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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Volume:
19
Issue:
10
414
Abstract:
On July 29, 2003, President Bush signed Executive Order 13312, implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act which requires that no rough diamonds may be imported into the United States without being certified through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). The scheme was initiated by the Interlaken Declaration on November 5, 2002, and asks international cooperation in order to curtail illegal trafficking which supports civil wars in Africa.