| FSC |
Forest
Stewardship Council |
| Chain of Custody |
The
path taken by raw materials, processed
materials and products, from the forest to
the consumer, including all successive
stages of processing, transformation,
manufacturing
and distribution.
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| Controlled Wood |
Wood/fiber
which is identified by a company for the
exclusion of “unacceptable” sources.
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| FSC-certified |
A
product, process or service that has been
certified by an FSC-accredited
certification body as being in compliance
with an applicable FSC-endorsed standard.
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| FSC-mixed
wood/fiber |
Virgin
wood/fiber which is linked to
FSC-certified wood/fiber and which is sold
as FSC-mixed by the holder of a valid FSC
chain of custody or joint forest
management and
chain
of custody certificate.
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| FSC product group schedule |
The
list of all FSC product groups that the
company wishes to be included within the scope of its FSC chain of custody certificate |
| FSC-pure
wood/fiber |
Virgin
or fiber wood which originates from an
FSC-certified forest and is sold as
“Pure wood/fiber” by the holder of a
valid FSC chain of custody or joint forest
management and chain of custody certificate
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| Group entity |
The
entity that applies for group
certification and holds any group
certificate that is issued. The group
entity may be an individual person, a
cooperative body, an association, or other
similar legal entity.
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| Off-product |
Term
applied to all statements, claims, label
and such like used to promote products,
companies or organizations, but which are
not physically attached or applied to a
product itself.
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| On-product |
Term
applied to any label, packaging or marking
attached or applied to a product. Examples
of on-product labels or marks include
product tags, stencils, heat brands,
retail packaging for small loose product
(such as pencils), protective packaging
and plastic wrap.
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| Post-consumer reclaimed
wood/fiber |
Wood
and/or fiber that is reclaimed from a
product after that product has been used
for its intended end-use purpose by
individuals or business, and has reached
the end of its useful life for that
end-use. The category does not include
over-issue publications, printers’ scarp,
or other sources which are part of the
value-added or retail process.
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| Recycled material |
Material
that has been reprocessed from reclaimed
material by means of a manufacturing
process and incorporated into a final
product.
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