Certification systems assessed by TPAC
Certification
System |
Conform to Dutch
Procurement
Criteria |
Date
Final judgement |
System accepted in
procurement policy |
| - FSC International |
yes |
November 2008 |
yes |
| - PEFC International |
yes* |
June 2010 |
yes** |
| - MTCS |
No |
October 2010 |
decision not yet made |
* PEFC International is conforming to the Dutch Procurement Criteria "for the Dutch market". The assessment of PEFC International included an assessment of the national PEFC systems of Finland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Austria.
** currently excluding MTCS
Furthermore, TPAC assessed the Chain of Custody (CoC) of Keurhout in July 2009. The Keurhout CoC was found to conform to the Dutch Procurement Criteria.
Current activities TPAC
Currently, TPAC is dealing with the objection against its Final Judgement of PEFC International. The objection was filed by Greenpeace Netherlands, NCIV, Milieudefensie, ICCO and WWF Netherlands.