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TLV – Timber Legality Verification

Through complying to our TLV Standard, you as an importer/exporter, supplier or forest management company can demonstrate to customers and competent authorities your commitment to due diligence, legality assurance and the prevention of deforestation and forest degradation.

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    How we can help

    As a globally acknowledged third-party Conformity Assessment Body, Control Union Certifications provides impartial, professional competent and objective assessment and certification services to establish public confidence and trust, and to enable our clients to showcase their commitment, among others in forestry and forest products. In order to further develop our services for the sector’s needs, we established the Timber Legality Verification (TLV) standard, aligned with the EUDR, UKTR, Holzhandelsverordnung (HHV) and the US Lacey Act.

     

    Why the TLV standard is important

    There is a growing worldwide interest in this standard from companies and other organisations in order to demonstrate that they are minimising the risks of illegal harvesting and trading of their timber products.

    Apply now for CUC Timber Legality Programme!

    WoodTrack our DDS system

    Since the introduction of the EUTR, we have been appointed as a monitoring organization and have developed a highly optimizable DDS WoodTrack tool for all organizations. Additionally, as a client, you have access to a portal that provides access to the information needed for a well-functioning DDS system. Our DDS WoodTrack tool is ready for immediate use also for your organization.

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    e.g. Document review, DDS review, on site audits

    Additional wood legality services

    Control Union Certifications offers impartial, professional, competent, and objective assessment and certification services to establish public confidence and trust. Our services enable our clients to showcase their commitment. We have extensive experience in forestry and forest products throughout the entire supply chain. Our services include document and DDS reviews, client-centric training, on-site audits, and more. Contact us for more information.

     

    How you benefit

    • Five-year certificates are issued, and annual surveillance audits are carried out. A valid certificate also permits your company or organisation to make claims about your commitment to legal timber sourcing

    • Our global network of offices allows us to be more efficient and cost effective whilst maintaining the same stringent professional auditing and certification procedures