The Organization explicitly agrees currently and in the future, as long as the relationship with the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) exists, not to be directly or indirectly involved in the following unacceptable activities:

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• Illegal harvesting or illegal trade in forest products

• Violation of customary or human rights within the forestry or forest products sector

• Violation of workers’ rights and principles defined in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work within the forestry or forest products sector

• Destruction of High Conservation Values (HCVs) in forests or High Conservation Value areas

• Conversion of natural forest cover

• Use of genetically modified organisms in forestry operations for any other purposes than research.