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Defines obligations when using trademarks to identify FSC-certified products, promote them, or communicate certificate-holder status, and stresses prevention of misleading or unsupported statements. Explains how proper trademark use supports informed consumer purchasing and protects the collective investment in the FSC system. 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Please note that “stock” excludes the devices and hardware used to apply the FSC label, such as equipment for printing, engraving, etching, sewing, embossing, and debossing. |\n| Contact for\u003Cbr>comments: | FSC International – Trademark Management Adenauerallee 134\u003Cbr>53113 Bonn Germany\u003Cbr>Phone: +49-(0)228-36766-0\u003Cbr>Email: [trademark@fsc.org](trademark@fsc.org) |\n\nVersion control  \n\n| Publication date: | 1 January 2026 |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Version | \u003Cbr>Description Publication\u003Cbr>Date |  |\n| V 1-0 | The first version of the requirements, approved in\u003Cbr>January 2010, combined several documents and\u003Cbr>gathered together all the Clauses on trademark use\u003Cbr>previously presented over a number of standards and\u003Cbr>guidelines. V1-0 also introduced new on-product\u003Cbr>labels to the FSC system. | 1 March 2010 |\n| V1-1 & V1-2 | Minor reviews in February and November 2010\u003Cbr>clarified the language and terminology used, and\u003Cbr>made improvements to the graphical requirements\u003Cbr>based on stakeholder comments, to ease the use of\u003Cbr>the new labels. | 1 December 2011 |\n| V2-0 | A major review took place to create this version,\u003Cbr>which incorporates Motion 29, passed at the 2014\u003Cbr>General Assembly. The requirements were simplified\u003Cbr>and a trademark use management system option\u003Cbr>was introduced for certificate holders. | 1 November 2017 |\n\n\n| V2-1 | The Strategy for FSC Mix Products and Controlled 1 October 2021\u003Cbr>Wood published in April 2019 called for (i) a change of the FSC MIX label text to reinforce truth in labelling and (ii) the introduction of fixed Controlled Wood statements to enhance the understanding of Controlled Wood.\u003Cbr>In June 2020, the FSC Board of Directors approved the revised text of the MIX label as well as the new Controlled Wood statements. V2-1 incorporates the two changes and corrects an error in the colour codes in Clause 8.2 and Clause 9.2. |\n| --- | --- |\n| V3-0 | A major revision was conducted to i) streamline 1 January 2026\u003Cbr>existing requirements , ii) adapt to new market trends, and iii) align with major legislative requirements on use of environmental labels. |\n\n® 2026 Forest Stewardship Council, A.C. All Rights Reserved  \nFSC® F000100  \nYou may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, reproduce, re-post or use the copyrighted materials from this document for public or commercial purposes, without the express written consent of the publisher. You are hereby authorized to view, download, print and distribute individual pages from this document subject for informational purposes only.  \nThis is the approved official English version of this document. In case of any differences between the English version and any translation of this document, the English version shall prevail.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThis standard provides requirements for FSC certificate holders on using FSC trademarks—ensuring that product labelling, promotion, and certification claims are accurate, consistent, and trusted by consumers. It applies to all uses of FSC trademarks by certificate holders, whether to identify FSC-certified products, promote those products, or communicate their status as an FSC certificate holder.  \nBy applying FSC trademarks correctly, certificate holders help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. It is therefore essential that the trademarks are not used in ways that could mislead customers or the public, including inaccu","cbCaivEn5XQkq8TV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivEn5XQkq8TV","pdf",1085379,24,"English","# Introduction\n# A. Scope\n# B. References\n# C. Terms and definitions\n# D. Abbreviations\n# Part 1: General Requirements\n## 1. Ground requirements for using the FSC trademarks\n# Part 2: Using the FSC Labels on products\n## 2. Selecting the FSC label\n## 3. Selecting the FSC label elements\n## 4. Labelling requirements\n# Part 3. Promoting FSC-certified products and FSC certification\n## 5. Promotional elements\n## 6. Promotional use requirements\n# Part 4: Graphic rules for labelling and promotion\n## 7. FSC on-product labels and FSC logo\n## 8. FSC QR label\n# Part 5: Trademark use restrictions and limitations\n## 9. Restrictions on using the FSC trademarks\n# Annex 1. Trademark Use Management System\n# Annex 2. Additional requirements for Group and Multisite certificate holders\n# Annex 3. 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