Designation:D7612−10(Reapproved2015)StandardPracticeforCategorizingWoodandWood-BasedProductsAccordingtoTheirFiberSources1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7612;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticesetsforthminimumcriteriaandevaluationrequirementsforproductsemployingtheuseofdifferentsystemstotracewoodfibertosourcesoperatingunderdifferentforestmanagementorforestcertificationsystems.1.2Thepurposeofthispracticeistoprovidewoodproductsmanufacturers,distributors,andretailerswithasystemtoprovideclear,objectiveinformationtocommunicatetocon-sumersregardingproductconformancetodifferentwoodfibertracingsystemswithinspecificforestmanagementorforestcertificationprograms.Itprovidesastructurethatsegregatesthedifferenttypesoflabelsandtracingsystemsinuseamongmajorforestcertificationstandardsandothervoluntaryandregulatorystandardsgoverningtheproductionofforestprod-ucts.NOTE1—Theprinciplesinthispracticeapplyinternationally,providedthattherequiredinformationisavailabletosupportcategorization.Forexample,productscertifiedtothegloballyrecognizedforestcertificationstandardswillmeetthe“CertifiedSources”categoryregardlessoftheirorigin,anddocumentedriskassessments(notedinAppendixX5)providethebasisuponwhichrawmaterialssourcedfromCanadaandtheUnitedStatescanbedeemedtomeetthe“LegalSources”category.TocategorizerawmaterialssourcedoutsideofCanadaandtheUnitedStatesas“LegalSources,”itisrecommendedthattheadoptingentitydevelopsupplemen-talprovisionstoaddresscountry-specificissuesasneeded.1.2.1Thispracticeprovidesanobjectivebasistodifferen-tiateamong:1.2.1.1Non-controversial(thatis,legal)sourcesofforestproducts,1.2.1.2Responsiblesourcesofforestproducts(thatis,non-controversialsourcestogetherwithcertifiedprocurementsystemsorfromforestsmanagedusingr...
