For consultation: Documents relating to MSC methodologies
06 February 2009
Following the recent governance cycle of MSC’s Technical Advisory Board and Board of Trustees, MSC is now providing the opportunity for stakeholders to comment on three sets of documents, as outlined below.
Documents under consultation
There are currently 3 sets of MSC documents under consultation:
- Group certification methodology - draft new appendices to the Chain of Custody Certification Methodology
- Fisheries Assessment Methodology and Risk Based Framework Version 1
- Draft TAB-Directive - 'MSC request for records of certified material'
If you plan to participate in the consultation for any of these documents, but foresee difficulties in meeting the deadline please contact MSC to discuss alternative dates/special arrangements. If you have any other questions regarding the consultation process or content related queries please email standards@msc.org or call: +44 (0)20 7811 3300.
1. Group certification methodology - draft new appendices to the Chain of Custody Certification Methodology
Consultation dates: 6-20 March 2009
Please submit your comments following the instructions in the document to Amy Jackson (MSC Standards and Licensing Team – Supply Chain Director) at: amy.jackson@msc.org copied to evi.mateboer@msc.org.
We are inviting comments on the proposed changes to the Appendices in the COC methodology that describe the process for assessing companies with more than one site. There are two appendices: one describing the instructions for certification bodies, and one describing the requirements from the group manager’s perspective.
The draft version of the appendices, and more details on the consultation, timings, and history are available at Consultation: Group certification methodology.
2. Fisheries Assessment Methodology and Risk Based Framework Version 1
Consultation dates: 6-20 March 2009
Please submit your comments Dan Hoggarth, MSC Standards and Licensing Team - Fisheries Assessment Director, at: dan.hoggarth@msc.org, copied to matt.watson@msc.org.
Comments are invited from stakeholders on two key documents that from July 2009 will jointly provide the basis for assessments of fisheries against the MSC environmental standard.
Background information on the two documents, and the intented timeline of events following this consultation are available at Consultation: Fisheries Assessment Methodology and Risk-Based Framework.
3. Draft TAB-Directive – ‘MSC request for records of certified material’
Consultation dates: 6-20 March 2009
Please submit your comments to Evi Mateboer, MSC Standards and Licensing Team – Supply Chain Manager, at: evi.mateboer@msc.org.
We are inviting comments on a draft TAB Directive where the MSC requests for records of certified material from Chain of Custody certificate holders in order to carry out traceback activities. The recent feedback from the MSC Traceback project identified lack of Chain of Custody certificate holder cooperation as a significant obstacle in achieving successful project outcomes. The draft TAB Directive sets out a set of requirements for improving the success of future traceback exercises. An introduction, information on the consultation process and timelines for approval and implementation are described in the attached paper.
We kindly request that you to send us your comments on selected parts of the draft TAB Directive. The comments should make specific references to sections or clauses in the proposed TAB Directive to enable us to best consider them.
The draft version of the TAB Directive, and more details on the consultation, timings, and history are available at Consultation: Draft TAB Directive - MSC request for records of certified material.
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