OVERVIEW OF THE FSC CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFIED VENEER COMPANIES IN ROMANIA

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) represents one of the most common certification schemes in forestry worldwide. The aim of this paper was to highlight the profile of the FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certified veneer companies from Romania. Data available in January 2019 on the official website of FSC (i.e.www.info.fsc.org) were taken into consideration. Based on the official records, at the beginning of 2019, 43 organizations based in Romania had a FSC CoC certificate for the product category W7 Veneer, most of them being located in the central and western parts of the country. As regards the certification bodies active in Romania, more than half of the valid FSC CoC certificates were issued only by two, namely Soil Association Certification Limited (SA) and SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS). By taking into consideration the worldwide demand of certified veneers, it is expected that this sector would gain an increasing attention in the future, meaning that more and more resources should be allocated, including specialized people.