PEFC suspends Swiss scheme

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Council has suspended the Swiss Q-Label Wood Certification scheme for non-compliance with three PEFC requirements.

The scheme has failed to comply with international chain of custody rules – the provision of a publicly available certification report, a summary of the certification results and information from external parties being used as evidence in the forest certification process.

The suspension will be lifted when evidence of compliance with all three issues has been approved by the PEFC Council board of directors.