industries Co.,Ltd.
Address: #7 Shuangchen West RD, BEDA, Tianjin, PRC
Outline of Exportation (Volume of importation/ End use etc)
Radiata pine products: 8000m3, Beech products: 800m3, Gumwood 6000m3,
Eucalyptus products: 800m3, SPF: 2000m3 (per annum)
Forest-Products Identification Promotion Conference
All Japan
Party responsible for issuing verification
Secretariat of Forest-Products Identification Promotion Conference
6F, Nagatacho Bldg, 2-4-3 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
Outline of issuing process
Preparation and submission of relevant data, material, documentations to verify the regality which
required by FIPC Secretariat such as;
1. Material Purchasing control（Checking the supplierʼs verification and validity）
2. Material separation and handling control （purchasing 100％ legality verified exclusively）
3. Check the species and origin of wood （using third party verification; 第 3 者証明（Wooddictionary, evidence made by experts and professors）
4. In-house system which covers production control （process instruction etc）, quality control
and material stock control. Some of them includes JAS and ISO14000 requirement which weare certified.
The committee reviews the submitted documents above, decides the certification issuance isdecided upon the result of assessment.
We exclusively purchase the material verified the legality as listed below;① New Zealandʼs Radiata Pine from Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd. (FSC-CoC),② German Beech from Holzindustrie Templin GmbH (PEFC-CoC),③ Thai Gumwood with verification issued by Thai government (industry development department),④ Australian Eucalyptus from Vic Forests （AFC certified）⑤ Canadian SPF Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (SFMS certified)

Scheme tocheck forlegality at thetime oflogging

Scheme tocheck forsustainability(N/A)

The legality is verified by the third party such as certification body or governmental body which has
credibility. For the assessment, we submit the set of documentation to verify the species andlegality. Also we obtain the approval from FIPC Secretariat for the use of label. The label use
record is kept and informed to FIPC on regular basis.
The system verifies legality only
Definition of legality
The mill shall maintain the valid legality verification issued by the third party. E.g. FSC, PEFC,
governmental verification.
Relevant laws
Compliance with standard defined by each certification scheme and national law.
Details of presumed illegal activities
Since we purchase the material from lumber mill, we can do nothing if the lumber mill forges thelegality verification document. Hence, we exclusively purchase material from companies whichhave concrete ethics. We visit the supplierʼs sites periodically to inspect the legality on site.
Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence
The copy of FSC/PEFC certificate and documents issued by government. We visit the supplierʼssites periodically to check the original document on site.
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability
The copy of FSC/PEFC certificate and documents issued by government. We visit the supplierʼssites periodically to check the original document on site.
Definition of sustainability
Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability

Scheme ofseparative
custodymanagement

Real picture of the dealings, from logging to export
As of logging, it is controlled by the certified supplier under their responsibility. We exclusively
purchase the material from certified mill.
Procedure for ensuring separative custody management
We exclusively uses legality verified material only. Our control management is not to buy thematerial from non-certified lumber mill.

Future TaskandPerspectives

Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability
We are assessed by FIPC and obtain the approval. Beside of FIPC, we also certified ofISO14001and JAS.
Criticisms against the system and recognition of problems
For foreign company, it is challenging to communicate with Japanese secretariat. Also FIPCʼsrecognition is weaker than FSC/PEFC.
Remediation procedure
Improve our staff Japanese skill and education of FIPC for new customers.

Reference
AuthorFuture perspectives
Expansion of market by promotion of legality verified FIPC products.
http://www.jiachengtimber.com/englishweb/about.asp
Ms. Wang Xiao Dong - Marketing Department ‒Tel : +86-22-26978888 / Fax : +86-22-26970888
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