The MFCC System
MFCC ensures that our key Policies, Procedures and Standards are freely available and downloadable to any interested parties and printed copies of those documents will be available upon request at a price that covers no more than administrative costs. Additionally we welcome comments and feedback, not only through more formal scheduled consultation processes and activities, but at anytime.
Furthermore, much of MFCC's work is anchored around technical working documentation that include our Standards (MTLAS and MFCS), and other supporting system documents.
MFCC's Standards and policies aim to:
- define clear requirements for entities that need to comply with requirements and for Certification Bodies that audit these requirements;
- be uniform of structure, of style and terminology;
- be consistent.
MFCC also produces a range of other resources that we make available to interested parties. Please visit the MFCC Resource Centre.
MFCC Policies and Procedures
Name | Description |
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Implementation Arrangements | This documents acts as MFCC’s ‘umbrella’ guidance document. It summarises the formation of MFCC, our mission and some of our key operating and value principles. |
Guiding Principles | MFCC’s four main guiding principles are covered in this policy. These are impartiality and conflict of interest, confidentiality and anti-corruption. |
Standard Setting | This policy specifies how MFCC sets the MFCC Standards (currently MTLAS and MFCS). MFCC’s Standard development processes are carried out according to international best practices and in compliance to the standard setting process requirements of the PEFC Council. |
Stakeholder Engagement and Public Documents | This policy adds to the Standard Setting process in as much it describes more generally how MFCC will engage with stakeholders during a consultation period. MFCC follows international best practices in stakeholder consultations and subsequent reporting. |
Certification Body Requirements | This policy specifies the minimum requirements MFCC demands from Certification Bodies that audit against MFCC Systems. Areas covered are auditing team requirements, the audit process, managing non-conformances and issuing certification. |
MFCC Trademark Usage | This particular policy applies to MTLAS only and specifies MFCC’s policy and procedures with regards MFCC trademark use. With MTLAS, MFCC does not allow on-product labelling, but does endorse off-product labelling carried out in accordance to MFCC policy. |
Notification of Certification Bodies | This procedure specifies the conditions, and procedures for Certification Body notification, along with obligations of MFCC notified Certification Bodies and the validity of notification. |
Complaints, Appeals and Disputes | As the name implies this procedure explains how MFCC handles complaints, appeals and disputes, and what interested parties can expect in such a process. |
MTLAS
Standard
Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (2013)
The Criteria and Indicators for Legality of Timber in Myanmar (2009)
AUDIT FORM
AUDIT FORM for Verifying Legality of Timber against Principles and Criteria of Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (Version 2.0/2019)
AUDIT FORM for Verifying Legality of Timber against Principles and Criteria of Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System, Myanmar Language (Version 2.0/2019)
AUDIT FORM for Verifying Legality of Timber against Principles and Criteria of Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (2018)
ASSESSMENT FORM to be used in Assessing Legal Timber Using Principles and Criteria of Myanmar Timber Legality Assurance System (2017)
SFM Standards
Extensive stakeholder consultations on the MFCC current draft standards (linked below) for SFM (plantation and natural) have recently been completed. MFCC is now processing the results from these consultations which will then be incorporated the into subsequent final versions. Interested parties can download these draft standards, and we welcome any comments outside of any formal consultation processes. However, MFCC can not guarantee that comments made outside a formal consultation can be incorporated into a redrafting process when that process itself is already underway. In such cases, comments will be carried over for consideration to subsequent revisions. Thank you for your understanding.
Myanmar Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest) (2019 - Second Draft)
Myanmar Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Plantation Forest) (2019 - Second Draft)
Myanmar Criteria & Indicators for Forest Management Certification (2007)