Common use of Method of Use Clause in Contracts

Method of Use. With the exception of the matrix relating to timber processing units, the legality matrices have been drawn up on the basis of five (5) common criteria, which deal respectively with the regularity: – of the administrative and legal aspects (criteria 1); – of the logging and forest management (criteria 2); – of the transport (criteria 3); – of the social aspects (criteria 4); – of the environmental aspects (criteria 5). Dependent on the matrices, these criteria are broken down into a variable number of indicators, which reflect the different legal obligations associated with these different timber supply sources. The conformity of the indicators is assessed on the basis of the verifiers. For an indicator to 'conform', all the associated verifiers must first be deemed to conform. The conformity of the verifier is based on the availability of the technical documents issued by the various administrations, which are stipulated in the regulatory texts and are, for the most part, available for consultation in the central database of the Ministry responsible for forests (second generation computer system administering forestry information – SIGIF II). The issue of a 'certificate of legality', which represents one of the requirements for the issue of a FLEGT licence (see Annex III-A), is only possible provided all the indicators conform.