Forest certification can help exporters to demonstrate that their forest products derive from sustainably managed sources and many countries report considerable progress in that regard, often associated with the development of national certification standards.

4. Stresses that the widest possible participation in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is essential and should be encouraged, and urges all Member States to participate actively in the Certification Scheme by complying with its undertakings

Networks of certification systems have been set up to create economies of scale in delivering training to the individual applicants and for marketing purposes (based on the harmonization of the certification processes and criteria).

Further Implementation of the Certification Scheme

9. Encourages all participants in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to collate and submit relevant statistical data on the production of and international trade in rough diamonds as a tool for effective implementation and as envisaged by the Certification Scheme

One of the elements of the project is to train selected procurement specialists from the various agencies as instructors of candidates in the certification scheme.

mter) Promoting the certification of tropical timber producing forests

Plenary adopted Terms of Reference for the review of the Certification Scheme.

Despite the proliferation of certification schemes, however, very little ground has been covered in terms of creating a critical mass of companies that have been certified.

A different system for recruiting high school graduates into the Civil Service was also introduced it was a quota system.

The ad hoc Working Group on the Review of the KPCS reported on its work on the three year review of the certification scheme envisioned in Section IV, Paragraph 20 of the KPCS Document.

One of the countries visited has involved the certification and standardization institute in the identification of ODS.

The Government has appointed a chief implementing officer for the certification scheme and has deployed 120 mineral agents and inspectors throughout the country.

In fact, ISO itself advises that ISO 9001 can be implemented without certification, simply for the quality benefits that can be achieved.

The Forestry Development Authority has asked UNMIL for assistance in implementing a pit sawing management and monitoring system.

The most illustrative examples of NTBs include plant and animal health standards, food safety standards, environmental certification and other similar export quality standards.

Certificates

(c) Procedures for processing of certificates and applications for certificates and retention of records

Efforts to combat corruption in the national migration system to achieve greater control over the issuance of official documents.

FDA remains in place, auditing concessionaires' forestry practices and tax assessments.

In the short term, there might be merit in focusing the non tariff barrier dimension in the negotiations, e.g. on simplifying certification procedures for a few selected categories of EPPs.

The international community, in particular the Liberian Forest Initiative, provides technical assistance and training and builds FDA capacity.

However, with the release of Windows 95, OS 2 began to lose market share.

The Ministry has completed the second phase of its extension by adding a second floor to its building, which will house the assaying and computer equipment necessary for the Kimberley Process certification scheme.

Plenary mandated the ad hoc Working Group to present a report and recommendations on the review of the certification scheme for consideration by the 2006 Plenary.

When provided, the most frequent explanation for delays is related to delays in implementing the licensing system.

(c)bis Committee on Forest Industry and

Stronger coordination of forest policies

Model Forest Network for Latin America and the Caribbean. Partners of the Model Forest Network include the Governments of Canada, Argentina, Chile and the Dominican Republic, the International Model Forest Network secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Controlling ODS imports, as required under the MP, is almost impossible without an import licensing system.

Some licensing and training activities are also carried out as part of national phase out plans implemented by the World Bank.

In addition, the three sets of testimony contradict each other, and thus they lack the necessary credibility to be relied upon.

In addition, there appeared to be a significant issue in Africa with contaminated halon, which was exacerbated by the limited ability to certify the purity of recycled halons.

Most projects which include a licensing system also have other components (register of importers of ODS, monitoring system, quota system, training of customs officers, establishment of an association, encouraging good practices, etc.).

Grassland to forested land Cropland to forested land Wetland to forested land Settlement to forested land.

Federal regulations describe three classes of medical certificates Class 3 medical certificates are for private pilot duties only.

In other words, issuing Eurobonds entails setting up a federal system of government, one recognized as such by Europe s states and peoples.

It was the first version that was allowed to be installed along with Windows Messenger on Windows XP.

Due to import licensing and customs training, illegal imports of CFCs have been detected and seized in several cases.

UNMIL and FDA are planning to evict them.

Welcoming also the decision of countries and one regional economic integration organization to address the problem of conflict diamonds by participating in the Kimberley Process and to implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme,

When addressing climate change through forestry measures, other aspects of sustainable forest management (economic, social and ecological) should be taken into consideration.

The provision of information to GFIS builds on agreements with a broad range of forest related institutions giving them wider opportunities to disseminate information.

Only 29 of PCRs due have been received for completed regional licensing system projects.

C. Greater recognition of sustainable forest management and forest products trade