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Article: A guide to the implementation of the Kimberley Process. (Conflict Diamonds).
- Article from:
- Israel Diamonds
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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These guidelines have been prepared by the World Diamond Council on behalf of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers' Association.
SECTION I
(Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and the System of Warranties-an overview)
1. Introduction
In order to fully combat the scourge of conflict diamonds, on November 5, 2002, 52 governments ratified and adopted the final Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. In essence, these countries have agreed that they will only allow for the import and export of rough diamonds if those rough diamonds come from or are being exported to another Kimberley ...