In the SHC Assurance System, the risk of illegal harvesting is assessed against the “Framework for Jurisdictional Risk Assessment (JRA) of Legal Compliance of Hardwood Production in the USA”. The JRA Framework is designed to consider all aspects of legal compliance in the hardwood producing industry in the U.S., from point of harvest to point of export. It is applicable to hardwood logs sourced from forest properties used in the production of sawnwood, mouldings, veneer, plywood, engineered wood products, and co-products from hardwood mill residuals.