EU Timber Regulation audit, training and certification services from SGS – meet the legal obligations that apply to timber and timber products on the European market.
Effective March 3, 2013, the EU Timber Regulation (995/2010) establishes the legal obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the EU market for the first time, as well as those for traders. We can help you to comply with the regulations and assess the related risks.
Applicable across all EU member states this regulation requires operators to implement:
With extensive experience in forest management, forest products and chain of custody certification our global network of qualified auditors can help you comply with the EU Timber Regulation, assess the risks and conduct audits against the new standard. We offer services including:
We are the world’s leading independent body providing the Forest Product Chain-of-Custody certification and we have a history of undertaking and successfully executing large-scale, complex international projects. With a presence in every single region around the globe, our people speak the language and understand the culture of the local market and operate globally in a consistent, reliable and effective manner.
To know more, visit: http://www.sgs.com/en/Agriculture-Food/Forestry/Services-for-Forest-Products-and-Solid-Biofuels/Audits-Certification-and-Training/EU-Timber-Regulation.aspx?wt.mc_id=as150506
BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 7
It’s here! After a year of planning, re-write meetings, consultations, trial audits, training preparation and translating, Issue 7 of the standard was finally published in January 2015.SGS Formally Registered As An EU Timber Regulation (995/2010) Monitoring Organization
SGS has been formally registered as an EU Timber Regulation (995/2010) Monitoring Organization by the European Commission. As a registered Monitoring Organization, we are able to provide EU operators – those who place timber and timber products on the EU market for the first time – and traders with operational due diligence systems, something they are obliged to implement under this regulation.