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1 Ecological forest certification – FSC® certificate

The management of the company undertakes to operate according to the valid FSC standard. On 15 November 2012, the school forestry company Masaryk Forest of Křtina Mendel University in Brno was accepted as a full member of the civic association FSC CR. With this step, we declare that we will continue to support the idea and principles of FSC, according to which we have been managing since 1997, when we became the first forest property in the Czech Republic to receive this certificate. With our membership in the economic section of the civic association FSC CR, we intend to actively participate in the creation of a national standard and the spread of the idea of sustainable forestry with the use of farming methods close to nature. FSC certificate ŠLP Křtiny Product Schedule for forest management certificate number SA-FM/COC-001038, license number FSC-C017074 Certificate for the consumer chain FSC Pila Olomoucany Product Schedule for Pila Olomoucany certificate number SA-COC-001030, license number FSC-C013364

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2 Ecological certification of the forest - PEFC certificate

Certifikát CZ

Certificate EN

What is PEFC The PEFC Council is an independent non-governmental non-profit organization which, since its establishment in 1999, has promoted sustainable forest management through third-party independent forest certification. PEFC provides mechanisms for consumers of wood and paper products to provide them with sufficient assurance that their use is supporting sustainable forest management. PEFC is a global organization for the assessment and mutual recognition of independent national certification systems that have been established by a broad consensus of all participants. PEFC ČR is an interest association whose purpose is to support sustainable forest management and the consumption of wood as an ecologically renewable resource and wood products, nature protection and sustainable development of society through PEFC system certification. PEFC CR is a founding member of the PEFC Council and its main activities are:

  • creation and administration of the Czech forest certification system valid in the territory of the Czech Republic based on the basic principles established by the PEFC Council,
  • creation and regular revision of criteria for sustainable forest management as part of the Czech forest certification system with the aim of gradually improving management and forest condition,
  • creation and regular revision of the rules for the certification of the wood consumer chain as part of the Czech forest certification system,
  • presentation and promotion of the Czech forest certification system in the territory of the Czech Republic and abroad,
  • ensuring mutual recognition of the Czech forest certification system primarily through the PEFC Council, cooperation and coordination of activities with similar certification systems in the Czech Republic and abroad,
  • administration of property rights and use of the PEFC logo in the territory of the Czech Republic.
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3 Certification of the consumer chain - C-o-C certificate

The management of the company undertakes to apply and maintain the requirements of the consumer chain of forest products in accordance with the CFCS 2002:2013 directive. C-o-C certificate Appendix of the C-o-C certificate The certification of the system for verifying the consumer chain of forest products follows on from the certification of forests according to PEFC and proves the fact that the holder of this certificate has an established system for verifying the origin of wood raw materials and other forest products. The C-o-C system is implemented and certified in the Czech Republic according to the national technical document CFCS (Consumer chain of forest products) and applies to all entities that are involved in the chain of wood processing from its extraction to the sale of wood products to final consumers, as well as other forest products . The C-O-C certificate, like other certification systems, brings many benefits to the forest owner: – easier access to the wood products market, – improving the image of the entire wood processing sector, – promoting wood consumption and increasing its competitiveness against other materials, – ensuring product quality.