Documents

Keurhout Protocol

The asessment protocol used by the Board of Experts.
Organisation, procedures and requirements for asessment of legal origin and/or sustainable forest management in producer countries. Version May 15th 2009. English only.  

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KH procol voor de handelsketen controle

The assessment protocol used by certification bodies.
Procedures and requirements for CoC control in consumer counties. Version  May 15th 2009. Dutch.

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KH audit protocol for CoC certification

The assessment protocol used by certification bodies.
Procedures and requirements for CoC control in consumer counties. Version June 15th 2009. English.

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KH Logo Use Guide

Protocol used by certification bodies.
Procedures and requirements for on-product and off-product Logo use. Version May 15th 2009. English only.

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Keurhout Protocol for the Validation of Legal Timber ( 363 KB)

Formal document used by the Board of Experts of Keurhout to validate claims on legal origin of timber, comprising an assessment scheme (validation requests, procedures, complaints etc) and a normative part (requirement for legal origin and chain-of-custody). Third working edition, September 2006.

Keurhout Protocol for the Validation of Sustainable Forest Management Certificates ( 1,83 MB)

Formal document used by the Board of Experts of Keurhout to validate sustainable forest management certificates, comprising of five parts: I) introduction and assessment scheme (validation requests, procedures, complaints etc, II) requirements for the forest management system, III) requirement for the forest management performance, IV) requirement for the certification body and V) requirement for the chain-of-custody(C-O-C). Version: Mai 31st, 2006. English.

Keurhout Protocol for the Validation of Certification Systems ( 1,94 MB)

Formal document used by the Board of Experts of Keurhout to validate Certification Systems, comprising of five parts: I) introduction and assessment scheme (validation requests, procedures, complaints etc, II) requirements for the forest management (system and performance) , III) requirement for the chain-of-custody (C-O-C), IV) requirement for the certification body and V) requirement for the certification system organisation and management). Version: Mai 31st, 2006. English.

Keurhout Provisional Guidelines and Procedures in handling 'Keurhout Legal Admitted Timber Only' ( 3,84 KB)

Keurhout Provisional Guidelines and Procedures in handling 'Keurhout Legal Admitted Timber Only' describes the details and instructions on the proper documentation and Keurhout-Legal Logo Use. Version: March, 2006

Introduction to the Legal Timber Issue ( 530 KB)

Introduction on the legal timber issue (settings, definitions, dilemma, developments). Serves as motivating backgrounddocument to the ‘’Keurhout Protocol for Validation of Claims of Legal Timber’’. ISAFOR, September 2004.

Checklist to the Keurhout Protocol for the Validation of Sustainable Forest Management ( 731 KB)

Checklist comprising the Keurhout-requirements concerning: sustainable forest management, management performance, certifying body and chain-of-custody for Validation of certificates for Sustainable Forest Management. 2002.

Audit Protocol for Chain-of-Control Certification

Requirements and guidelines for EU participants

In this protocol the requirements and guidelines for the Keurhout chain-of-custody system are defined, as well as for multi-site certification.

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Example Registration Form Keurhout (for internal use)

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