National members

Our national members are independent, national organizations that develop and run the national forest certification system in their country. 

Argentine Forest Certification System (CERFOAR)

The Argentine Forest Certification System was endorsed in 2014. The system maintained its endorsement in March 2023. 

Argentine national system endorsement certificate 689.71 KB

System elements

Sustainable forest management standardYes
Sustainable forest management standard (plantation)No
Sustainable forest management standard (trees outside forests)No
Group certification requirementsYes
Chain of custody requirements (PEFC International)Yes
Certification body requirements for chain of custody (PEFC International)Yes
Full system documentationYes

Endorsement milestones

To maintain its PEFC endorsement, the system must meet specific endorsement milestones. The first milestone is the start of the periodic review within five years of the national approval of the sustainable forest management standard.

  • National approval date: 5 May 2022
  • Review date: 5 May 2027
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2022-23 system assessment

  • Status: Assessment finished, system endorsement maintained 
  • Type: Revised system (maintaining the endorsement)
  • Assessment Report
  • Assessor: Khalil Hegarty
  • System submitted for assessment: 11 May 2022
  • Consultation: 31 May - 29 July 2022

Watch the recording of the webinar to find out more about this national system.

System history

  • Joined PEFC: 12 November 2010
  • Endorsed: 29 July 2014
  • Re-endorsed: 22 March 2023

History before PEFC

The Argentine Forest Certification System CERFOAR is a voluntary initiative of the Argentine forest sector which began to take shape in 2004 when the Argentine Institute for Standardization (IRAM) convened a working group to develop the Sustainable Forest Management standard.

In September 2009, the Argentine Forest Association (AFoA), Argentine Federation of Wood Industry and Allied (FAIM) and the Cellulose and Paper Manufacturers Association (AFCP) joined to grant an institutional framework to the forest certification system. They agreed to create a civil non-profit association in order to manage and periodically update the standards and procedures of CERFOAR.

In 2010, in the 14th General Assembly of PEFC the association was accepted as National Governing Body. The Argentine Forest Certification System – CERFOAR obtained the PEFC endorsement on July 10, 2014.

CERFOAR – PEFC Argentina is a key initiative of the Argentine forest sector, the product of collaboration between national chambers representing the value chain of forest-based products and the forestry sector in Argentina.

CERFOAR was designed and elaborated respecting and dealing with the technical and procedural requirements which allow international recognition through a mutual recognition agreement with the PEFC scheme, which will thus grant international projection and validity.

What are the benefits of being part of the PEFC alliance?

The PEFC governance model provides us with a globally validated and recognized framework to build national certification systems, which are sovereign and based on the highest standards of sustainable forest management.

The PEFC brand gives us the opportunity to do better business, and to be a part of the PEFC alliance allows Argentina and our PEFC certified forest-based companies to globally communicate their commitment to sustainability.

The PEFC alliance provides us with a space for collaboration, learning and promotion of sustainable forest management.


Contact

Argentine Forest Certification System (CERFOAR)
Bartolomé Mitre 1895 - 2do C
C1039AAA Buenos Aires
Ciudad Autónoma
Argentina

Tel.: +54 11 4931 0051
info@cerfoar.org.ar

www.pefc.org.ar

Florencia Chavat
Executive Director
fchavat@cerfoar.org.ar

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