Definition of Major Nonconformity

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Outside the product view

This clause sits outside the product view: it is not a product requirement, so lists and comparisons of product requirements leave it out.

Klar Cite summary

This clause is about how FSC runs its scheme — definition of major nonconformity — not a requirement on the product itself.

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Original wording

FSC-STD-40-003 Chain of Custody Certification of Multiple Sites Definition of Major Nonconformity — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. 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.

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Details

How it is proven

Who checks it
Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

Klar Cite’s reading

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

Type of requirement
Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
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 not recorded · page 17 · build 2026-10-22-0117 · https://klarcite.com/r/abad93a1e4033f82

Source document

Record details

Page 17. Read in build 2026-10-22-0117, harvested 2026-10-22.

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