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O1､12．2020

Template:OutsourcingAgreement
Introduction
ThistemplateforanOutsourcingAgreementhasbeendevelopedbythePEFCCounci l inrelationtorequirement
4.9.2ofthePEFCST2002:2020‑ChainofCustodyofForestandTreeBasedProducts‑Requirements.This
templateshouldbeadaptedforthespecificpurposeandinparticulartotheappl icablelegislation(5.1).

PEFCChainofCustodyOutsourcingAgreementbetweenlcertifiedcompany】
and[uncertifiedcompany][date][certi/7edcompony},havingitsregisteredofficeat[qddress]and[uncer"edcompony],havingitsregisteredofficeat[oddress],herewithenter intoanagreementconcerningthephysical separation,processingandPEFC

label l ingofspecifiedmaterial/productssuppl iedby[certWedcompony]to[uncertWedcompony],asreferenced
inandruledbysub‑section4.9' ofPEFCST2002: 2020, ChainofCustodVofForestandTreeBasedProducts‑
RequirementS.

Whereasasof[dqte], [cer"edcomPony] isholdingaval idPEFCchainofcustodVcemficatewiththecertificate

number[cert"cqtenumber], Issuedby[cerri/icot/onbody]andaval idPEFCtrademarksusagel icencewiththel icencenumber[PEFCJAx‑xx‑xx], issuedbythePEFCCounci loranotherPEFCauthorisedbody.
Now[cer"edcompony]and[uncer"edcompony]agreetothefol lowing:

Articlel:Physicalseparationofproducts
1.1) Fordel iveriesofmaterial/productsexpl icitlyspecifiedby[certWedcompony]asbeingcoveredbythe
scopeofthisagreement, (hereafter !'saidproducts"), [uncer"edcomp[mylensurestostoreandprocess
saidproductsphysical lyseparatedfromanyothermaterial/productsthroughoutthecompletestorage
andproductionprocess.

1.2) ["ncerti/iedcomPony]confirmsto[certWedcompony] inwritingforeveryindividualdel iveryofsaid
productsbeforearrivalofsaidproductson[uncertWedcompony]'ssite,thatsaidproductswi l lbestoredandprocGssedincompl iancewiththisagreement.

Article2:Labellingofproducts
2.1) ForthePEFClabel l ingofsaidproductsIcertWedcompony]provides[I"7cer"edcompony]withgraphic

fi lesofthePEFCtrademarksand/or labelswith[cer"edcompony]'sPEFCl icencenumber(hereafter''saidlabel''). [cer"edcompony]authorises[uncerti/iedcompony] tolabel saidproductswithsaidlabelon[certWedcomPqny]'sbehalf[uncertiliedcompony]ensuresnottousesaidlabelonanyotherproducts
andwithouttheexpl icitauthorisationof[cer"edcompony].

2.2) Beforesaidproductsarelabel ledby[LJncerti/iedcompony]withsaidlabel, [certi/iedcompony]shal lapprovethefinal artworkdesigndepictingsaid labelonsaidproducts.Theresponsibi l ityfortheuseof
saidlabelby[uncertWedco"】pqnyl inaccordancewi thPEFCST2001 :2020， PEFCTrademarksRules‑Requirements, remainswith[cer"edcompony].

PEFCOutsourcingAgreementTemplate̲vl2.3) |ncaseofuseofsaid labelby[uncer"edcompony],or itspersonnel,withoutexplicitauthorisationby[cer"edcompony],[uncer"edcompony]willfullyindemnify[cer"edcompony]forliabilitiesarising
fromtheunauthoriseduseofsaidlabel.Thisarrangementremainsineffectaftercancellationofthis
outsourcingagreementbyeitherparty.

2.4) Uponrequestby[certWedcompony]oruponcancellationofthisagreementbyeitherparty,theauthorisationof label linggivento[uncer"edcompony]by[cer"edcompony]wi l lendand[uncertWedcompony]wil l immediatelyandpermanentlydeletealldigitalcopiesofsaidlabel initsposSession.

Article3:Verification
31) [uncertiriedcompQnylprovides[cer"edcompony]withinformationdemonstratinghowitisassuredthat
saidproductsarephysicallyseparatedandnotmixedwithanyothermaterials.

3.2) [uncer"edcompcnylauthorises[certi/iedcomponyl,andthecertificationbodythathas issued[cEr"edcompqny]'sPEFCchainofcustodycertificate,toconductauditsonsiteof[uncert"edcompony],aspartof[certijiedcompqny]'sinternalandexternal PEFCchainofcustodyaudits, inordertoverifythecorrect
implementationofthisagreement.Auditsmightincludeinterviewswith[uncertWedcompony]'sstaff
invoIvedinthehandlingofsaidproducts.

Article4:Termination
4.1) Bothpartiesmaycancel thisagreementwithimmediateeffectuponwrittennotification.

Article5:Applicabielawandplaceofjurisdiction
5.1) (tobecompletedbyeachuserofthistemplate)

Onbehalfof[cer"edco"】pqny]

Onbehalfof[uncertWedcompony][/VQmeqndposit/on][Ⅳqmeqndpos/tﾉon]'PEFCST2002:2020,4.90utsourcing

4.9.1TheorganisationmayoutsourceactivitiescoveredbyitsPEFCchainofcustodytoanotherentity

4.9.2Throughal l stagesofoutsourcingtheorganisationshal lberesponsibleforensuringthatal loutsourced
activitiesmeettherequirementsofthisstandard, includingmanagementsystemrequirements.The
organisationshal lhaveawrittenagreementwithal lentitiestowhomactivitieshavebeenoutsourced,
ensuringthat:a)Thematerial/productscoveredbytheorganisation'sPEFCchainofcustodyarephysIcal lyseparatedfrom
othermaterialorproducts.

b)TheorganisationhasaccGsstotheentity'ssite(s)forinternalandexternalauditingofoutsourcedaCtivities
forconformitywiththerequirementsofthisstandard.
Notel:AtemplateforanoutsourcingagreementcanbeobtainedfromthePEFCCounci landPEFCauthorised
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Note2: Internalauditsofoutsourcedactivitiesshouldbeconductedat leastannual lyandbeforethe
outsourcedactivitystarts.

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