3. Key Terminology 主要术语
Specific terms and definitions are provided below.
以下是术语和定义：
Affidavit. A written statement of facts voluntarily made by an affiant under an oath or affirmation
administered by a person authorized to do so by law.
宣誓书：由宣誓者就自愿的事实进行宣誓或确认的书面声明，并有法律授权。
Bill of Materials (BOM). A list of the raw materials, sub-components, components, parts and
quantities of each needed to manufacture an end product.
物料清单（BOM）：生产终产品所需的原料、辅料、组件、零部件及其他所需每种物料的数量清单。
Certification Assessment. Independent evaluation of a product claim using specific, predetermined
criteria and procedures with assurance of data reliability.
认证评估：通过审核能够确保数据可靠性的特定的、预先的标准和程序，是产品声明的独立评估。
Certified Product. Finished product and raw materials, subassemblies, components and accessories
for which a manufacturer has demonstrated full conformance to the requirements of the standard,
and for which the manufacturer is therefore authorized to apply the SCS Certification Label, as
evidence that the product complies with the program requirements.
认证产品：制造商证实其产品、原材料、组件、成分和零件完全符合标准要求，有权申请 SCS 认证商标作为其产品符合项目要求的标志。
Chain of Custody. The path that a material/product takes from its point of production to the end
consumer, consisting of each entity that takes legal and/or physical possession along this pathway.
产销监管链：是材料/产品从生产点到最终消费者的全过程，包括产销监管链中合法，和或实物拥有产品拥有权的所有实体。
Claim. Oral, written, implied, or symbolic representation, statement, or advertising or other form of
communication presented to the public or buyers of products that relates to a product’s
environmental claim such as the percentage of recycled content. An environmental marketing claim
must be consistent and compliant with Federal Trade Commission guidelines.
声明：呈现给公众或用户的口述、书面、暗示或象征性的解释、陈述、广告和其他形式等与产品环境声明有关的信息，如回收成分含量的百分比。环境宣传声明必须符合联邦贸易委员会的指南要求。
Component. A material or ingredient used in the manufacture of a product.
组件：产品生产中使用的物料或成分。
Content. Proportion, by mass, of a type of material in a product or packaging.
成分：在产品或包装中，以质量计的一种材料比例。
Data Review Period. The 12-month period of time represented by the data submitted for an
assessment. This is typically comprised of the four most recent consecutive quarters, and at a minimum the most recent quarter. The data review period shall be the same for all data included in
the review. Data provided for this period shall be for materials used for salable production only.
数据评估周期：每 12 个月递交一次评估数据。这些数据通常由 4 个最近的连续季度组成，并且至少一个最近的季度期。评审周期对于评审过程中的所有的数据必须是一致的。
Note: In the case that requested data are not available for the most recent twelve consecutive
months because of an acceptable circumstance, the data review period shall be set by
SCS. Acceptable circumstances are subject to the discretion of SCS. If certification is granted based
on a limited data review period, additional data may be requested to verify the claim after initial
certification, per the auditor’s recommendation.
注：在可接受的情况下，如果提供不了最近 12 个月的数据，那么数据评估期应由 SCS 决定。SCS 享有可接受情况的自由裁量权。如果根据有限的数据审核期颁发了证书，那么初次认证后，根据审核员的建议，需要提供另外的数据来验证声明。
Gross Production. The total amount of product coming off the manufacturing line, including any
waste from trimming or finishing, defective products, and all non-saleable material. Also referred to as “total production.”
产品毛重：生产线上产品的总重量，包括边角废料、终产品、残次品和所有不能销售的产品。也指“总产品”。
Manufacturer. Organization or individual responsible for the production of the product undergoing
certification assessment.
生产企业：申请认证评估，负责产品生产的组织或个人。
Manufacturing Site. The physical location where the production of the product undergoing certification assessment occurs.
生产地点：进行认证评估的产品生产的实际地点。
Post-Consumer Material. Material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and
institutional facilities in their role as end-users of the product that can no longer be used for its
intended purpose. This includes returns of materials from the distribution chain. (Source: ISO
14021:1999)
消费后材料：由家庭或商业、工业或其他团体作为产品的最终用户所产生的，无法再用于原用途的材料，包括销售链上返回的材料。（来源:ISO14021:1999）
Note: For the purposes of the SCS certification program this is being interpreted to mean that any
material returned from the distribution chain must meet the requirement of being from end-users to
be considered post-consumer.
注：根据 SCS 认证项目的目的，此条款中从销售链回收的原料必须满足是从最终用户处回收这一要求，才能被视为消费后材料。
Post-Industrial Material. Another name for pre-consumer material. Use of the term, “post-industrial
material” has been phased out.
后工业化材料：消费前材料的另一种说法。该术语已经被淘汰。
Pre-Consumer Material. Material diverted from the waste stream during the manufacturing process.
Excluded is the reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in a process and
capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it. (Source: ISO 14021:1999)
消费前材料：生产过程中转移出废物流的材料，但不包括同一过程中被再利用的材料，如通过再加工、再研磨或在同一过程中产生又被回收的残料。（来源：ISO14021:1999）
Private Label Customer. The primary entity that purchases a SCS certified product directly from a SCS Certified Client for the purpose of selling said product as a private label product, with only label and/or packaging modifications.