What is the role of certification bodies?
While FSC sets the policies and standards to promote responsible forest management, it does not issue certificates itself. They are instead issued by independent third-party certification bodies (CB).
Depending on the scope of the certification (forest management or chain of custody), a CB will check the applicant's compliance with the requirements set in one or more applicable FSC normative document during a process called an audit.
Upon a positive certification decision, CB will issue an FSC certificate to the applicant. An audit is performed annually, in order to maintain a certification.
See the list of accredited certification bodies in
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Both FSC FM and CoC certification is possible in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bureau Veritas (CoC)Contact person: Peter Bele
E-mail: peter.bele@bureauveritas.com
Tel: +386 41 693 885
Website: https://www.bureauveritas.si
Societe Generale de Surveillance (FM, CoC)Soil Association (FM, CoC)Contact person: Anđelko Brnić
E-mail: abrnic@soilassociation.org
Tel: +387 63 720 371
Website: https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/forestry/
TÜV NORD Adriatic d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Krunoslav Boban
E-mail: kboban@tuv-nord.com
Tel: +385 99 4927272
Website: www.tuvnord-adriatic.com
TÜV Rheinland InterCert d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Ivana Dimitrijević
E-mail: ivana.dimitrijevic@tuv.com
Tel: +381 63 657069
Website: www.tuvrheinland.rs
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Croatia
Both FSC FM and CoC certification is possible in Croatia.
Bureau Veritas (CoC)Contact person: Peter Bele
E-mail: peter.bele@bureauveritas.com
Tel: +386 41 693 885
Website: https://www.bureauveritas.si
DNV ADRIATICA d.o.o. (CoC)SGS Adriatica d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Drago Goić
E-mail: drago.goic@sgs.com
Tel: +385 91 142 5949
Website: https://www.sgsgroup.hr
Soil Association (FM, CoC)Contact person: Anđelko Brnić
E-mail: abrnic@soilassociation.org
Tel: +387 63 720 371
Website: https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/forestry/
TÜV NORD Adriatic d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Krunoslav Boban
E-mail: kboban@tuv-nord.com
Tel: +385 99 4927272
Website: www.tuvnord-adriatic.com
TÜV SÜD Czech s.r.o. (CoC)Contact person: Andreja Kranjc
E-mail: andreja.kranjc@tuvsud.com
Tel: +386 41 620 220
Website: http://www.tuv-sud.hr/
TÜV Rheinland InterCert d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Ivana Dimitrijević
E-mail: ivana.dimitrijevic@tuv.com
Tel: +381 63 657069
Website: www.tuvrheinland.rs
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Montenegro
Only FSC CoC certification is currently possible in Montenegro.
Bureau Veritas (CoC)Contact person: Jovan Babić
E-mail: jovan.babic@bureauveritas.com
Tel: +381 60 557 8352
Website: www.bureauveritas.rs
TÜV NORD Adriatic d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Krunoslav Boban
E-mail: kboban@tuv-nord.com
Tel: +385 99 4927272
Website: www.tuvnord-adriatic.com
TÜV Rheinland InterCert d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Ivana Dimitrijević
E-mail: ivana.dimitrijevic@tuv.com
Tel: +381 63 657069
Website: www.tuvrheinland.rs
Soil Association (FM, CoC)Contact person: Anđelko Brnić
E-mail: abrnic@soilassociation.org
Tel: +387 63 720 371
Website: https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/forestry/
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North Macedonia
Only FSC CoC certification is currently possible in North Macedonia.
Bureau Veritas (CoC)Contact person: Jovan Babić
E-mail: jovan.babic@bureauveritas.com
Tel: +381 60 557 8352
Website: www.bureauveritas.rs
TÜV Rheinland InterCert d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Ivana Dimitrijević
E-mail: ivana.dimitrijevic@tuv.com
Tel: +381 63 657069
Website: www.tuvrheinland.rs
Soil Association (FM, CoC)Contact person: Anđelko Brnić
E-mail: abrnic@soilassociation.org
Tel: +387 63 720 371
Website: https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/forestry/
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Serbia
Both FSC FM and CoC certification is possible in Serbia.
Bureau Veritas (CoC)Contact person: Jovan Babić
E-mail: jovan.babic@bureauveritas.com
Tel: +381 60 557 8352
Website: www.bureauveritas.rs
Rina Services (CoC)Contact person: Raluca Halit
Е-mail: halit.raluca@rina.org
Tel: +40 724 456990
Website: www.rinaromania.ro
Societe Generale de Surveillance (FM, CoC)TÜV NORD Adriatic d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Krunoslav Boban
E-mail: kboban@tuv-nord.com
Tel: +385 99 4927272
Website: www.tuvnord-adriatic.com
TÜV Rheinland InterCert d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Ivana Dimitrijević
E-mail: ivana.dimitrijevic@tuv.com
Tel: +381 63 657069
Website: www.tuvrheinland.rs
Soil Association (FM, CoC)Contact person: Anđelko Brnić
E-mail: abrnic@soilassociation.org
Tel: +387 63 720 371
Website: https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/forestry/
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Slovenia
Both FSC FM and CoC certification is possible in Slovenia.
Bureau Veritas (CoC)Contact person: Peter Bele
E-mail: peter.bele@bureauveritas.com
Tel: +386 41 693 885
Website: https://www.bureauveritas.si
DNV ADRIATICA d.o.o. (CoC)SGS Adriatica d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Drago Goić
E-mail: drago.goic@sgs.com
Tel: +385 91 1425 949
Website: https://www.sgsgroup.hr
Soil Association (FM, CoC)Contact person: Anđelko Brnić
E-mail: abrnic@soilassociation.org
Tel: +387 63 720 371
Website: https://www.soilassociation.org/certification/forestry/
TÜV NORD Adriatic d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Krunoslav Boban
E-mail: kboban@tuv-nord.com
Tel: +385 99 4927272
Website: www.tuvnord-adriatic.com
TÜV SÜD Czech s.r.o. (CoC)Contact person: Andreja Kranjc
E-mail: andreja.kranjc@tuvsud.com
Tel: +386 41 620 220
Website: http://www.tuv-sud.si
TÜV Rheinland InterCert d.o.o. (CoC)Contact person: Ivana Dimitrijević
E-mail: ivana.dimitrijevic@tuv.com
Tel: +381 63 657069
Website: www.tuvrheinland.rs
Assurance Services International (ASI)
FSC works with a global assurance partner: Assurance Services International (ASI) whose mission is to assure the credibility of voluntary sustainability standards. ASI oversees the certification activities of certification bodies to make sure that the forest stewardship standards are implemented correctly on the ground.
Many FSC-accredited certification bodies offer certification to FSC standards worldwide. For a global list of certification bodies, search ASI's 'Find a Certification Assessment Body' (select FSC in the program filter).