The revised and improved licensing agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase starting in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States in the early second quarter of 2020 and will be extended to other countries later in the year. The Forest Stewardship Council will begin rolling out its revised and improved Brand License Agreement (TLA) in a pilot phase starting in the second quarter of 2020. Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States will be the first countries to operate under the new licensing agreement before it expands to other countries later this year. The TLA is issued by the FSC to organizations that hold FSC certificates or apply for certification. The TLA also provides contractual confirmation that the organization complies with FSC certification requirements. Fsc does not encourage the movement of customers between certification bodies, but recognizes that there may be circumstances in which such movement is legitimate and appropriate. The objective of the FSC in this case is to ensure that customers are treated fairly and objectively, while ensuring that the transfer between certification bodies does not become a tool for customers to circumvent or circumvent their obligations to comply with fsc certification requirements or contractual obligations. The revised TLA is intended to respond to new legal developments such as the requirements of European data protection law (the so-called GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation), improve the user experience and strengthen the integrity of the FSC system. The new TLA will introduce new measures to combat false claims (uncertified materials sold under the guise of certification), including expanded transaction verification and possible fines for false claims. All these measures will improve the integrity and protection of the FSC system in close collaboration with its stakeholders. In addition, it will be released with a new IT tool that will allow a certificate holder to electronically sign and submit the TLA, reducing paperwork and making the contract more accessible and manageable. This will be a huge improvement over the current system of printing and scanning paper copies. The TLA is issued by the FSC to organizations that hold FSC certificates or apply for certification.

Although the certificate confirms that the owner manages its operations in accordance with FSC standards, the TLA grants the certificate holder permission to use the FSC trademark logo. The TLA also provides contractual confirmation that the organization complies with FSC certification requirements. For more information, please contact licensing@fsc.org. The new TLA will introduce new measures to combat false claims (uncertified materials sold under the guise of certification), including expanded transaction verification and possible fines for false claims. All of these measures will improve the integrity and protection of the FSC system. Although the certificate confirms that the owner manages its operations in accordance with FSC standards, the TLA grants the certificate holder permission to use the FSC trademark logo. Your email address will not be published. Mandatory fields are marked * The revised TLA is intended to respond to new legal developments such as the requirements of the European Data Protection Act (GDPR – CALLED General Data Protection Regulation), improve usability and strengthen the integrity of the FSC system. In addition, the TLA will be published with a new COMPUTER tool that will allow a certificate holder to sign and submit the TLA electronically, reducing paperwork and making the contract more accessible and manageable.

This will be a huge improvement over the current system of printing and scanning paper copies. Transfer of FSC certificates and license agreements. .