CERTFORCHILE
Governance

CERTFORCHILE was constituted as a legal independent corporation, to manage the forest certification standards in Chile. Its founding associates include Fundación Chile, CIPMA, the Chilean Wood Corporation CORMA, the Department of Agriculture, CONAMA, and the Association of Registered Professional Foresters. CERTFORCHILE elects a Superior Council composed of recognized personalities at the national level, among them two National Prizes. This one constitutes the body in charge of taking strategic decisions for the development and future of the CERTFOR Certification System.

In March 2007 there were chosen the new Superior Council, these charges will have force for two years. The members of the Superior Council are:

--SUPERIOR COUNCIL BOARD MEMBERS
PRESIDENT:	Andrés Gómez-Lobo
VICE-PRESIDENT:	Eladio Susaeta
Secretary:	Fernando Raga
Treasurer:	Javier Duarte
ADVISORS:	Nicola Borregaard
	Guillermo Geisse
	Andrés Weintraub

In order to operate the development and revision of the standards in force, there is a Technical Working Group in charge for the development of drafts documents. The composition of this group varies with the specific documents to be formulated. The Working Group in charge for the draft standards development is constituted by the CERTFORCHILE Executive Secretary and by experts delegated by the principal stakeholders. Nowadays, Fundación Chile is in charge as CERTFORCHILE National Secretary, and administers the Corporation.