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 Kimberley process |
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 History |
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  The United Nations Security
Council has imposed sanctions on the rebel movements in Sierra Leone and Angola and on the
Liberian government for supporting the rebels in Sierra Leone. The sanctions include a
prohibition on imports of rough diamonds from Liberia and, if they are not accompanied by
a certificate of origin issued by the respective legitimate governments, from Angola and
Sierra Leone.
The sanctions have failed to
stop the flow of conflict diamonds into the legitimate trade or to bring the conflicts to
a halt. Conflict diamonds are continuing to find a market and enter the legitimate diamond
trade. There is therefore a need to complement the sanctions to reduce the role of such
diamonds in fuelling conflicts.
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initiative of African diamond producing countries in particular, producer and trading
countries, industry and civil society have met in the «Kimberley Process» to design a
certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds.
The purpose of the scheme is to prevent «conflict» diamonds
from fuelling armed conflicts and discrediting the legitimate market for rough diamonds,
which makes an important economic contribution, not least to certain developing countries
in Africa. Such a certification scheme will make a major contribution to bringing an end
to these conflicts and serve the implementation of the EU programme on conflict
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| Regulations |
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 The certification scheme is basically
an export and import control regime. Producer countries will control the production and
transport of rough diamonds from mine to point of export. Shipments of rough diamonds will
be sealed in tamper-resistant containers and a Kimberley Process certificate issued for
each shipment. Importing countries will inspect the seal and the certificate at the time
of import. Imports of rough diamonds not accompanied by a certificate issued by a Kimberly
Process participant will be prohibited, as will exports to non-participants.
The Community’s participation in the Kimberley Process
certification scheme for rough diamonds is necessary and desirable for foreign and
security policy reasons and economic considerations. In Antwerp and London the Community
has two of the world largest rough diamond trading centres, and these centres are
vulnerable to the effects of conflict diamonds on the legitimate trade. Participation in
the certification scheme will protect the economic and financial interests of those
centres and the Community as a whole.
If you
want more information, you can visit the European Commission website. You can download the Kimberley Process Regulation on their website.
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| List of participants |
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the European Commission website on this page. |
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0.25 carat G-VVS2 |
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1.10 carat E-VVS2 |
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0.29 carat F-VS1 |
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1.57 carat E-IF |
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1.70 carat H-VS2 |
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 Price: £ 236 |
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| Price: £ 8,866 |
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| Price: £ 255 |
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| Price: £ 10,817 |
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| Price: £ 6,666 |
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