Comitês Técnicos da Associação ISCC

Comitê Técnico da associação ISCC No. 2: Experiências com o sistema ISCC na América Latina

Ethanol, soy and biodiesel producers are welcome to exchange their experiences with ISCC certification on the ground. The participants will also get information about the current developments in Europe, the status quo concerning the recognition of ISCC by the European Union and the further developments within ISCC. The meetings aim at companies already using or planning to use ISCC, certification bodies and associations.

3rd Meeting of the ISCC Technical Committee Latin America:
November 9, 2011, 14.00 - 18.00 h, Sao Paulo

On November 9, 2011, the third meeting of the ISCC Technical Committee No. 2: Experiences with the ISCC System in Latin America was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 2 PM to 6 PM. The Chairman of the Committee, Marcio Nappo from ADM do Brasil, welcomed around 20 persons.

Marcio presented the experience gained with ISCC implementation in Latin America. Furthermore, three certification bodies presented their experience with ISCC certification. The insights provided have been appreciated by the participants. Critical issues as the Brazilian Forest Code, the time period of 40 days for corrective measures after the first audit, HCVA definitions/maps, audit costs, harmonization of different certification systems and pasture land conversion to agriculture area were discussed. The participants welcomed that the main ISCC documentation and main parts of the website have now been translated into Portuguese, as requested in the last Technical Committee meeting.

The minutes of the meeting and the presentations can be downloaded.