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Support for timber use
and forestry management

The quality of timber products is controlled systematically through tests, inspections and certification.
The efficiency of forest management is evaluated by objective standards in order to strengthen professionalism and trust.

Korea Forest Certification Council

Summary of the Korea Forest Certification Council (KFCC)

The KFCC is a third party certification scheme by which sustainable forest management is evaluated from the environmental
and socio-economical perspectives. There are two categories of certification: Forest Management (FM) certification and
Chain of Custody CoC) for the production and distribution of forest products.

Forest Management Certification

Forest Management certifications confirms whether
forest is being managed in a way that preserves
the natural ecosystem and benefits the lives of local people
and workers, while ensuring it sustains economically viability.

Purchasing certified products

Contributing to sustainable forest management.

Chain of Custody Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
for the production and distribution of the forest products

Chain of Custody certification verifies that KFCC-certified
material has been identified and separated from non-certified
and non-controlled material as it makes its way along
the supply chain all the way through.

Attaching the KFCC label to the final products

Korea Standard ㉿ Certification System

Summary of the KS Certification System

The Korean Industrial Standard (KS) allows a factory which is able to manufacture its products sustainably and stably
above the industrial standard specified by Korean government to use the KS mark after passing the evaluation conducted
by a certification agency.

KS products

KS
certification

Apply for
certification

Korea Forestry
Promotion
Institute

KS-certified factory.
Maintain a higher
level of quality than
the KS and
evaluation standard.

Trustworthy quality by
KS certification

Inspection/management
fees can be saved as no
take-over inspection is
required.

Favorable for preferable
purchase, nominated
competitive bidding.

Consumers/Users

Factories

State, local
governments,
public organizations
and agencies

Quality mark system for timber and timber products

Summary of system

It is mandatory to indicate the standard and quality of both locally produced timber products and imported ones (15 products)
in order to ensure the production and distribution of reliable timber products to consumers by improving their quality and
guaranteeing their safety.

Products subject to the quality guarantee system for timber products, based on Article 20 of the Enforcement Decree of
the Act on Timber Utilization.

  • Processed wood
  • Antiseptic wood
  • Fire retardant wood
  • Wood and plastic
    composite materials
  • Laminated wood
  • Plywood
  • Particle boards
  • Fiberboards
  • Oriented strand
    boards
  • Wood floor materials
  • Wood pallets
  • Wood chips
  • Wood briquettes
  • Formed wood
    charcoal
  • Wood charcoal

Preliminary forest-type social enterprise

Summary of enterprise

It is designed to expand social services and create new jobs by designating and fostering (preliminary) social forestry
enterprises in order to contribute to improving the quality of life and social integrity.

Procedure for designation as a preliminary social enterprise.

Requirements for designation: 1. organization type, 2. recruitment of paid employees,
3. realization of a social purpose, 4. reinvestment of distributable profits

Invite designation and
receive application

Korea Forestry
Promotion Institute

Form the Evaluation
Committee and
commence evaluation

Korea Forestry
Promotion Institute

Designate and notify
a preliminary social
enterprise

Korea Forestry
Service → Enterprise

Korea Forestry Service,
Korea Forestry
Promotion Institute

Recommend
certification of
a social enterprise

Korea Forestry
Service → Ministry of
Labor and Employment

Life-cycle management for R&D program, technology transfer and commercialization

It manages the forest science-technology R&D program, supports apply for the intellectual property rights, discovers and
expends excellent technologies, and assists technology-transfer companies in order to commercialize the R&D outcomes of
forest(-ry) sector