Audit for exceeding growth limit
FSC·clause 5.5.3·p.14
The requirement
FSC-STD-40-003 Chain of Custody Certification of Multiple Sites clause 5.5.3 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- NOTE: In the audit for inclusion of new Participating Sites, the certification body will establish a new growth limit for the period between the date of the expansion of scope audit and the next certification body’s surveillance audit.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
Cite this clause
FSC · FSC-STD-40-003 Chain of Custody Certification of Multiple Sites · version FSC-STD-40-003 V2-1 · clause 5.5.3 · page 14 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/8a7635436e178085
Record details
Page 14, 5.5 Number and increase of Participating Sites in the certificate scope. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid 8a7635436e178085 · document eee57ee8151018c8 · fidelity verbatim · publication date not recorded
Other clauses in this standard
| Clause | Name |
|---|---|
| 1.1.a.i | Certificate holder responsibility |
| 1.1.a.ii | Invoicing responsibility |
| 1.1.a.iii | Trademark control responsibility |
| 1.1.b.iv | Common ownership structure |
| 1.1.b.v | Direct control of certificate holder |
| 1.1.b.vi | Exclusive business relationship |