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SFC
Founded:	1989
Scope:	European Union
Policy area:	Forest and forestry
Type of institution:	Governmental
Field of work:	Policy
Language:	English, German and French
URL:	SFC website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	EC DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Country(ies):	Belgium
Date:	4/10/2011

The Standing Forestry Committee (SFC) represents forestry administrations of the EU Member States. It acts as an advisory and management Committee for specific forestry measures; it is also an ad-hoc consultation forum that provides expertise in connection with the development of forest-related measures in the framework of various Community policies, such as those on rural development and the environment; and finally it provides a venue for exchange of information among Member States, and between Member States and the Commission.

Objective	To represent forestry administrations of the EU Member States.
Thematic priority(ies)	Forestry measures, rural development, research and forest certification
Functions	The SFC acts as an advisory and management Committee for specific forestry measures. It provides expertise in connection with the development of forest-related measures in the framework of various Community policies, such as those on rural development and the environment. It also provides a venue for exchange of information among Member States, and between Member States and the Commission.
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	UNFF, FLEGT, EU Forest Action Plan, Forest Law Enforcement
Keywords	Forestry measures, forest resources, EU Forest Action Plan, rural development, research, forest certification

FOREST EUROPE criteria	FOREST EUROPE indicators	ToSIA indicators
Protective functions	Protective forests-infrastructure and managed natural resources	No ToSIA indicators for this Institution